Skills and Future of Work

There are many sources of pressure on wages and household incomes. Take this two-minute survey to share your opinion about which dynamics are most important.

Instead, they will boost productivity, lower prices and spur the evolution of the labor market.

Call me heartless, but nothing would make me happier than seeing 50 percent of American jobs automated over the next decade or so. Automation and displacement equal progress.

In the Trump and China era, South Korea must move beyond export-led growth. Scaling up small firms and boosting productivity in services must be national imperatives.

When it comes to a nation’s innovation and global competitiveness, what truly matters is how the top students perform, since they will play a disproportionate role in shaping the nation’s technological and economic edge. Policymakers should expand K-12 gifted and talented programs and provide high school students with more advanced and honors classes.

A survey conducted in November 2024 finds that 20.5 percent of workers who used generative AI at least once over the previous week reported saving four hours or more in work time.

Innovation can stagnate when workers remain in the same positions for extended periods. Policymakers should invest in reducing labor market barriers (e.g., hiring barriers) and workforce training while creating targeted safety nets to balance flexibility with security.

Japan is facing a demographic crisis, with a population aging faster than any other in the world. 3D printing offers a solution, enabling Japan to modernize its aging infrastructure and build new developments despite its shrinking labor force.

A new fixed effects model finds that larger firms pay between 11 and 20 percent higher wages than small firms.

As the United States seeks to boost domestic innovation and industry, unlocking the transformative potential of women in STEM is essential for to continue building American Innovation.