BRAHIMA COULIBALY is vice president and director of the Global Economy and Development program at Brookings and the Edward M. Bernstein Scholar, having served earlier as director of the program’s Africa Growth Initiative. Previously he was chief economist and head of the emerging market and developing economies group at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. He has published widely on topics in international finance, macroeconomics, economic development, monetary economics, and trade. His research has featured in prominent media outlets. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Michigan.ZIA QURESHI is a senior fellow in the Global Economy and Development program at Brookings. His research covers a broad range of global economic issues. He has recently led research projects at Brookings on the implications of technological change for productivity, growth, jobs, inequality, and globalization. Previously he worked at the World Bank and the IMF, where he held leadership positions, including serving as director, Development Economics, at the World Bank. He led several World Bank and IMF flagship publications. He holds a D.Phil. in economics from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.

This book brings together an all-star cast to contribute compelling and persuasive analysis of what policymakers can do to harness technology. It is a refreshingly substantive and practical approach to a topic that is often treated with a misguided fatalism—we can make a better future but it will not happen automatically.

• ForewordCecilia Elena RouseAcknowledgments1 Overview: Digital Transformation, New Growth and Distribution Dynamics, and Public PolicyBrahima Coulibaly and Zia QureshiPart ITechnology, Globalization, and the Changing World of Work and Business2 The Labor Market Impacts of Technological Change:From Unbridled Enthusiasm to Qualified Optimism to Vast UncertaintyDavid Autor3 Digital Technology and Globalization:The Promise and PitfallsKaushik Basu4 Prospects for Global Economic Convergence under New TechnologiesDani RodrikPart IIRegional Perspectives on the New Dynamics5 New Technologies, Productivity, and Inequality in Latin AmericaSantiago Levy6 Technology, Jobs, and the Future of Work in IndiaRadhicka Kapoor and P.P. Krishnapriya7 Addressing Digital Gaps in Africa to Boost Inclusive Growth and Economic ConvergenceHaroon Bhorat, Landry Signé, Zaakhir Asmal, Jabulile Monnakgotla, and Christopher RooneyPart IIIImplications for Global Inequality8 Global Income and Wealth InequalityLucas Chancel9 Actual versus Perceived Trends in Inequality:Why They Both MatterCarol Graham and Janina Curtis BrökerContributorsIndex

BRAHIMA COULIBALY is vice president and director of the Global Economy and Development program at Brookings and the Edward M. Bernstein Scholar, having served earlier as director of the program’s Africa Growth Initiative. Previously he was chief economist and head of the emerging market and developing economies group at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. He has published widely on topics in international finance, macroeconomics, economic development, monetary economics, and trade. His research has featured in prominent media outlets. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Michigan.ZIA QURESHI is a senior fellow in the Global Economy and Development program at Brookings. His research covers a broad range of global economic issues. He has recently led research projects at Brookings on the implications of technological change for productivity, growth, jobs, inequality, and globalization. Previously he worked at the World Bank and the IMF, where he held leadership positions, including serving as director, Development Economics, at the World Bank. He led several World Bank and IMF flagship publications. He holds a D.Phil. in economics from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.

This book brings together an all-star cast to contribute compelling and persuasive analysis of what policymakers can do to harness technology. It is a refreshingly substantive and practical approach to a topic that is often treated with a misguided fatalism—we can make a better future but it will not happen automatically.

• ForewordCecilia Elena RouseAcknowledgments1 Overview: Digital Transformation, New Growth and Distribution Dynamics, and Public PolicyBrahima Coulibaly and Zia QureshiPart ITechnology, Globalization, and the Changing World of Work and Business2 The Labor Market Impacts of Technological Change:From Unbridled Enthusiasm to Qualified Optimism to Vast UncertaintyDavid Autor3 Digital Technology and Globalization:The Promise and PitfallsKaushik Basu4 Prospects for Global Economic Convergence under New TechnologiesDani RodrikPart IIRegional Perspectives on the New Dynamics5 New Technologies, Productivity, and Inequality in Latin AmericaSantiago Levy6 Technology, Jobs, and the Future of Work in IndiaRadhicka Kapoor and P.P. Krishnapriya7 Addressing Digital Gaps in Africa to Boost Inclusive Growth and Economic ConvergenceHaroon Bhorat, Landry Signé, Zaakhir Asmal, Jabulile Monnakgotla, and Christopher RooneyPart IIIImplications for Global Inequality8 Global Income and Wealth InequalityLucas Chancel9 Actual versus Perceived Trends in Inequality:Why They Both MatterCarol Graham and Janina Curtis BrökerContributorsIndex

BRAHIMA COULIBALY is vice president and director of the Global Economy and Development program at Brookings and the Edward M. Bernstein Scholar, having served earlier as director of the program’s Africa Growth Initiative. Previously he was chief economist and head of the emerging market and developing economies group at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. He has published widely on topics in international finance, macroeconomics, economic development, monetary economics, and trade. His research has featured in prominent media outlets. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Michigan.ZIA QURESHI is a senior fellow in the Global Economy and Development program at Brookings. His research covers a broad range of global economic issues. He has recently led research projects at Brookings on the implications of technological change for productivity, growth, jobs, inequality, and globalization. Previously he worked at the World Bank and the IMF, where he held leadership positions, including serving as director, Development Economics, at the World Bank. He led several World Bank and IMF flagship publications. He holds a D.Phil. in economics from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.

This book brings together an all-star cast to contribute compelling and persuasive analysis of what policymakers can do to harness technology. It is a refreshingly substantive and practical approach to a topic that is often treated with a misguided fatalism—we can make a better future but it will not happen automatically.

• ForewordCecilia Elena RouseAcknowledgments1 Overview: Digital Transformation, New Growth and Distribution Dynamics, and Public PolicyBrahima Coulibaly and Zia QureshiPart ITechnology, Globalization, and the Changing World of Work and Business2 The Labor Market Impacts of Technological Change:From Unbridled Enthusiasm to Qualified Optimism to Vast UncertaintyDavid Autor3 Digital Technology and Globalization:The Promise and PitfallsKaushik Basu4 Prospects for Global Economic Convergence under New TechnologiesDani RodrikPart IIRegional Perspectives on the New Dynamics5 New Technologies, Productivity, and Inequality in Latin AmericaSantiago Levy6 Technology, Jobs, and the Future of Work in IndiaRadhicka Kapoor and P.P. Krishnapriya7 Addressing Digital Gaps in Africa to Boost Inclusive Growth and Economic ConvergenceHaroon Bhorat, Landry Signé, Zaakhir Asmal, Jabulile Monnakgotla, and Christopher RooneyPart IIIImplications for Global Inequality8 Global Income and Wealth InequalityLucas Chancel9 Actual versus Perceived Trends in Inequality:Why They Both MatterCarol Graham and Janina Curtis BrökerContributorsIndex