Tag Archives: Structural Unemployment

Are the Droids Taking Our Jobs? MUST VIEW!

Posted on September 25, 2012 by macromon

We really hope Fed Chairman Bernanke sees this Ted Talk by Andrew McAfee, a management research scientist at MIT’s Sloan School of Management.    QE∞ will not rollback the technological  forces that are shaping the global labor market and risks … Continue reading →

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OECD sees growing eurozone jobs crisis

Posted on July 10, 2012 by macromon

Listen to how the OECD sees structural unemployment in low skilled jobs due to technology. …challenges we have never seen before. – Angel Gurria, OECD (click here if video is not observable)

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Nonlinear Thinking: Robotic Surgeons & Central Bankers

Posted on March 26, 2012 by macromon

Here’s a piece we’ve been wanting to post for a long time.  Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) is a leader in the development and commercialization of medical robotic technology.  As the chart shows this is not just a concept but a very … Continue reading →

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