Future of Work: Getting a Job in the New Economy

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The future of work is changing as a result of rapid technological change, shifting global product and labor markets, evolving regulatory regimes, outsourcing, and the emergence of the gig economy. This course focuses on jobs in new industries which are knowledge-, technology-, and service-based rather than manufacturing-based. These jobs require human, social, and cultural capital, work arrangements that are precarious and flexible rather than stable and fixed, and increasing global connectivity, investment, and immigration. The course will consider a broad range of industries and jobs (IT, service, culture, manufacturing) that are relevant to the next generations of workers.