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The fact that people are dropping out of the labour force says one of two things: either employers have no use for them, or they have no use for the jobs that are being offered at the wages they can command.

~David Autor

Topics: Being Command Dropping Either Employers Fact Force Jobs Labour Offered Out People Says Them Things Two Use Wages

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The long-term policies that will be most effective all have to do with investment: investing in ourselves, investing in opportunities, creating good schools, and creating situations where people can acquire skills that enable them to be successful.

~David Autor

Topics: Acquire Creating Effective Enable Good Investing Investment Long-Term Most Opportunities Ourselves People Policies Schools Situations Skills Successful Them Where Will

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I work a lot on skill demands and changes in labor markets having to do with technology and with trade as well.

~David Autor

Topics: Changes Demands Having Labor Lot Markets Skill Technology Trade Well Work

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I did a lot of blue collar work. I also worked as a temp. I did, you know, light construction and cleaning. I did clerical temping. I also fix cars and motorcycles and electronics.

~David Autor

Topics: Also Blue Car Cleaning Collar Construction Did Electronics Fix Know Light Lot Motorcycles Work Worked You

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I did software development for a while, and I also spent several years directing a nonprofit in San Francisco that did computer education for the poor. I also did a lot of work in fast food.

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Topics: Also Computer Development Did Directing Education Fast Fast Food Food Francisco Lot Nonprofit Poor San San Francisco Several Software Spent While Work Years

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I think we labor economists like to think of ourselves as being closer to the people.

~David Autor

Topics: Being Closer Economists Labor Like Ourselves People Think I Think

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Workers are basically supervisors of machines.

~David Autor

Topics: Basically Machines Workers

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I'm a professor of economics and associate head of the MIT Department of Economics.

~David Autor

Topics: Associate Department Economics Head Mit Professor

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There is no question we are in an era of people asking, 'Is the Robocalypse upon us?

~David Autor

Topics: Asking Era No Question People Question Us

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I had never taken any economics. I literally didn't know what it was. I thought it was just about the study of money.

~David Autor

Topics: About Any Economics Had Just Know Literally Money Never Study Taken Thought

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Economist

Born: Unknown

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