False alarmism: technological disruption and the U.S. labor market, 1850–2015
Atkinson, Robert D. ; Wu, John
Information Technology & Innovation Foundation
2017
28 p.
employment ; robots ; labour market analysis ; technological change ; digital economy
Labour market
English
Bibliogr.;Statistics
"Contrary to popular perceptions, the labor market is not experiencing unprecedented technological disruption. In fact, occupational churn in the United States is at a historic low. It is time stop worrying and start accelerating productivity with more technological innovation."
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