Many fear the impact of robots and AI on labor demand in the future. Such technological anxiety is nothing new and perhaps we can learn from the past about what we should worry about – and what we should not worry about.

Meet our speaker:
Alan Manning is Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics at LSE and Director of the Community Program at LSE's Center for Economic Performance (CEP) (@CEP_LSE), which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.

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This film is part of the /"Festival Shorts/" series, 10-minute talks led by LSE experts broadcast during the week of the Festival.

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