tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post1276757357458245531..comments2024-03-26T19:10:00.791-04:00Comments on West Coast Stat Views (on Observational Epidemiology and more): Supply and demandJosephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760453165301871031noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post-86508204802981045252015-08-03T16:48:10.899-04:002015-08-03T16:48:10.899-04:00David,
That might be true. But if the new monito...David,<br /><br />That might be true. But if the new monitoring devices (that make the job less fun) don't increase productivity by enough to free up resources to pay more than maybe they should be dropped? <br /><br />It's not automatic that all productivity gains must bypass the workers. And if there are not productivity gains then the companies are just making the job less pleasant as an idle amusement. <br /><br />Either way, drop the new monitoring or increase pay, you are either going back to a stable equilibrium or sharing benefits of better tech. <br />Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760453165301871031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post-31196708833745846682015-08-03T15:23:07.161-04:002015-08-03T15:23:07.161-04:00If you increase worker pay, this will also increas...If you increase worker pay, this will also increase the cost of shipping. It's not clear that there would be an increase in aggregate demand.David Condonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post-13881041204335699412015-08-01T14:03:03.831-04:002015-08-01T14:03:03.831-04:00The key is that the increase in trucker tracking h...The key is that the increase in trucker tracking has occurred in the last 2-3 years. So you could revert back to the old ways (where truckers had flexibility) but if you are going to alarm their breaks (a new practice) you make the job less good. So the change has just happened, and it makes the job less good. <br /><br />But reverting back to the old rules would be a viable option (but under improving experiences from the new decreased level).Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760453165301871031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post-54324039898555859342015-08-01T13:40:00.771-04:002015-08-01T13:40:00.771-04:00I do not quite understand the final sentence in Ca...I do not quite understand the final sentence in Cathy's post: "we either need to improve truckers’ work experiences or pay them more." Why can't things continue the way they are?Andrew Gelmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02715992780769751789noreply@blogger.com