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No Teens, No Tech: How Shortages of Young Workers Hinder Firm Technology Investments
By Cäcilia Lipowski
Currently, 70% of U.S. firms report difficulties in hiring skilled labor (Manpower Group, 2024), and labor scarcity is expected to aggravate in the future due to demographic change. Read More → -
Can Machine Learning Target Health Care Fraud? Evidence from Medicare Hospitalizations
By Shubhranshu Shekhar, Jetson Leder-Luis, and Leman Akoglu
Hospitals often face financial incentives to overbill or commit fraud in order to maximize their reimbursements. Read More → -
New Frontiers: The Origins and Content of New Work, 1940—2018
By David Autor, Caroline Chin, Anna Salomons, Bryan Seegmiller
Technological change transforms economies and labor markets, reshaping the types of jobs that are available, the wages they pay, and the skills they require. Read More →