The economics of structural change and the post-commodity future of work

Several public affairs firms have beefed up operations in the city since Andy Burnham opened his extra prime ministerial base there

Daron Acemoglu, David Autor, and Simon Johnson ask: What is pro-worker AI, and how can we build it?

Society has the capacity and tools to shape our economic trajectory in the AGI era. Here is a roadmap for managing the transition.

Some initial analyses of AI’s impact on economics writing

(Forthcoming Article) - We characterize the contribution of immigrants to US innovation. Leveraging new data, we use age of SSN assignment to identify immigrant status. Immigrants represent 16 percent of inventors, but authored 23 percent of patents. Immigrant inventors contribute to knowledge diffusion across borders. They disproportionately rely on foreign technologies and inventor collaborations. Using variation from premature inventor deaths, we find immigrant inventors create stronger innovation productivity spillovers on their collaborators, as compared to US-born inventors. A simple model implies immigrants are responsible for 32 percent of aggregate innovation, over half of which is due to human capital externalities on US-born collaborators.

New evidence released Monday shows that Dan Ariely, professor of business administration in the Fuqua School of Business, likely tampered with or fabricated data in an influential research paper from ...

Artificial intelligence has made interpersonal skills more valuable, executives say

A look at Andy Burnham’s Manchester office “No. 10 North” — and what it reveals about his political ambitions.

We are sad to announce that Michael Edwards, Honorary Professor at the Bartlett School of Planning, passed away on 5 August 2026.

The trustees of the Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum are disposing of its Harry Simpson Memorial Library in September, next month.

No. 10 North is the core of Andy Burnham’s devolution plans. Will it work, how, and can we track its effects?

Political economy should steal the best tricks of science fiction and techno-thrillers.

A turbulent week at Google marked by CEO Demis Hassabis stepping back and the departure of four top scientists has exposed the sector’s fierce battle for AI talent