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Title: Automation and a Changing Economy Part II: Policies for Shared Prosperity

Citation Type: Miscellaneous

Publication Year: 2019

Abstract: Part I of this report, Automation and a Changing Economy: The Case for Action, explores how automation has impacted and will continue to impact the economic security and opportunity of the American worker. But technology is not destiny. The impact of innovation on the American worker is mediated by policies and institutions. We can choose to create an economy that: » promotes technological progress; » prepares workers to take advantage of the opportunities technology presents; » supports those who are negatively impacted by automation return to stable work; and » shares technology’s gains more broadly. These goals are achievable with the right support, but the policy structures currently in place are inadequate. This part of the report, Automation and a Changing Economy: Policies for Shared Prosperity, outlines a policy agenda for addressing these challenges and opportunities. Doing so requires an all-of-the-above approach, from targeted, specialized interventions . . .

Url: https://assets.aspeninstitute.org/content/uploads/2019/04/Automation-and-a-Changing-Economy_Policies-for-Shared-Prosperity_April-2019.pdf

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Authors: McKay, Conor; Pollack, Ethan; Fitzpayne, Alastair

Publisher: The Aspen Institute

Data Collections: IPUMS CPS

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Other

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