Posts by Brian Schaitkin
We can turbocharge our technology industry with immigration reform
June 27, 2017 | No Comments » More on: Labor Markets, Looming labor shortagesby Brian Schaitkin and Diane Lim
Today, “tech week” begins at the White House. The five-day confab will reportedly see the likes of technology experts and big-name CEOs like Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, Oracle’s Safra Catz, and Apple’s Tim Cook.
They plan on covering a host of topics, including the elephant in the room: our fundamentally flawed immigration system. Left unaddressed, the issue poses a growing threat to several sectors including tech. For a course correction, it would behoove summit participants to consider a policy blueprint just put forth by the Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board.
This Lost Generation May Finally Buy Pricey Things Now That Their Paychecks are Soaring
March 10, 2017 | No Comments » More on: Growth, Productivity & Competitiveness, Labor Marketshttps://www.thestreet.com/story/14036395/1/the-solid-jobs-report-could-mean-one-thing-a-lost-generation-may-finally-spend-on-luxuries.html
This piece originally appeared in “The Street.”
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