Understanding Job Loss Predictions From Artificial Intelligence
2019年7月11日 · The Variety of AI Job Loss Predictions. Worries about artificial intelligence (AI) tend to emanate from concerns about the impact of the new technology on work. Many fear that automation will destabilize labor markets, depress wage growth, and lead to long-term secular decline in the labor market and economy as a whole.
The Job Implications of State Minimum Wage Increases in 2018 …
2018年2月7日 · The full effect of the new minimum wage laws currently phasing in is a loss of 1.7 million jobs; The entire minimum wage increases occurring in these states (including other hikes since 2012) will cost 2.6 million jobs; Over 75 percent of the job losses will occur in California and New York. Introduction
The Nippon Steel Disgrace - AAF
2025年1月6日 · (And Nippon’s promise to do anything asked to assuage fears of job loss.) This is a reminder that one of the key reasons private-sector unionization dropped from 16.8 percent to 6.1 percent over the past 40 years is that union leaders have pursued their political agendas at the expense of the rank-and-file that pay their salaries.
The Rise of Synthetic Opioids Could Explain Part of the Missing ...
2022年12月7日 · It also contributes to lower worker productivity, increased worker absenteeism, increased job openings through employee turnover, and a reduced labor supply. The loss of more than 1.3 million workers due to opioid use indicates a cumulative loss of 7 billion work hours and $526.1 billion in reduced real output supply between 2013 and 2021.
Dueling Studies of Seattle’s Minimum Wage Hike: A Reader’s Guide
2017年7月6日 · According to the UW report, due to significant reductions in employment and work hours, Seattle’s minimum wage increase has lowered worker pay. While the IRLE report calls into question whether Seattle’s minimum wage law has cost jobs, the UW researchers demonstrate that IRLE’s analysis does not actually examine low-wage workers.
Higher Pay, Fewer Jobs - AAF
2015年11月5日 · The reduction in job creation captured by the Meer & West estimate reveals that New York would have 432,500 fewer jobs than under current law, reducing projected employment by 4.7 percent. Using the Clemens & Wither estimate points to a loss of 588,800 jobs, a 6.4 percent decline in employment.
What Next? - AAF
2024年11月7日 · In the aftermath of the shellacking – to use the Barack Obama term for total electoral disaster – the first question on everyone’s lips is: “What’s next?” This is certainly true of the Democrats, but there is even more interest in what the Trump Administration and next Congress will do. I have no idea. But […]
Tests Under Stress - AAF
2025年1月2日 · Happy New Year! While Eakinomics, and hopefully everyone, was enjoying the holiday season, the Bank Policy Institute, the American Bankers Association, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and others sued the Federal Reserve over its conduct of the annual stress tests for banks. Specifically, Bloomberg reports that they are: …seeking to open up the scenario …
NAEP, COVID-19, and K-12 Learning Loss - AAF
2022年10月11日 · Executive Summary The National Center for Education Statistics recently released the results of its special 2022 iteration of the National Assessment on Education Progress (NAEP) Long-Term Trend reading and mathematics assessments for 9-year-old students across the United States. While NAEP scores were already trending downward prior …
Weight-loss Drugs Are Expensive but Largely Available
2024年11月22日 · Weight-loss drugs have attracted explosive media attention. One reason is the prevalence of obesity in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data from 2023, “in 23 states more than one in three adults (35%) has obesity. Before 2013, no state had an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35%.