02 / Economic research
Technology, production & work.
Exploring how technological change reshapes economic opportunity.
Research paper
Individual project · Author
HIST 1502 · Global Arts/Humanities
OVERVIEW
Written for HIST 1502 (Global Arts/Humanities), a course fulfilling the Western History and Historical Awareness requirement, this paper examines how the spread of the internet interacts with work in rural and urban America. It considers infrastructure, education, automation, and the movement of jobs, then compares these changes with nineteenth-century industrialization.
INSIDE THE PROJECT
Compare perspectives
Look at differences in infrastructure and access to jobs across rural and metropolitan communities.
Add historical context
Compare internet-era change with factory-based industrialization, focusing on productivity, automation, and urbanization.
Build a written argument
Bring together sources including the U.S. Census Bureau, Brookings, and the World Bank to discuss economic change.
The original paper includes its bibliography and historical comparisons. This case study summarizes the paper’s argument and research approach.