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Post-Labor Economics Research Library
103 research reports behind Post-Labor Economics and Labor Zero, grouped by theme. Each one opens in your browser, with a link to download the PDF.
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Eight themes
- The Post-Labor Economics framework13 reports
- The Pyramid of Power12 reports
- Governance, technology and the social contract10 reports
- The Pyramid of Prosperity: household income and ownership18 reports
- AI, automation and robotics17 reports
- Labor, jobs and wages15 reports
- History and economic change12 reports
- Society, culture and well-being6 reports
01
The Post-Labor Economics framework
What Post-Labor Economics is, where its edges lie, and why the transition looks unavoidable.
13 reports
All themes- Degrowth and Post-Labor Economics - A Blueprint for Sustainable Growth
- Elasticity of Substitution (σ) Between Capital and Labor - A Comprehensive Analysis
- Global Geopolitical Inflection and the Post-Labor Economic Prospect
- Macroeconomics and Boundary Conditions - The Edges of Post-Labor Economic Theory
- Non-Rivalry in AI - What Makes It a Different Kind of Automation
- Post-Labor Economics - Classical Economic and Moral-Philosophical Perspectives
- Post-Labor Economics is Inevitable – There is No 'Fifth Paradigm'
- Post-Labor Economics Survey - Contemporary Voices, Convergence, and Divergence
- Solar PV and the Post-Labor Economy - Energy Abundance as a Foundation for Decentralized Prosperity
- Strange Attractors for a Solarpunk Future - Shifting Civilizational Path Dependency
- The Neoliberal Attractor Basin – Trajectories and Loops
- Total Factor Productivity in a Post-Labor Economy
- Useless Eaters – A First Principles View of Automation
02
The Pyramid of Power
The framework for a new social contract: two overviews, then each of its five layers. Each layer was researched twice, once with ChatGPT and once with Gemini.
12 reports
All themesTwo overviews
The five layers
Layer 1
Layer 2
Layer 3
Layer 4
Layer 5
03
Governance, technology and the social contract
Social contracts old and new, the technologies that could carry the next one, and how power is held to account.
10 reports
All themes- Arguments for and Against CBDC and Stablecoins
- Blockchain and the New Civic Contract in a Post-Labor Economy
- Blockchain and the State - Functions, Opportunities, and Constraints
- Decentralized and Productive - DAOs Building Real-World Value by 2025
- Evolution of Social Contracts - From Ancient Kingdoms to Modern Nation-States
- History of Tax Resistance and Economic Withdrawal as Political Tools
- History of Transparency and Accountability Between Citizens and Power
- How to Avoid Elite Capture in a Post-Labor World
- Levers of Power – Future Coercive Extraction of Concessions After Labor
- Toward a New Digital Social Contract - Global Survey of Key Technologies
04
The Pyramid of Prosperity: household income and ownership
How households could earn by owning: income models, dividends, endowments, wealth funds and shared ownership.
18 reports
All themes- Capital Endowment Programs - Direct Asset Grants to Individuals
- Distributed & Decentralized Dividend Mechanisms for a Post-Labor Economy
- Dividends for the Age of Automation - How Economies Are Preparing for a Post-Labor Future
- Dollar Matching Schemes for Wages and Investments in a Post-Labor Economy – Extant and Hypothetical Models
- Generational Wealth Patterns – Myths vs Reality
- Geographically-Constrained Income Systems in a Post-Labor Economy
- Global Survey of Urban Wealth Funds and Community Trusts
- Inclusive Capital - A Global Survey
- Inclusive Capital Income Ratio (ICIR) in a Post-Labor Economy - A Comprehensive U.S. Perspective
- Inclusive Capital Initiatives Around the World
- Market-Based Solutions for Economic Inclusion in a Post-Work Future
- Participatory Ownership Models in a Post-Labor Economy
- Pyramid of Prosperity - Modeling a 5 Tier Income for Post-Labor
- Pyramid of Prosperity - Post-Labor Income (Gemini)
- Resident-Owned Housing - A New Path to Affordable Communities in a Post-Labor Economy
- Shared Wealth - Participatory Ownership Models in the 21st Century
- Towards an Economic Agency Index - Income Composition in a Post-Neoliberal Era
- Universal Basic Income in a Post-Labor Economy - Necessary but Not Sufficient
05
AI, automation and robotics
General-purpose technologies, the pace of AI and robotics, and how quickly machines replace labor.
17 reports
All themes- A Comparative Analysis of AI as a General Purpose Technology - Steam, Electricity, Internet, and AI
- AI and Humanoid Robotics - An Era of Exponential Acceleration
- AI as a General-Purpose Technology
- Better, Faster, Cheaper, Safer - The March of Labor-Saving Technology
- Forecasting the Deployment and Cost Trajectory of Medium-Utility Humanoid Robots Through 2060
- From S-Curves to New Frontiers - The Pace of Tech Adoption
- General-Purpose Technologies - History, Impact, and Characteristics
- Government Adoption of Generative AI (Late 2022–2025)
- Rapid Advancements in AI Capabilities Across Sectors (2020–2025)
- State and Local Policies on Generative AI in the U.S.
- The Future Corporation in a Fully Automated Economy
- The Future of Advanced AI and Humanoid Robotics (2025–2050)
- The History and Impact of General-Purpose Technologies - From the Wheel to the Internet
- The Physical Limits of Machine Intelligence (Through 2050)
- The Unambiguous Trend of Technological Labor Substitution
- The “Labor Substitution Fallacy” - Technology, Employment, and the Future of Work
- Zero-Labor Enterprises - Automation and the “Optimal” Workforce of Zero
06
Labor, jobs and wages
The long decline in demand for human labor, and what still holds it up.
15 reports
All themes- Arguments Against the Job Automation Apocalypse
- Automation's Impact on Developed Economies
- Baumol's Cost Disease – Automation-Resistant Job Growth Sectors
- Credential Inflation Over the Centuries – The Rise and Forecast of Median Education for Entry-Level Jobs
- Evolving Role of Labor Unions in a Post-Labor Future
- From Labor Power to Digital Commons - Evolution of Collective Economic Leverage
- Long-Term Decline in U.S. Labor Demand (1950–Present)
- Measuring the Great Decoupling - How Institutions Are Tracking Collapsing Wages in the Age of Automation
- Technology, Automation, and the Erosion of Labor Demand in Developed Economies
- The Global Collapse of Labor Arbitrage in the Age of Synthetic Labor
- The Human Advantage in an Automated Age
- The Long-Term Impact of Automation on U.S. Employment - Historical Trends and Accelerating Displacement
- The Next Missing Millions – Big Tech’s Productivity Outpacing Headcount
- The Structural Decline of Labor’s Share in the Age of Automation
- Why the Attention Economy Cannot Absorb “Labor Refugees”
07
History and economic change
How past economic upheavals unfolded, and what they suggest about this one.
12 reports
All themes- Cultural Upheaval in the Age of Industry
- Economic Agency and Upheaval - A Historical Narrative
- From Extraction to Experience - Paradigm Shifts, General Purpose Technologies, and the Rise of the Meaning Economy
- Government Responses to Unemployment and Economic Crises - 1920s–Present
- Implementing Grand Economic Change - A 150-Year Narrative
- Industrial Transformation and National Missions - From the Great Depression to the AI Era
- Labor Power in Chinese History - From Imperial Abundance to Modern Transitions
- Labor’s Pendulum - Scarcity, Glut, and Power Through World History
- Mobilizing for Technological Revolutions - Lessons from History
- Social and Cultural Adaptations to Labor Shocks – Automation's Long Historical Arc and the AI Wave
- Technology and Economic Paradigm Shifts - From Agrarian to Industrial to Service Economies
- The Political and Social Consequences of Labor’s Decline - A Historical and Contemporary Analysis
08
Society, culture and well-being
Meaning, health and culture in a world with less work.
6 reports
All themes- Cognitive Capture in the Post-Labor Age
- Global Burnout – Cultural Receptivity to New Economic Paradigms
- Neoliberal Policy and Total Fertility – A Multidimensional Analysis
- Post-Labor Lifestyles Across Cultures and History
- The First Principles of Human Well-Being
- The Great Disconnect - Economic Growth and the Despair Beneath the Numbers
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