Sally Kohn: Government has a role to play in creating good jobs for the middle class. She says we need both institutional and broader measures, such as minimum wages. But she argues that market economy will have an incentive to create too few good jobs at the expense of bad jobs.
Economist and author Daron Acemoglu of MIT discusses with EconTalk host Russ Roberts the challenge of shared prosperity and the policies that could bring about a more inclusive economy. Acemoglu argues for the importance of good jobs over redistribution and makes the case for the policies that could lead to jobs and opportunities across skill levels.