Uneven macroeconomic growth in the advanced economies in the last 20 years have left tens of millions of citizens feeling worse off than before. One result? The recent wave of populist unrest in country after country. This solutions-oriented session will review:

• What policies can ease anxieties about economic change, spur employers to provide better training, and governments more effective assistance?
• What now-hot ideas -- wage insurance, life-time retraining loan accounts, Universal Basic Income -- are worth serious consideration?
• Since this is not a purely economic phenomenon, what social and cultural factors must be taken into account?