Tag: global economy

World Economic Forum Agenda: Will Migrants and Robots Compete for Jobs?

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4th-industrial-revolutionThroughout history, technological breakthroughs have created industrial revolutions that have shaped not only how we produce goods and services but also the movement of people around the world. The Fourth Industrial Revolution, also known as the New Machine Age, is no different. As increasing automation makes some jobs obsolete and additive manufacturing moves industries and jobs across national borders, these technological changes will upend the politics and economics of global labour migration. In an article for the World Economic Forum Agenda, “Will migrants and robots be competing for the same jobs?” published on November 10, 2015, I reflected on the challenges these changes will present.

 

Global HR Forum (Seoul)

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Video from my comments at the Global HR Forum in Seoul, South Korea, November 2, 2011, on a panel “Are We Headed Towards Another Global Economic Crisis?” with Professor Francis Fukuyama of Stanford University, Professor Weiping Huang of Renmin University of China, and Moderator Seunghoon Lee, Professor Emeritus, Division of Economics, Seoul National University

(My comments begin at 53:20) The short answer is no -we’re not in another global economic crisis because we never left the one we already have been in.

CNBC Worldwide Exchange on Greece

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February 13, 2012 -As violence erupted in Greece, I guest-hosted CNBC’s Worldwide Exchange talking about economic policy challenges. Watch the video by clicking on the image below:

Michele Wucker on CNBC Worldwide Exchange

Europe’s Debt Crisis: CNBC Video and Commentary

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I’ve been arguing that Europe needs an orderly debt restructuring for Greece to avoid much worse consequences.  There’s video below of my guest host appearance on CNBC’s Worldwide Exchange with Nicole Lapin May 23, 2011, discussing the challenges facing Europe as it struggles with Greece’s debt crisis.

A CNBC follow-up article, “Will Eurobonding Save the Day?” further discussed a proposal which I support -originally made by the Brussels-based think tank Bruegel- to pool European debt into a more liquid Euro-bond. Actually, it would involve two kinds of Euro-bonds: senior “Blue bonds” representing debt under 60% of each nation’s GDP, and junior “Red bonds,” for higher amounts, which would trade at much higher yields reflecting the increased risk.  The Bretton Woods Project also has cited my argument for an orderly pre-emptive default in a June 13 article, “IMF’s European Austerity Drive Goes On Despite Failures and Protests“

BNN Canada interview at Toronto Forum

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BNN (Canada) SqueezePlay Future of Cities – Immigration Matters [11-22-10 5:40 PM]

In Canada for the Toronto Forum for Global Cities, Michele Wucker, President of the World Policy Institute, discusses the importance of having an effective immigration strategy to compete effectively for the highly skilled workers that keep the economy driving forward. To view the BNN video follow this link.

CNBC: Structural Imbalances in the US Economy

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Monday, August 30, 2010 “Worldwide Exchange”
Clip from Guest Host Appearance

”We’ve got a structural problem where Americans aren’t being matched up properly with the jobs that are available,” Michele Wucker from the World Policy Institute told CNBC, adding that the stimulus plan needs “to be used wisely.”

Workshop for Ethics and Business Luncheon

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Workshop for Ethics and Business Luncheon


The video above is an excerpt only; for the full panel discussion click HERE

Podcast: Click here

Description: A stimulating preface to the critical global political, social, and economic shifts in the year ahead  -with live webcast
Time: 12:00 noon to 2 p.m.

Date: Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Location: Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, 170 East 64th Street / New York, N.Y. 10065

Top Risks and Ethical Decisions 2010
Workshop for Ethics in Business Luncheon

with
Ian Bremmer, President, Eurasia Group
Georg Kell, Executive Director, United Nations Global Compact
Art Kleiner, Editor-in-Chief, strategy+business
Thomas Stewart, Chief Marketing and Knowledge Officer, Booz & Company
Michele Wucker, Executive Director, World Policy Institute

This panel showcased prominent experts and their predictions about the ethical implications of global political risk for 2010. Aimed at decision makers in corporate, government, and nonprofit sectors, the panel seeks to provide a stimulating preface to the critical global political, social, and economic shifts in the year ahead.

Using Eurasia Group’s “Top Risks” as a starting point for identifying the major global challenges in 2010, the discussion  examined the ethical aspects of each issue, and how best these dynamic and complex challenges can be met.

Carnegie Council interview on global migration and ethics

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Carnegie Council Global Policy Innovations posted a Global Ethics Forum Interview with me August 11 as part of its “Ethics in Business” series
Click HERE for this radio interview with Michele Wucker by Julia Kennedy

“People should be able to pursue whatever helps them to fulfill their greatest potential, and that’s what migration is about,” says World Policy Institute’s Michele Wucker.