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 on Fridays 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.
Links
Productivity growth: an incredibly important economic statistic that no one understands that well. [bloomberg (opens in a new tab)]
Justin Fox on the valuation of Snapchat and the art of valuating businesses itself. [bloomberg view (opens in a new tab)]
Equitable Growth’s Robert Lynch parses the difference between conventional and dynamic scoring. [roll call (opens in a new tab)]
The President’s Council of Economic Advisers released this year’s Economic Report of the President. [the white house (opens in a new tab)]
Izabella Kaminska on negative interest rates and the global cash burn. [ft alphaville (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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