Work of the Past, Work of the Future

US cities today are vastly more educated and skill-intensive than they were five decades ago. Yet, urban non-college workers perform substantially less skilled jobs than decades earlier. This deskilling reflects the joint effects of automation and, secondarily, rising international trade, which have...

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Main Author: Autor, David H (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics (Contributor), Sloan School of Management (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Economic Association, 2020-09-01T15:13:32Z.
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