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Rising income inequality in Western high-income countries threatens democratic governance and social cohesion, and AI risks making it worse. Drawing on a forthcoming book, this
Fed’s Williams sees no urgency for next Fed rate hike
Fed’s Williams says there’s time to parse data before raising rates again Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said on Tuesday that
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Trump welcomes Xi to Washington looking for a trade win
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New jobs in 140 years of data: Why the AI displacement fear is overstated — and what to worry about instead
Forecasts of AI-driven job destruction rest on counting automatable tasks. But labour markets hire, pay, and fire whole occupations, not tasks – and occupations have
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The 2026 Middle East conflict and the disruption of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz generated the largest physical supply disruption in the history of
Beyond exposure: Predicting AI adoption based on comparative advantage
Predictions about the workplace impact of artificial intelligence often begin with what the technology can do captured by occupations’ exposure to AI. Using representative data
Europe’s regulatory double bind
The European Union’s AI Act – the world’s most ambitious regulatory framework for artificial intelligence to date – was supposed to enter into full effect
When aging meets digital & AI: Closing the silver digital divide for an aging world
We are living through two megatrends humanity has never seen before. The first is aging. Populations over 65 are growing not just in developed countries,
