We analyze the forces that contribute to growing income and wealth inequality through the erosion of job quality and labor market opportunities for workers without a college degree. We identify innovative ways to move the economy onto a more equitable trajectory.
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October 2026
Research Insight: How the US tax code incentivizes companies to replace workers with AI
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September 2026
Labor Market Consequences of Technological Change
June 2026
Baby Busts and Growth Booms: Demographic Change and the Macroeconomy
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May 2024 (updated November 2025)
Automation and Rent Dissipation: Implications for Wages, Inequality, and Productivity
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May 21, 2026
MIT News: Technology usually creates jobs for young, skilled workers. Will AI do the same?
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