RESCHEDULED: The Future of Work in America
Part Time Workers and Public Policy in the New Gig/Sharing Economy
Event
The American workforce is undergoing a profound shift. Demographic, technological and social changes, combined with shifts away from manufacturing to service jobs have eroded the assumption of full time work in the U.S. The impacts of the Great Recession linger and too many full time jobs have been replaced with part time ones.
Is the traditional American career path being replaced by a "Gig" as part of a "Sharing" economy where we all need to be entrepreneurs to survive? What are the implications for American families of related wage, benefit and asset trends of such a new economy? What can American policy-makers learn from how other countries have regulated new economy companies like Uber and Airbnb? If part time work is an increasing option for Americans, what public policies must change to address these challenges and opportunities?
Join us for a discussion of work in the New America.
Follow the discussion online using #FutureofWork and following @NewAmerica.
Participants:
Noam Scheiber
Labor Reporter, The New York Times
Katharine Abraham
Professor, University of Maryland
Former Member, President’s Council of Economic Advisers and former Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Aparna Mathur
Resident Scholar, Jacobs Associate, American Enterprise Institute
Emily Hong
Policy Program Associate, Open Technology Institute, New America
David Gray
Senior Fellow, New America