Invention

New research by MIT economist David Autor finds that since 1980, technology has replaced more U.S. jobs than it has created. It is a shift Autor attributes to an increased rate of automation and a slower rate of augmentation. Augmentation represents scenarios where technology drives the creation of new tasks, ultimately generating new job roles.…

A new study led by MIT economist David Autor reveals that most work in the U.S. today is new work, with a majority of jobs being in occupations that have only emerged widely since 1940. The study found that about six out of ten jobs people are doing currently did not exist in 1940, which…

New research from MIT suggests that approximately 60% of current jobs did not exist in 1940. Led by MIT economist David Autor, the study examined new job creation in the US from 1940 to 2018. The researchers found that many new jobs were created by technological advancements, although some originated from consumer demand, such as…

A detailed study by MIT economist David Autor and research team suggests that although new technology innovations have created new jobs since 1940, they have also replaced more jobs than created, particularly since 1980s. The study analyzed tens of thousands of U.S. census job categories in combination with an examination of the text of U.S.…

New research led by David Autor, Ford Professor of Economics at MIT, suggests that the jobs landscape in the US has been largely shaped by the emergence of occupations that did not necessarily exist pre-1940. The study, which covers employment developments between 1940 to 2018, showed that about six of every 10 jobs in existence…

An innovative research paper on job creation in the U.S. since 1940 shows that technology, particularly since 1980, has replaced more jobs than it has generated. The study was led by MIT economist David Autor, Ford Professor of Economics. Entitled “New Frontiers: The Origins and Content of New Work, 1940-2018,” the paper marks a significant…

New work in the U.S., or work in occupations that have largely emerged since 1940, constitute the majority of jobs, according to a comprehensive new study led by MIT economist David Autor. The research found that most of today's jobs require expertise that didn't exist or wasn't relevant in 1940. The study, which examined the period…

A study led by MIT economist, David Autor, reveals that technology has replaced more American jobs than it has created since 1940, and particularly since 1980. This is due to a rise in the rate of automation alongside a slower rate of augmentation over the past four decades. The researchers developed a new method to…