Laura Tyson, a former chair of the US President's Council of Economic Advisers, is a professor at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, a senior adviser at the Rock Creek Group, and a member of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Gender Parity.
As Donald Trump turns to domestic tax reform, he should learn from progressive states like California, where the earned income tax credit and the minimum wage have reduced poverty and inequality, and … read more
Advances in artificial intelligence and robotics are powering a new wave of automation, with machines matching or outperforming humans in a fast-growing range of tasks. How should policymakers cope wi… read more
US President Donald Trump did not accomplish much in his first 100 days. But, as a growing movement of progressive federalism demonstrates, he did unwittingly remind many Americans that the US Constit… read more
As US President Donald Trump considers bids for building a “beautiful wall” to control immigration on the US-Mexico border, his administration is also poised to renegotiate the North American Free Tra… read more
According to the conventional wisdom in Silicon Valley, robots will soon eat everyone’s job, and a universal basic income will become necessary. But this hypothetical future has not yet arrived, and p… read more
Acknowledgement of globalization's disruptive effects on millions of advanced-economy workers is long overdue. But new trade policies must be based on a clear-eyed understanding of how globalization i… read more
The year 2016 may be remembered as a time when populism returned to power in the US. But it may also be remembered as the start of a new era of progressive federalism, when state and local governments… read more
Financial inclusion is vital to inclusive economic growth and gender equality, and it has assumed a prominent role in global development efforts. With billions of people in emerging economies already … read more
New digital platforms are helping to drive a shift away from traditional business models to new arrangements that rely on independent workers. Whether this system is actually good for workers, employe… read more
