CONFERENCES & EVENTS

JOBS: The Future of Jobs in America

May 20, 2021
7:30 p.m.–9:00 p.m. EST
WEBINAR

Nicole Gelinas, Michael Mandel, and Peter Coy discussed what the future job market will look like. Can manufacturing return? Is innovation key to the future? What role will technology and artificial intelligence play? Where do education, government, and entrepreneurialism fit in? What about unions? What jobs will fade away and what is likely to replace them? How can we prepare for a viable prosperous job future? This event was organized by the Network for Responsible Public Policy.

EVENT MATERIALS

•   SUMMARY REPORT (1)
  • The Future of Jobs in America

SPEAKERS

NICOLE GELINAS is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a contributing editor of City Journal, and a columnist at the New York Post. She writes on urban economics and finance. Gelinas is a CFA charterholder and the author of After the Fall: Saving Capitalism from Wall Street—and Washington (2011). Gelinas has published analysis and opinion pieces in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, and other publications. Before coming to City Journal, she was a business journalist for Thomson Financial, where she covered the international syndicated-loan and private-debt markets. Gelinas holds a B.A. in English literature from Tulane University.

MICHAEL MANDEL is chief economic strategist at the Progressive Policy Institute in Washington, D.C. and senior fellow at the Wharton School (UPenn). He was chief economist at BusinessWeek prior to its purchase by Bloomberg. With experience spanning policy, academics, and business, Dr. Mandel has helped lead the public conversation about the economic and business impact of technology for the past two decades. Mandel’s seminal analysis showing how eCommerce creates jobs and reduces inequality was featured by the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, and Financial Times, among others. He spearheads PPI’s “Investment Heroes” annual report and tracks App Economy jobs around the world. Mandel has written four books, including the optimistic Rational Exuberance. His economics textbook, Economics: The Basics, is in its fourth edition. He received a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University and taught at NYU’s Stern School of Business.

MODERATOR

PETER COY is the economics editor for Bloomberg Businessweek and covers a wide range of economic issues. He also holds the position of senior writer.

EVENT CO-SPONSORS

Network for Responsible Public Policy
The Academy of Political Science
The Puffin Foundation
The News Literacy Project