The Division of Rationalized Labor is a remarkable analysis of the nature of modern jobs. The book argues that the modern economy has produced jobs of increasing complexity as a given position involves more complex and heterogeneous objectives.
The interdisciplinary team of lecturers includes Steven Durlauf @durlauf.bsky.social, Béatrice Cherrier, Ariel Kalil @arielkalil.bsky.social, Zachary Parolin @zparolin.bsky.social, Paola Profeta @paolaprofeta.bsky.social, and me.
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📊 In @thecentersquare.bsky.social, Professor @durlauf.bsky.social of @ucstonecenter.bsky.social says the latest labor numbers point to “stasis” in the job market: unemployment remains steady and jobs are growing, but wage growth is weak and gains are uneven. https://har.rs/4tRfS9b
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With graduation season here, students are focused on their job prospects in the age of AI.
@durlauf.bsky.social told @hechingerreport.org that AI's effects continue evolving and remain difficult to distinguish from the many economic disruptions of recent years.
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‘It’s not looking good’: The unemployment rate for recent grads is the highest in five years, but AI is not primarily to blame — at least not yet
This vision contains deep implications for labor market and intergenerational inequality. This is one of the best books on inequality I have read in the last several years. This is one of the best books on inequality I have read in the last several years.
Delighted that this wonderful conversation with Michelle Jackson @mivich.bsky.social has now posted. Much of the conversation involves two fascinating books she has written:
The Division of Rationalized Labor
and
Manifesto for A Dream: Inequality, Constraint, and Radical Reform.
