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The Stanford Graduate School of Business's Leadership for Society Program will explore the opportunities and challenges posed by technology through conversations with a variety of leaders. Join us for People and Planet in the Information Era!
In recent years, we’ve seen an explosion in the number of workers supplementing or replacing traditional 9 to 5 jobs with gig work of some kind. People like Joel Lantigua, whose gig work as a courier helps him maintain a certain work/life balance, and the flexibility to pursue other interests. But as more people flock to these types of jobs, what are the implications for workers and the economy? In this episode, Brian Lowery talks with Justin Wolfers, professor of public policy and economics at the University of Michigan, about the future of task-based work.
Brian Lowery
Brian Lowery is a Professor of Organizational Behavior and a social psychologist by training. He received his doctorate from UCLA in 2001 with a minor in statistical methods.
The height of the pandemic lockdown caused widespread job losses, followed by a rise in the number of people quitting work, which we haven’t seen in decades.