https://ap7i.com/tags/labor/ Recent content in Labor on ap7i.com Hugo en-us Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:34:20 -0400 https://ap7i.com/posts/ai-layoff-trap/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:34:20 -0400 https://ap7i.com/posts/ai-layoff-trap/ A new economics paper argues AI layoffs are a prisoner’s dilemma with one escape — a Pigouvian tax on automation. Every other fix economists reach for (UBI, profit-sharing, retraining, wage cuts) leaves the trap intact.