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The rise of age-friendly jobs in the US 

Increasing age-friendly jobs might raise employment at older ages in the US, which could be beneficial to the economy in the longer term, experts say.

Prospects of the global economy after Covid-19

Major challenges for the post-pandemic world include rising inequality, climate change, digitalisation, demographic shifts and the weakening of democracy.

What are the dangers of unregulated AI? An expert explains

MIT Economics professor Daron Acemoğlu explains the need for greater regulation of current AI technologies to protect us from adverse social consequences.

Supporting our essential workers in an age of automation

Automation is putting low-wage workers in the US, including essential workers, at risk. Here are ways to support them, writes MIT economist Daron Acemoglu.

Why Universal Basic Income might not be the answer

With the gap between the rich and everyone else expanding significantly in recent years, a universal basic income could indicate a breakdown not in the economic system, but in democratic ...

What role will technology play in the creation of high-paying jobs?

Many regard the falloff in the creation of high-wage jobs as the inevitable result of advances in artificial intelligence and robotics. It isn’t. Technology can be used either to displace...

D’où viennent les bons emplois?

Une société dynamisée par une prospérité dont les fruits seraient partagés n’est pas hors d’atteinte.

The revolution need not be automated

For centuries after the Industrial Revolution, automation did not hinder wage and employment growth, because it was accompanied by new technologies geared toward maintaining the role of h...

The race between man and machine

These are the possible implications of automation on job creation, growth and employment.

Why Turkish growth ended

What really causes economic downturns?

Can offshoring cut inequality?

Duels, smoking and the problem with laws

Does democracy boost economic growth?