Cross MatchingExercise 30 of 46

History offers a reassuring precedent for those anxious about the march of automation: every previous wave of technological disruption, from the mechanisation of agriculture to the digital revolution, initially displaced workers but ultimately created more jobs than it destroyed. There is no compelling reason to…

• Which economist shares Economist A's conviction that technological progress has historically generated more employment opportunities than it has eliminated?
• Which economist has a different opinion from the others about whether programmes designed to furnish workers with new competencies represent an adequate response to the challenges posed by automation?