Policy
What Work Does Generative AI Do?
Essays SEP 8, 2026
By: Alexander Bick, Adam Blandin, David Deming, Tyler Schumacher
AI, Tech & Energy
Labor, Wages & Worker Power
Abstract
This is a weekly post we publish every Friday with links to articles we think anyone interested in equitable growth should read. We won’t be the first to share these articles, but we hope by taking a look back at the whole week we can put them in context.
The importance of accounting
Should we account for bad investments in gross domestic product? Noah Smith says no [bloomberg view (opens in a new tab)]
“It is not possible for a human to know whether Bank of America made money or lost money last quarter,” says Matt Levine, referring to bank earnings reports [bloomberg view (opens in a new tab)]
Silver linings
Ben Walsh finds the upside of falling oil prices [huff post (opens in a new tab)]
Problems at the bottom of the ladder
Ylan Mui looks at ways regional Federal Reserve Banks are helping community development [wonkblog (opens in a new tab)]
Chico Harlan documents the rise of rent-to-own industry in the wake of the Great Recession [storyline (opens in a new tab)]
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Policy
What happens to U.S. workers without access to Unemployment Insurance amid economic downturns or disruptions related to AI?
Essays SEP 2, 2026
By: Megan Rivera
AI, Tech & Energy
Economic Equity & Opportunity
Labor, Wages & Worker Power
Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement
Policy
Economic research shows immigration is good for U.S. workers, the economy, and affordability
Essays AUG 31, 2026
By: Christopher Bangert-Drowns
Economic Equity & Opportunity
Household Economic Security
Labor, Wages & Worker Power
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