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
One office day a month boosts remote team performance
Remote work has become a permanent feature of labour markets. But the question remains how to balance the benefits of remote work with the workplace
Writing code versus shipping code: Productivity effects across generations of AI coding tools
Generative AI now writes a substantial share of the world’s code, but aggregate software output has changed far less. This column uses data on more
Closing the skills gap: why industry must help lead the way
The global economy is changing at extraordinary speed, and education and training systems are struggling to keep up. Artificial intelligence is transforming jobs almost overnight.
Regulation and growth reloaded: Lessons from 25 years of retail trade and professional services reforms
Retail trade and professional services employ a large share of workers across OECD countries and provide key intermediate inputs to downstream sectors. This column examines
Pension funds, unlisted firms, and Europe’s Capital Markets Union
Europe’s Capital Markets Union debate is again centred on how to turn savings into productive investment. This column uses Danish ownership and register data to
What Three Decades of Advancing Clean Air Taught Us—and Where We Go from Here
In 1990, facing a public health crisis, Mexico City initiated its first multiyear air quality management strategy, significantly reducing lead and sulfur emissions. These results
Making AI work: From promise to practice
AI is here. Over 3 billion people globally use generative AI (genAI) like ChatGPT or Baidu’s Erni Bot monthly. AI helped researchers discover new proteins (and get
Cheaper machines, costlier buildings: The drag on long-run growth
The steady decline in the relative price of equipment has long been seen as a primary engine of long-run growth. This column documents a quieter,
The transatlantic divide in labour’s share of income
Across advanced economies, workers have been receiving a smaller share of national incomes. This column compares the evolution of labour’s share of income in Europe
