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
Energy markets under chokepoint stress: The 2026 Hormuz shock
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,
SpaceX and AI startup wealth fuels demand for private jets
Aviation lawyer Amanda Applegate skipped her annual vacation last month as a surge of wealth from AI startups and SpaceX sent a wave of tech investors
AI, productivity, and work: Evidence from US firms
Real-time evidence from users can inform the current policy debates around artificial intelligence. This column reports on a survey of executives at typical US firms
Measuring organisational capital from employee reviews
The way firms coordinate activities, motivate employees, accumulate knowledge, and adapt to changing environments evolves gradually over time, and is shaped by managerial decisions. This
The AI skills divide in Europe and Central Asia: Who benefits and who gets left behind
As generative artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly enters classrooms across the Balkans and Türkiye, the policy conversation often focuses on tools—chatbots, adaptive platforms, automated grading systems.
How Can We Equip People to Ride the AI Wave
More than 50 years ago, Nobel laureate Theodore Schultz, a pioneer of human capital theory, offered an insight into what people need to weather the
