Skills and Future of Work

If Senator Sanders wants to raise wages, he should focus on the real cause of slow growth, lagging productivity from low capital investment, instead of stymieing AI.

Trump's de facto ban on H-1B visas won't protect American workers, but it will likely result in fewer U.S. jobs and weaker U.S. companies. In Washington Monthly, Robert Atkinson argues that there are better ways to smooth this pathway for America to attract talented workers from around the world.

California’s proposed SB 7 would heavily restrict employers’ use of AI in workplace decisions through onerous notice, transparency, and appeal requirements, creating redundant regulations that discourage beneficial AI adoption and ultimately harm both workers and businesses.

If the president is worried some organizations abuse the H-1B program and hire skilled foreign workers instead of Americans, then instead of trying to impose a fee on visa petitions a better solution would be for Congress to allow USCIS to auction off the 85,000 visa slots to the highest bidders.

Claims that AI-driven job destruction is inevitable could not be further from the truth. AI will boost U.S. productivity and spread new income across the economy.

If the United States fails to keep pace with China in cultivating the next generation of researchers, it risks ceding ground in the very sectors that will define economic and geopolitical leadership in the 21st century.

Income inequality is often positively associated with higher growth, but it also brings wider income gaps.

The United States must invest in the intellectual and institutional infrastructure needed to counter China’s aggressive techno-economic rise. NSF’s TIP Directorate should fund at least one university to establish a graduate program focused on industrial strategy and economic warfighting.

As artificial intelligence upends the creative landscape, history offers a clear lesson: fighting change only delays progress, but those who adapt to it thrive. Creators must do the same with AI.

Though employment is projected to increase over the next two years by 1.1 percent and 0.7 percent, respectively, this growth is expected to reverse over the next several years. The aging populations of many OECD countries will lead to the overall employment rate in the OECD block declining by 8 percent by 2060.