Which Workers Suffer Most When New Technology Arrives?

Which Workers Suffer Most When New Technology Arrives?

Technological advances can be a double-edged sword for workers. On the one hand, new technologies can make people more productive. On the other hand, some forms of automation can also make workers obsolete.

But which workers, exactly, are most likely to suffer lost jobs or reduced income when new technologies arrive?

Bryan Seegmiller , an assistant professor of finance at Kellogg, along with Kellogg finance professor Dimitris Papanikolaou and their colleagues, sought to better understand which types of workers were historically vulnerable to being rendered obsolete by technology, and how career disruptions caused by technology affected their future earnings. They […]

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