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What Impact Might Automation Have On The Diversity In Public Service?

The Horizons Tracker

The researchers leaned heavily on the work done by Oxford’s Carl Benedikt Frey and Michael Osborne that estimated the risk of various jobs to automation. These are both areas that Frey and Osborne suggest are at high risk of automation. Deciding to automate.

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There's No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. | Rich Gee Group

Rich Gee Group

On the other hand, he knows where to go to get a good inexpensive sandwich.” – Adam Osborne Get Shareaholic Tagged as: Dean Harris , Free Lunch , Milton Friedman , Ripon College , Working Hard { 1 comment… read it below or add one } Joe Bestul 01.08.11 at 1:03 PM Rich – Great entry. Unported License.

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Technology Isn’t Destroying Jobs, But Is Increasing Inequality

The Horizons Tracker

Whilst the likes of the Frey and Osborne paper predicted a pretty widespread demolition of 47% of all jobs, the reality is that those with low-skilled, routine jobs are far more at risk. Since the financial crisis, jobs have returned en masse, with 300,000 or so created in December alone, with income rising at a similar pace.

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What British, European, and American Policymakers Need to Do Now

Harvard Business Review

In the leadup to the vote, George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer in the UK, had talked about how his response to the vote would be tax increases and spending cuts in order to maintain a balanced budget. Traditionally, the belief is that Europe, when they face a crisis, tries to integrate more, tries to build new institutions.