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Will Rising Wages Usher in Automation?

Jul 14, 2021
45:56

The pandemic has led to a shortage of workers as some people have opted to not come back to the workforce for reasons ranging from childcare issues (and schools not being fully open) to others opting to keep collecting unemployment. That has forced many large companies offer wages that reach or even exceed $15 an hour. It could also make those same businesses consider they want to spend the money needed to automate their workforce. Anirban Mahanti joins Dan Kline to break down the labor market and what automation might look like.

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