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Technology and inequality  - One of these that attracted a lot of attention was by a successful entrepreneur who had done well in America's Silicon Valley. He argued that inequality  ...

Promoting Transparency and Fair Share in the Face of Growing Inequality - Of course, America's new tax law is just the most recent and vivid demonstration that the growth of inequality is no accident. Technology, global trade, and other factors have contributed, to be sure. But the effects of decades of economic policymaking on inequality are well-documented in the World ...

Robots Are Slashing US Wages and Worsening Pay Inequality - Industrial robots have had a "large" and negative effect on U.S. employment and wages in local labor markets, according to new research by Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Daron Acemoglu and Boston University's Pascual Restrepo. One additional robot per thousand workers reduces the employment-to-population ratio by 0.18 percentage points to 0.34 percentage points and slashes wages by 0.25 percent to 0.5 percent, based on their analysis. To put that in context, the U.S. saw an increase of about one new industrial robot for every thousand workers between 1993 and 2007, based on the study. 

Technology will widen pay gap and hit women hardest – Davos report - The gulf between men and women at work – in both pay and status – is likely to widen unless action is taken to tackle inequality in high-growth sectors such as ... The smallest number of delegates come from Latin America and Africa. ... “We are losing valuable opportunity to reduce gender inequality .”.

What can we do about inequality ? - All triplets are now manifested in the Trumpist debate in America . Inequality has risen because of four fundamental forces – geography, demography, technology and governance. Firstly, geography matters because the best jobs and wealth are created in advanced cities in the growing economies.

Autor is one of the leading thinkers and researchers on the subject of technology and labor, and his deep dive into the data on this subject provides ... View article...

Algorithms are making American inequality worse - In Automating Inequality , author Virginia Eubanks argues that the poor are the testing ground for new technology that increases inequality . The book, out this week, starts with a history of American poorhouses, which dotted the landscape starting in the 1660s and were around into the 20th century.

Adopting measures such as a public approach to digital technology and an open access data policy could resolve the inequality  ... View article...

... inequality in the labor market. Her research digs deep into the histories of education, technology and industrialization to uncover the drivers of ... View article...

The world has to close the inequality gap between countries on the issue of technology and finance to achieve the joint goal of tackling climate ... View article...

We need a big bet on technology literacy and education to move America forward - By many measures, wealth inequality is approaching a 100-year high. And even though the unemployment rate is quite low, wages have stagnated ...

Can technology offer solutions to inequality ?  -  America is seeing levels of inequality it hasn't experienced for a century. And if you believe some technologists, that can be ...

Yet inequalities in income, wealth, education, health and access to technology are inter-related and differ by gender, race , ethnicity and ... View article...

Inequality refers to the unequal distribution of resources, opportunities, and wealth. It can manifest in various forms: income inequality , ... View article...

As US income inequality reaches a record high, many wonder how blockchain technology and bitcoin fits in the equation.Digital currencies have the ... View article...

... inequality within and across cities." Ad. Get a daily digest of the latest news in tech, science, and technology, delivered right to your mailbox ... View article...

Will generative AI solve or worsen inequality and create more diverse and united workforces? Or will this technology further the ever increasing pay ... View article...

A growing body of research shows digital inequality can mirror social inequality . Marginalised and under-served communities, such as Indigenous ... View article...

The increasing use of technology in health care raises questions about its impact on healthcare inequality , particularly for lower socioeconomic ... View article...

The threat of widening economic inequalities and job obsolescence is, in fact, on the rise. Economic inequality in the U.S. is tied to several ... View article...