MIT Economists on the Impact of COVID-19 on Labor Markets
Small Business Labs
AUGUST 4, 2020
The Hamilton Project essay The Nature of Work after the COVID Crisis: Too Few Low-Wage Jobs is authored by MIT economists David Autor and Elisabeth Reynolds. The essay covers four shifts being accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic and their impact on labor markets. And, according to the authors, all four potentially have significant, negative consequences for low wage workers, economic inequality and overall employment. The four are: 1. Telepresence : The essay points
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