Will We Restrain the Robots to Protect the Dignity of Labor?
James Bessen cited in the Independent about the effects of automation on jobs.
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Automation and Jobs: When Technology Boosts Employment
James Bessen in Vox on the impact of demand on employment in industries with increasing automation.
The Robot That Swiped My Job
James Bessen cited in Fast Company on the effects of automation on employment.
Will robots take your jobs? Why this is such a hard question to answer
James Bessen interviewed by WHYY on the effects of automation on employment.
AI and Robot Technology
James Bessen interviewed on Bloomberg Baystate Business on the effects of automation and AI on employment.
If the Economy Booms, Thank Software
James Bessen cited in the Wall Street Journal on the effects of investment in proprietary IT and software.
Shocking Technology: What Happens When Firms Make Large IT Investments?
James Bessen and Cesare Righi
New research on the effects of large IT investments on employment and productivity.
Toward Understanding the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Labor
Morgan R. Frank, David Autor, James E. Bessen, Erik Brynjolfsson, et al.
New research analyzing the barriers that inhibit accurately measuring the effects of AI and automation on the future of work and developing a decision framework that focuses on resilience to unexpected scenarios.
Economic Report of the President, 2019
James Bessen and Robert Seamans cited in the 2019 Economic Report of the President on the effects of Big Data and AI on competition.
Automatic Reaction – What Happens to Workers at Firms that Automate?
James Bessen, Maarten Goos, Anna Salomons, and Wiljan van den Berge
New research on the effects of automation on jobs and wages finds minor impacts compared to mass layoffs, and with greatest impact on higher-paid workers.