There seems to be an unstoppable march toward the automation of work, including the checkout at the supermarket, the seemingly limitless possibilities of ChatGPT, and so much else. What is driving this push toward automation? For one, labor scarcity in developed countries.
But Lant Pritchett, a development economist, argues in a new piece for Foreign Affairs ... Show More
Nov 6
Xi Jinping’s World of Treachery and Sacrifice
<p>Last week’s meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping may have brought a respite in the trade war. But it hardly touched the more fundamental drivers of U.S.-Chinese rivalry, a rivalry that has come to shape more and more dimensions of geopolitics, the global economy, and be ... Show More
56m 45s
Dec 2024
Skills for migration and employment: Do we need a new paradigm?
Amid rising labour shortages and employers around the world struggling to find skilled workers, labour migration, if managed properly, can help widen the pool of available skills. But the complex issue of increasing migration and the skills challenges faced by migrant workers and ... Show More
22m 3s
Nov 2024
Beyond Automation: The Job Skills AI Won't Be Able to Mimic
Allison Shrivastava, Indeed Economist, joins the show to discuss new data on which skills AI will replace, how it impacts workers, and which jobs will benefit the most from AI assistants. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' ta ... Show More
9m 20s
Feb 2025
Immigration Innovation with Adam Ozimek
<p>Adam Ozimek, Chief Economist at the Economic Innovation Group, joins the podcast to discuss his latest proposal to reform and replace the high-skilled immigration program in the U.S. (better known as H-1B). In addition to immigration policy, the group discusses remote work, th ... Show More
1h 19m
Sep 2024
Immigration and unemployment
<p>When discussing the economy after the interest rate cuts last week, chair of the US Federal Reserve Jay Powell made an interesting comment about jobs numbers and immigration. “If you are having millions of people come into the labour force, and you are creating 100,000 jobs, y ... Show More
19m 8s
May 2023
Azeem on AI: Where Will the Jobs Come from After AI?
<p>In his brief commentary, <strong>Azeem Azhar</strong> shares his outlook on how artificial intelligence could change the labor market, drawing on research published by Goldman Sachs, titled “The Potentially Large Effect of Artificial Intelligence on Economic Growth.” The paper ... Show More
8m 42s