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6.The Talent Bottleneck

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Chapter 6 — The Talent Bottleneck

Why most workers cannot adapt fast enough.

Topics:

  • AI literacy gap
  • elite talent capture
  • immigration and talent wars
  • the shrinking cognitive middle class

Key concept:

AI produces a thin layer of high-productivity workers and a large layer of redundant labor.

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The Economy Editorial Board oversees the analytical direction, research standards, and thematic focus of The Economy. The Board is responsible for maintaining methodological rigor, editorial independence, and clarity in the publication’s coverage of global economic, financial, and technological developments.

Working across research, policy, and data-driven analysis, the Editorial Board ensures that published pieces reflect a consistent institutional perspective grounded in quantitative reasoning and long-term structural assessment.