The MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future, a multi-disciplinary initiative examining how emerging technologies are changing the nature of work, is launching a series of subject-specific research briefs by MIT faculty that will help frame national discussion and policies regarding work, technology, and how we can create greater shared prosperity in the country. The first two briefs in the series focus on the future of workers, specifically the disappearance of urban middle-class jobs for non-college-educated workers (by Task Force co-chair Professor David Autor); and worker voice and influence in the workplace (by Task Force member Professor Thomas Kochan). The Task Force will release an additional dozen briefs this summer and early fall that will inform its final report in November.
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MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future Launches Research Brief Series #workofthefuture #MIT
Building on the Task Force’s interim report last year, “Work of the Future: Shaping Technologies and Institutions,” Task Force members will provide analysis on topics including manufacturing, health care, tax reform, skills/training, and emerging technologies such as collaborative robotics and additive manufacturing. As the Task Force continues its research, the briefs will respond to the rapidly changing environment brought on by Covid-19 and its societal and economic impacts.
The two research briefs released today examine:
The Faltering Escalator of Urban Opportunity
Author: David Autor, Ford Professor of Economics at MIT and Co-Chair of the Task Force
Building on his earlier work, Professor Autor documents that cities no longer provide an abundance of middle-skill jobs for workers without college degrees. His new brief, in partnership with the Aspen Institute’s Economic Strategy Group, adds a race and gender dimension to this analysis and considers the role of local living costs in affecting real wage levels.
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