The silent march of automation continues. Most economists view this trend favorably: Technology, they say, may destroy jobs in the short run, but it creates new and better jobs in the longer term. The destruction of jobs is clear and direct: A company automates a conveyor belt, supermarket checkout, or delivery system, keeps one-tenth of […]
Author Archives: Robert Skidelsky
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The fall of the economists’ empireÂ
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Has austerity been vindicated?Â
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The good life after workÂ
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Is AI the road to serfdom?Â
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Good politics, bad economics
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Protectionism for liberals
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