The Future of Work in Developing Economies

MIT Sloan
The Future of Work in Developing Economies

I tend to be wary of studies on work automation. There are many unknowns and the definition of automation has a big impact on how many jobs will be automated by when. Nonetheless, this paper highlights an important, mostly overlooked aspect: That developing countries will be hit hardest by work automation.


From Weekly Filet #286, in March 2020.

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