US Economy

Janet Yellen and Kevin Warsh, former members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve discuss the current state of the economy

Efosa Ojomo, senior research fellow at the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation, is a 2019 Aspen Ideas Festival speaker.

Part I: The Case for Action explores the impacts and history of automation, why this time may be different, and why action must be taken to maximize opportunity, minimize disruption, and ensure that the gains of automation are broadly shared.

Part II: Policies for Shared Prosperity proposes a policy agenda to maximize opportunity, minimize disruption, and ensure the gains of automation are broadly shared.

How do we put people at the center of the problem we’re trying to solve?

We need to address the many obstacles that the Latino community still faces.

Despite a strong economy, consumer debt has risen to historic levels.

By 2060, Latinos will make up 30 percent of the US population. How can we help them better connect to the economy?

Carmen Rojas explains how Latinos’ history in the workforce make them “the original gig [economy] workers”.

Maria Rios describes how offering “open doors” to different opportunities helped her employees learn and her business thrive.