Paper: Automating entry-level jobs may shrink long-term GDP by blocking expertise
soumitrashukla9 · x · 2026-08-26
A new paper titled 'Immiserizing Automation' formalizes the fear that automating entry-level jobs risks reducing the accumulation of expertise, potentially lowering GDP in the long run. The authors suggest taxing experienced workers to subsidize young people gaining expertise as a solution.
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