As autonomous vehicles become ubiquitous, it will be come more important to charge for congestion and road use. Fortunately, autonomous cars can also more easily respond to real-time price signals.
@erikbryn
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Understanding AI’s Impact on Labor: What We Know and Next Steps
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IF: you're interested in understanding what we know, what we don't know, and what we need to do next when it comes to AI and labor, THEN: This piece by @econ_b, a postdoc at the @DigEconLab is a must-read. Link in next post:
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AI and Labor Markets: What We Know and Don’t Know
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AI and Labor Markets: What We Know and Don’t Know by Bharat Chandar
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Young Workers: Canaries in AI’s Employment Coal Mine
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Are young workers canaries in the AI coal mine? @bigthink had a conversation with @econ_b and me about the research we did with @RuyuChen about AI and employment. Links in the next post.
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Young Workers and AI: Canaries in the Coal Mine
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Genius Concentration Silicon Valley Innovation Ecosystem Effects
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You mean crowded in. Having the opportunity to learn from and work with geniuses like Mokyr, Aghion and Howitt makes people more innovative. Do you think Silicon Valley would be nearly as productive a place for American-born scientists and engineers if there were no
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Nobel Prize Honors Economics of Innovation and Growth
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Congrats to Joel, Philippe and Peter for being recognized with the Nobel Prize. They revolutionized our understanding of the economics of innovation and growth.
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Senior Worker Employment Unaffected by Occupational Automation Exposure
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It's a very sensible interpretation. Though to be clear, employment didn't grow any differently for senior workers in exposed occupations than in unexposed occupations.
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The Bitter Lesson’s Bitter Lesson: AI Learning from Human Knowledge
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Andrew Trask’s Bitter Lessons in AI Development
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Here's Andrew Trask's blog post: https://
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