Can Tech Power the Next Jobs Boom? January 16, 2013

SPEAKERS:
Erik Brynjolfsson, Professor of Management Science & Information Technology, MIT; Director, The MIT Center for Digital Business
Michael Chui, Principal, McKinsey Global Institute
Enrico Moretti, Professor of Economics, UC Berkeley; Author, The New Geography of Jobs
Hal Varian, Chief Economist, Google
Moderator: Michael Mandel, Chief Economic Strategist, Progressive Policy Institute; Senior Fellow, Mack Center for Technological Innovation at Wharton

In recent years, tech has been a major source of job growth for the U.S. economy. One study shows more than 500,000 "App Economy" jobs created since 2007. From Austin to Detroit to Louisiana to New York, state and local governments are starting to focus on attracting tech firms and startups. Will the tech jobs boom continue? Does faster and more disruptive innovation lead to more jobs created or more jobs destroyed? Will tech hiring stay concentrated in traditional locations such as Silicon Valley or will it spread across the country?

CO-HOST & SPONSOR: Wharton | San Francisco

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