Economies focused on exports have lifted millions out of poverty, but epochal changes in trade, supply chains and technology are making it a lot harder.
Category: Labor and Jobs
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Will A.I. Boost Productivity? Companies Sure Hope So.
Economists doubt that artificial intelligence is already visible in productivity data. Big companies, however, talk often about adopting it to improve efficiency.
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How One Tech Skeptic Decided AI Might Benefit the Middle Class
David Autor, an M.I.T. economist and tech contrarian, argues that A.I. is fundamentally different from past waves of computerization.
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4 Takeaways About Boeing’s Quality Problems
The company’s issues date back years, employees said, and were compounded by the pandemic, when it lost thousands of experienced workers.
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California $20 Fast-Food Minimum Wage Is Coming April 1
The nation’s highest state minimum wage for fast-food workers takes effect on Monday. Owners and employees are sizing up the potential impact.
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How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality for the 737 Max
Problems have plagued the manufacturer even after two fatal crashes, and many current and former employees blame its focus on making planes more quickly.
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Why Elon Musk Needs China
Mr. Musk helped create China’s electric vehicle industry. But he is now facing challenges there as well as scrutiny in the West over his reliance on the country.
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David E. Harris, Trailblazing Airline Pilot, Is Dead at 89
In 1964, at the height of the civil rights movement, he became the first Black pilot for a major commercial airline in the United States.
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Ella no es Catalina: una doble de la princesa de Gales aclara dudas
Gracias a su parecido físico, Heidi Agan trabaja imitando a Catalina. La contratan para eventos corporativos y fiestas. En cuanto a las teorías conspirativas, esto es lo que tiene que decir.
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Retirees’ Pensions Were Restored. Debate About It Hasn’t Died.
A 2021 law providing aid for multiemployer plans underscores the partisan disagreement about how best to provide stability for older Americans.
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‘Strike Madness’ Hits Germany While Its Economy Stumbles
A wave of strikes by German workers, feeling the sting of inflation and stagnant growth, is the latest sign of the bleak outlook for Europe’s economic powerhouse.