Automation or (Immigrant) Labor? Responding to Labor Scarcity
March 26, 2023
A discussion with Lant Pritchett on the economic arguments for, as well as the political and social concerns against, greater international labor mobility.
March 26, 2023
A discussion with Lant Pritchett on the economic arguments for, as well as the political and social concerns against, greater international labor mobility.
March 5, 2023
A discussion with Matt Kahn on who continues to work from home, the advantages and disadvantages for companies that allow remote work, and the implications of work from home for commercial real estate
January 22, 2023
The hyper-commercialized system of U.S. college sports is in a period of transition and deep financial crisis. But change is coming.
August 21, 2022
David Autor discusses the economic forces driving the hollowing out of the middle class, and policies that can expand opportunities for those left behind.
June 24, 2022
A look at the factors driving greater unionization, and the broader effects of labor unions on wages, corporate profits, firm productivity, and labor demand.
March 20, 2022
Nicholas Bloom of Stanford University joins Michael Klein to discuss the far-reaching implications of working from home.
February 6, 2022
Aaron Sojourner discusses the decline in unionization, and the factors that might be prompting its return.
July 28, 2021
A look at labor market scarring drawing on studies that chart the lifetime employment and wages of those graduating during previous recessions.
June 14, 2021
David Deming (Harvard) discusses why manufacturing jobs are no longer a straightforward path to the middle class, and why greater investments in public colleges can help more people get well-paying jobs in a changing economy.