Tagged: technological change

Offshoring US manufacturing to China – it changed politics, but did it reduce jobs? - FutureworkNZ

Dave Heatley • May 15, 2019 •

• China,
• Employment,
• imports,
• manufacturing jobs,
• technological change,
• trade war,
• USA

The US–China trade war is in the news again. The “war” is motivated, at least at the US end, by the story that opening US borders to Chinese manufactured goods in the 90s and 2000s gutted US manufacturing firms, destroyed up to 1.5 million manufacturing jobs and led to widespread unemployment. Frustrated workers, particularly in the … Read More

NZ scenarios for technological change - Ariadne

Robert Hickson • Apr 20, 2019 •

• foresight,
• future of work,
• futures methodology,
• New Zealand,
• scenarios,
• technological change

New Zealand’s Productivity Commission has developed draft scenarios to examine the future of work. The  scenarios are intended to describe a range of future impacts of technological change on the future of work, the workforce, labour markets, productivity and wellbeing. They will be used to test the effectiveness of different policies. The Commission is … Read More