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Racing The Machine: Automation-Induced Inequality Through The Lens Of The Fourth Industrial Revolution, Evelyn Martin
Racing The Machine: Automation-Induced Inequality Through The Lens Of The Fourth Industrial Revolution, Evelyn Martin
Economics Theses
This paper analyzes the scope and velocity of automation-induced inequality as a result of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. We find that, when left unchecked by intentional government policy, the direct impacts of inequality will affect virtually all demographic groups and occupational skill levels, as well as, be hastened by future recessions and noticeable skill biases. We find that unconditional cash transfers in the form of a universal basic income have the potential to address the aforementioned scope and velocity due to their cash transfer modality and universal qualities. As we are living through the start of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, …
Three Essays On Inequality Of Opportunity And Intergenerational Mobility, Thinh Truong Pham
Three Essays On Inequality Of Opportunity And Intergenerational Mobility, Thinh Truong Pham
Senior Projects Fall 2015
Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.