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Dalia Marin

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COVID-19 and manufacturing

Published On: April 15, 2020 09:15 AM NPT By: Dalia Marin

MUNICH – As the COVID-19 pandemic escalates, the risks inherent in global supply chains are more apparent than ever. Rather than await a return to business as usual, with manufacturing activities concentrated in countries where labor is cheap and plentiful, advanced-economy companies are shifting their focus to the lowest-wage workers of all: robots.

Restoring competition

Published On: May 23, 2017 12:15 AM NPT By: Dalia Marin

Between mid-1980’s and today, labor’s share of world GDP declined to 58 percent, while capital’s share rose to 42 percent