Future of Work

Do new technologies lead to job losses? Here's what history reveals

Has technology caused job losses in the past and will it continue to do so in the future? Image: REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Files

Miguel Morin
Post-doctoral researcher, University of Cambridge
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Initially higher coal share causes a decrease in the price of electricity.
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