
Letting AI agents write econometric code
Large language models increasingly write the code behind empirical research. This column reports a benchmark of 40 econometric tasks

Large language models increasingly write the code behind empirical research. This column reports a benchmark of 40 econometric tasks

Last year, we surveyed firms in emerging markets backed by private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) funds, which

The expansion of artificial intelligence has triggered a surge of investment and rising equity values at technology firms. The

The AI boom is usually discussed as a contest over models, chips, and productivity. This column argues that it

Policymakers are asking whether generative AI is reshaping labour demand, and the literature has found mixed results so far.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing rapidly at a moment when the global economy badly needs a new source of

AI is transforming digital services, and mobile apps, which routinely reach users far beyond their home markets, show just

Only 13% of companies were on track with their AI initiatives, as regulatory hurdles and integration with legacy IT

Professional judgement comes from learning by doing, but AI has the potential to disrupt this learning process. This column

The cyber threat landscape changed dramatically in April 2026 with the emergence of frontier AI models from OpenAI and

Large language models increasingly write the code behind empirical research. This column reports a benchmark of 40 econometric tasks

Last year, we surveyed firms in emerging markets backed by private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) funds, which

The expansion of artificial intelligence has triggered a surge of investment and rising equity values at technology firms. The

The AI boom is usually discussed as a contest over models, chips, and productivity. This column argues that it

Policymakers are asking whether generative AI is reshaping labour demand, and the literature has found mixed results so far.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing rapidly at a moment when the global economy badly needs a new source of

AI is transforming digital services, and mobile apps, which routinely reach users far beyond their home markets, show just

Only 13% of companies were on track with their AI initiatives, as regulatory hurdles and integration with legacy IT

Professional judgement comes from learning by doing, but AI has the potential to disrupt this learning process. This column

The cyber threat landscape changed dramatically in April 2026 with the emergence of frontier AI models from OpenAI and




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