The Economic History Podcast

The 'Technology Trap' and the Labour Force

July 20, 2020 Seán Kenny Episode 5
The Economic History Podcast
The 'Technology Trap' and the Labour Force
Show Notes

In this episode, Dr. Carl Benedikt Frey discusses the relationship between technological breakthroughs and the varying responses from Labour over the long run. We discuss whether we are currently entering another 'Engel's Pause', contrasting labour replacing versus labour augmenting technologies and consider the political challenges they leave in their wake.