Research

• Shocking Technology: What Happens When Firms Make Large IT Investments?

  James Bessen and Cesare Righi
  
  New research on the effects of large IT investments on employment and productivity. Read More →

• Toward Understanding the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Labor

  Morgan R. Frank, David Autor, James E. Bessen, Erik Brynjolfsson, et al.
  
  New research analyzing the barriers that inhibit accurately measuring the effects of AI and automation on the future of work and developing a decision framework that focuses on resilience to unexpected scenarios. Read More →

• Shocks and Technology Adoption: Evidence from Electronic Payment Systems

  Nicolas Crouzet, Apoorv Gupta, and Filippo Mezzanotti
  
  A new study suggests that the Indian demonetization in 2016 spurred more rapid adoption of electronic payment systems. Read More →

• Automatic Reaction – What Happens to Workers at Firms that Automate?

  James Bessen, Maarten Goos, Anna Salomons, and Wiljan van den Berge
  
  New research on the effects of automation on jobs and wages finds minor impacts compared to mass layoffs, and with greatest impact on higher-paid workers. Read More →

• Diffusing New Technology Without Dissipating Rents

  James Bessen and Alessandro Nuvolari
  
  A paper analyzing the diffusion of three technologies in the 19th century with policy implications for today. Read More →

Commentary

• Will artificial intelligence change the economy for the better?

  Robert Seamans interviewed by the American Enterprise Institute on AI and the economy.

• The Competitive Landscape of AI Startups

  James Kossuth and Robert Seamans in Harvard Business Review

• How Software Is Helping Big Companies Dominate

  James Bessen and Walter Frick in Harvard Business Review