Workshop on Digital Technologies – Limits and Opportunities for Economic Development
October 12, 2021, 9:00 am – 10:30 am EDT | 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm SAST (UCT+2)
Opening and Host: Dani Rodrik, Harvard University and IEA
Technology, Jobs and Welfare Outcomes: The Global View
Daron Acemoglu, MIT
Robotisation, Employment and Industrial Growth Intertwined Across Global Value Chains
Mahdi Ghodsi et al, Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies
Technology, Jobs and Welfare Outcomes: Selected Results from South Asia
Kunal Sen, UNU-WIDER
Technology, Globalization, Skills, and the Task Content of Jobs in China
Albert Park, Center for Economic Policy, HKUST
Discussion and Concluding remarks
Discussant: Simone Schotte, UNU-WIDER
Moderator: Haroon Bhorat, University of Cape Town
October 12, 2021