Together with the Productivity Network, the University of Newfoundland, the University of Alberta, Toronto Metropolitan University, and the Rutgers Network of Work-Studies Scholars, the Center for Global Work and Employment (CGWE) organized the international conference AI, Remote Work, and Productivity at Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada, on May 8–9, 2025. More than 100 researchers, Canadian government officials, and practitioners participated. Rutgers professors Mingwei Liu (SMLR), Jennifer Hunt (Economics), and Yanhong Jin (Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics) presented their research. The conference also featured a workshop for a forthcoming special issue of the Journal of Productivity Analysis on AI, remote work, and productivity.
