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Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Man vs. Machine: Will Human Workers Become Obsolete?
Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool

Part of his series on Making Sen$e of financial news, Paul Solman has been showcasing the future of technology from a recent conference run by a California think tank -- things such as 3-D printing of prosthetic legs and iPhone heart tests. But the conference also resurfaced an age-old question about the future of human workers.

Grades:

• 9-12

Concepts:

• Productivity
• Redistribution of Income
• Standard of Living
• Technological Changes
• Types of Unemployment

Standards:

• Economics 6: Specialization and Trade
• Economics 9: Role of Competition
• Economics 13: Role of Resources in Determining Income
• Economics 15: Growth
• Economics 16: Role of Government

Related Resources:

• Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Man vs. Machine: Will Human Workers Become Obsolete?
• Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: In Ohio, How 2 Counties' Economic Paths Diverged Over 30 Years
• Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Historian Finds Positive Side of Economic Downturn

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