The extent to which geographic distance is a barrier to technological knowledge transfer is of interest to governments of countries distant from centers of knowledge creation or technology production; to entrepreneurs deciding where to locate a new firm that will need to remain abreast of technological developments; and to national or local policy-makers seeking to influence the decisions of such entrepreneurs.
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.
James Bessen, TPRI Executive Director, provided testimony before the House of Commons of Canada HUMA Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities about AI and the workforce on November 20, 2023.
Timothy Simcoe, TPRI Faculty Director, co-organized the survey question of the month and shared the survey results in the MIT Sloan Management Review, February 28, 2023.
During the US-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) in late September 2021 in Pittsburgh, both the US and European Commission expressed strong interest in working on a joint study to assess the potential impact of Artificial Intelligence on our workforces.
James Bessen and Robert Seamans on a panel hosted by R Street discussing the effects of automation technologies on labor, economic growth and future productivity.