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Daniel Shin

Producer

Daniel helps produce the daily “Marketplace Tech” show and podcast, and he’s interested in tech policy and ethics.

Latest from Daniel Shin

  • Jun 21, 2021

    Does human resources still need humans?

    Does human resources still need humans?
    Sean Gallup/Getty Images

    Some companies are automating their human resources departments. What can go right? And what can go wrong?

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  • Jun 18, 2021

    Is your employer observing Juneteenth?

    Vice President Kamala Harris and Opal Lee (second from left), the activist known as the grandmother of Juneteenth, watch as President Joe Biden signs the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act.
    Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

    Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery, is now a federal holiday. Many federal workers get the day off today, but what about private employers? Plus, the first test voyages for cruise ship operators hoping to set sail again. And, reporting from The New York Times sheds light on human resources dysfunction at Amazon, including a pattern of mistaken worker terminations during the pandemic.

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  • Jun 18, 2021

    All of the workers who leave Amazon

    A sweeping New York Times investigation into Amazon's warehouses reveals high turnover, HR errors and worker frustration.
    Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

    According to reporting by The New York Times, attrition at Amazon warehouses is much higher than is typical in the warehousing and retail industry. Among the questions: Is all that leaving seen as a bug or a feature? We speak with the Times reporters who took a closer look at the Amazon customers don’t see. And, the Supreme Court yesterday ruled in favor of a Catholic foster care agency that says its religious views prevent it from working with same-sex couples. The high court ruled that city of Philadelphia violated the First Amendment rights of Catholic Social Services when it stopped working with the agency. How will this ruling affect other organizations?

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  • Jun 18, 2021

    Doggy day care is booming as people return to offices

    As people start to return to offices, there's a growing demand for pet day care services.
    Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP via Getty Images

    From the BBC World Service: That’s because millions of people bought pets when COVID struck and many workers were instructed to work from home. But who will look after our furry friends now? Plus, commodity prices slide after a strong year as the U.S. and countries across Europe continue to lift COVID restrictions. And, promoters in England continue trials for how to run an outdoor music festival during a pandemic.

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  • Jun 18, 2021

    Is Amazon’s high turnover a huge red flag or the secret to its dominance?

    A sweeping New York Times investigation into Amazon's warehouses reveals high turnover, HR errors and worker frustration.
    Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

    Inside the investigation into “the Amazon that customers don’t see.”

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  • Jun 18, 2021

    A critic of Big Tech is now one of its biggest regulators

    Lina Khan, chair of the FTC, speaks at an April Senate committee confirmation hearing.
    Saul Loeb/Pool/Getty Images

    As Lina Khan’s legal career started, she argued that antitrust laws weren’t only about keeping prices low. President Biden just made her a top antitrust regulator.

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  • Jun 17, 2021

    When prison records stand in the way of getting work

    Firefighting is just one of the jobs done by people who are incarcerated. The chances they will get hired as firefighters after they get out of prison are low.
    David McNew/AFP via Getty Images

    Despite work experience and training for people who are incarcerated, many worry about finding employment once they get out. What, then, does rehabilitation mean? Plus, in a trend reversal, more people, not fewer, signed up for unemployment benefits last week. Also, support in the Senate continues to build for a bipartisan plan to fix infrastructure. And, why we’ve seen so many IPOs so far this year.

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  • Jun 17, 2021

    The central role of prisons in the U.S. economy

    “The Prison in Twelve Landscapes” features Nahshon Thomas, a formerly incarcerated man who teaches chess in Washington Square Park. Filmmaker Brett Story said she wanted to address how prison affects everyday life, like the employment prospects of people with criminal records.
    Courtesy of Oh Ratface Films

    In June, our documentary film selection for the “Econ Extra Credit” series is “The Prison in Twelve Landscapes.” It takes the approach of “visual poetry” to look at the culture of incarceration in the U.S. from many angles — all of them personal, many of them economic. Also, the news out of the Federal Reserve yesterday is that interest rates, steady for now, will likely start rising sooner than policymakers thought.

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  • Jun 17, 2021

    U.K. scouts can now earn a badge for money skills

    A composite image of a selection of the Scout Organization's badges on May 15, 2014 in London, England.
    Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

    From the BBC World Service: Scouts in the U.K. introduce the organization’s first financial literacy skills badge. Plus, 500 police officers raided the offices of the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper alleging its reporting breaches a national security law. The paper’s editor-in-chief and other senior bosses were arrested at their homes. And, the World Bank says it won’t help El Salvador implement Bitcoin as a form of legal tender.

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  • Jun 17, 2021

    The hidden side of the prison labor economy

    Firefighting is just one of the jobs done by people who are incarcerated. The chances they will get hired as firefighters after they get out of prison are low.
    David McNew/AFP via Getty Images

    Prison work programs can be selective and often train people for jobs they can’t actually get on the outside, according to law professor Hadar Aviram.

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