Virtual Masterclass: Technological Change & the Impact on Labor Markets with Prof. Erik Hurst

Join us online March 4 for a virtual MBA Masterclass with Chicago Booth’s Erik Hurst, the Roman Family Distinguished Service Professor of Economics, Director of the Becker Friedman Institute, and John E. Jeuck Faculty Fellow.

Automation, robots, and AI all have the potential to effect the labor market. In this lecture, Professor Hurst will draw on his extensive research to discuss the forces that determine the labor market implications of these new technologies.

This session will not only be an excellent opportunity to hear some of Prof. Hurst's latest research insights, but also a chance to experience Chicago Booth's unique approach to business education. Please come prepared to participate in an active conversation.

Don’t miss the opportunity to learn first-hand from Professor Hurst about the power of these technologies have on the labor market.

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Date: Tuesday 4 March
Time: 7 AM CST (Chicago) | 1 PM GMT (London) | 9 PM HKT (Hong Kong)
Location: Online via Zoom

About the featured faculty speaker:
Erik Hurst is an economist whose work lies at the intersection of macroeconomics, labor economics and urban economics. His research has been extensively covered in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and The Economist.

Hurst has earned a number of awards, including the TIAA-CREF Paul A. Samuelson Award for Outstanding Scholarly Writing in 2006 and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Prize Medal for Distinguished Research in Entrepreneurship in 20212. In 2008 2010, Chicago Booth MBAs selected him for the Emory Williams Award for Outstanding MBA Teaching. He also was the 2017 recipient of the McKinsey Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Prof. Hurst is a member of the Economic Fluctuations Group, Aging Group, and Public Economics Group at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He was a former co-editor of the Journal of Political Economy, the NBER Macro-Annual, and the Journal of Economic Perspectives. He is a fellow of the Econometrics Society and the IZA Institute of Labor Economics. In 2024, he was elected into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Hurst earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and finance from Clarkson University in 1993. He received a master’s degree in economics in 1995 and a PhD in economics in 1999 from the University of Michigan. Prof. Hurst joined the Chicago Booth faculty in 1999.