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Sep 2020
17m 54s

Virtually everywhere? Digitalisation and...

EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
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How does the increased use of digital technologies change the way we work? Is the fear of automation taking away our jobs justified? Or do our tasks and skills evolve to meet the new conditions? Our host Michael Steen discusses these questions and more with economists Valerie Jarvis and Robert Anderton in this episode. The views expressed are those of the s ... Show More
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