The Future of Labor Lab explores how significant future changes—particularly technological shifts, demographic trend, and changes in our physical environment—will reshape labor and the economy, as well as how our beliefs about these changes influence people’s behaviors and policy preferences
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Events
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AI and the Future of Work
May 21-22, Jon M. Huntsman Hall
AI at Wharton is hosting AI and the Future of Work, a two-day academic conference exploring how artificial intelligence is reshaping the workplace. The conference will bring together leading scholars, industry researchers, and practitioners to discuss the evolving relationship between AI and employment.
We will examine topics such as AI’s impact on job markets, human-machine collaboration, reskilling and upskilling, AI-driven productivity, and more. Yong Lee will be presenting a working paper, Advancing AI Capabilities and Evolving Labor Outcomes, at the conference.
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Eleventh Conference of the Society for the Study of Economic Inequality
July 9-11, 2025, Washington, DC
The ECINEQ Executive Committee is pleased to announce the Eleventh Conference of the Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (ECINEQ), scheduled to take place in Washington, DC from July 9 to July 11, 2025. This conference is co-hosted by the World Bank Group and George Washington University and will be held at the World Bank headquarters.
The ECINEQ conference provides an important international forum for researchers whose work focuses on economic inequality and related fields, bringing together a comprehensive exchange of perspectives. Yong Lee will be presenting a working paper, Advancing AI Capabilities and Evolving Labor Outcomes, at the conference.
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AI & Labor Policy Workshop
March 11, 2025, Keough School of Global Affairs Washington Office
In response to these shifts, education and workforce development must adapt to meet the demands of a rapidly changing world. Equally important is the need to carefully consider how AI is adopted within organizations, as well as how to govern this integration to ensure a responsible and sustainable approach.
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AI and labor policy: Notre Dame workshop in Washington, D.C. explores interventions to empower workers
What does the rise of artificial intelligence mean for workers, and how can policymakers help them adapt?
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Using robots in nursing homes linked to higher employee retention, better patient care
Facing high employee turnover and an aging population, nursing homes have increasingly turned to robots to complete a variety of care tasks, but few researchers have explored how these technologies impact workers and the quality of care.
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Notre Dame AI expert informs discussion on helping workers adapt
Drawing on his artificial intelligence expertise, economist Yong Suk Lee is collecting evidence and input for an ethical AI framework that will help workers adapt to and benefit from new technologies.
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AI can alert urban planners and policy makers to cities' decay, Notre Dame researcher finds
Using machine learning to recognize patterns of neighborhood development and urban inequality, we can help urban planners and policy makers better understand the deterioration of urban space and its importance in future planning.
