Automation and manufacturing: Can Trump bring back American jobs?

Nov 29, 2016

A man using his mobile phone stands near a glass window at a building at a Tokyo's business district March 18, 2015. Japanese blue-chip firms announced wage hikes that topped increases last year, but overall pay raises across corporate Japan are not expected to offset higher costs of living or be enough to drive a sustainable economic recovery. REUTERS/Yuya Shino (JAPAN - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) - RTR4TUDD

Too many Americans feel helpless and insecure in the face of the job polarization that has resulted from globalization and new technology. Image: REUTERS/Yuya Shino

Simon Johnson

Co-founder, The Baseline Scenario

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