Nearly 90% of job automation happens during recessions, economists Jaimovich and Siu find
sebkrier · x · 2026-10-06
A shared pointer to research by Jaimovich and Siu arguing that jobs subject to automation are overwhelmingly (almost 90%) automated during recessions — recommended reading for anyone thinking about the first post-ChatGPT recession.
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