industry
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Do Industrial Robots Contribute to Unemployment and Lower Wages?
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Over the past few years, rapid advances in technology have posed greater threats to jobs, especially those vulnerable to automation. Recently, McKinsey published a report analyzing the technical feasibility of automation in several occupations and concluded that service, manufacturing, and construction industries are all at risk of automation. Yet, the…
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Open for Innovation: How Does Open Innovation Impact National Laboratories?
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Open innovation has an impact on both scientific and technological innovation on the national laboratory level through links with industry, international collaboration, and the employment of non-permanent staff.
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The Education Gap: Helping Explain Unemployment Trends Across U.S. Cities
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Education gaps – the differences between cities’ supply and demand for educated workers – may explain differences in economic recovery and provide cues for future policy interventions.