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Carl Benedikt Frey is an economist and economic historian specializing in the future of work, automation, and technological change. He is the Oxford Martin Citi Fellow at the University of Oxford and Director of the Future of Work Programme at the Oxford Martin School.
Known for: The Technology Trap: Capital, Labor, and Power in the Age of Automation
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The Technology Trap: Capital, Labor, and Power in the Age of Automation
In The Technology Trap, Carl Benedikt Frey explores how technological progress has historically shaped societies, economies, and labor markets. Drawing parallels between the Industrial Revolution and the current wave of automation, Frey argues that while innovation drives long-term prosperity, it also brings short-term disruption and inequality. The book examines how societies can adapt to technological change without leaving large segments of the population behind.
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Historical Overview of Technological Change
Before factories, steam, and electricity, technological progress unfolded slowly, woven into agrarian and artisanal life. In pre-industrial societies, technical improvements rarely displaced whole professions. Innovations like the spinning wheel or the moldboard plow enhanced productivity within tra...
From The Technology Trap: Capital, Labor, and Power in the Age of Automation
The Industrial Revolution
When the Industrial Revolution began in late eighteenth-century Britain, it did so not as an overnight miracle but as a cascade of interconnected changes. The invention of machines like the spinning jenny, water frame, and power loom revolutionized textile production, transforming cottage industries...
From The Technology Trap: Capital, Labor, and Power in the Age of Automation
About Carl Benedikt Frey
Carl Benedikt Frey is an economist and economic historian specializing in the future of work, automation, and technological change. He is the Oxford Martin Citi Fellow at the University of Oxford and Director of the Future of Work Programme at the Oxford Martin School.
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