David Autor | The work of the future: shaping technology and institutions

"Invention or innovation is not an autonomous process. It is effected by people's own expectations on what's important." - David Autor (MIT) In his keynote, David Autor talks about the effects of automation, digitalization, and international trade on the labor market and outlines the work of the future shaping technology and institutions. This joint event with the Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) was held in Lugano, Switzerland. Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/ubscenter/status/... More information on the event: https://www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_... David Autor is Ford Professor at the MIT Department of Economics. He explores the labor market impacts of technological change and globalization on job polarization, earning levels and inequality, and electoral outcomes. Bloomberg recognized David Autor as one of the 50 people who define global business in 2017. The Economist calls David Autor “the academic voice of the American worker”.