Some experts argue that the next wave of technological advances will replace many existing jobs but will also create new ones. Other experts disagree, arguing that the new wave of technologies is different (in terms of speed, scale and force) and will replace human jobs at a massive scale, leading to a “jobless future.”
The 2017 edition of the World Trade Organization’s flagship publication, the World Trade Report, examines these issues highlighting how technology and trade affect labor markets.
Technological progress and openness to trade – the two most important drivers of economic advances and change today – are inextricably linked. […]
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