1stgen Professor of Economics (2005-2022)
Senior Economist at the Stepstone Group
https://economicscience.net
Delegating in the Age of AI: Preferences for Decision Autonomy https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rco:dpaper:558&r=&r=eur
"… participants systematically underutilize both #AI and human agents, even when those agents outperform them. Despite a general hesitancy to delegate, we observe a 1/4
Delegating in the Age of AI: Preferences for Decision Autonomy https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rco:dpaper:558&r=&r=eur
"… participants systematically underutilize both #AI and human agents, even when those agents outperform them. Despite a general hesitancy to delegate, we observe a 1/4
Old Workers, New Capital https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rsi:irersi:20&r=&r=age
"… when industries experience workforce #aging, firms with older initial workforces respond by #hiring younger workers and exhibit lower investment, while firms with younger initial workforces hire 1/3
Old Workers, New Capital https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rsi:irersi:20&r=&r=age
"… when industries experience workforce #aging, firms with older initial workforces respond by #hiring younger workers and exhibit lower investment, while firms with younger initial workforces hire 1/3
AI and the Art of Judgment https://www.econlib.org/econlog/ai-and-the-art-of-judgment
"… when Sigourney Weaver’s character, Ellen Ripley, dons a P-5000 power loader suit to defeat the alien queen. She uses a tool that amplifies her strength, enabling her to accomplish what would 1/4
AI and the Art of Judgment https://www.econlib.org/econlog/ai-and-the-art-of-judgment
"… when Sigourney Weaver’s character, Ellen Ripley, dons a P-5000 power loader suit to defeat the alien queen. She uses a tool that amplifies her strength, enabling her to accomplish what would 1/4
Measuring Labor Market Tightness: Data Update and New Web Feature https://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/01/measuring-labor-market-tightness-data-update-and-new-web-feature/
"… Traditional tightness measures such as vacancies over unemployment (V/U) also do a relatively 1/4
Measuring Labor Market Tightness: Data Update and New Web Feature https://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/01/measuring-labor-market-tightness-data-update-and-new-web-feature/
"… Traditional tightness measures such as vacancies over unemployment (V/U) also do a relatively 1/4
The Trust Equation: It’s Not Just Who You Hire, It’s How You Hire https://behavioralscientist.org/the-trust-equation-its-not-just-who-you-hire-its-how-you-hire/
"Talent represents the most valuable asset of any firm, and candidates evaluate employers as rigorously as vice versa. 1/3
The Trust Equation: It’s Not Just Who You Hire, It’s How You Hire https://behavioralscientist.org/the-trust-equation-its-not-just-who-you-hire-its-how-you-hire/
"Talent represents the most valuable asset of any firm, and candidates evaluate employers as rigorously as vice versa. 1/3
One Sentence at a Time: A Quantitative #History of Rationality in Economic Thought https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:socarx:38na2_v1&r=&r=big
"… Combining large language model–based semantic analysis with bibliometric and network methods, we identify and cluster discussions of 1/2
One Sentence at a Time: A Quantitative #History of Rationality in Economic Thought https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:socarx:38na2_v1&r=&r=big
"… Combining large language model–based semantic analysis with bibliometric and network methods, we identify and cluster discussions of 1/2
David Autor on "How Is #AI Shaping the Future of #Work?" https://issues.org/david-autor-economist-ai-future-work/
#LaborEcon #economics
orig https://fediscience.org/@davdittrich/115906940061303887
David Autor on "How Is #AI Shaping the Future of #Work?" https://issues.org/david-autor-economist-ai-future-work/
#LaborEcon #economics
orig https://fediscience.org/@davdittrich/115906940061303887
Buyer Beware: Star Ratings Actually Steer Us Away From the Best Shopping Deals
When reviewers consider prices while rating products, there’s a tendency to downgrade the highest-quality yet pricier items 1/2
Buyer Beware: Star Ratings Actually Steer Us Away From the Best Shopping Deals
When reviewers consider prices while rating products, there’s a tendency to downgrade the highest-quality yet pricier items 1/2
The Score by C Thi Nguyen https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jan/06/the-score-by-c-thi-nguyen-review-a-brilliant-warning-about-the-gamification-of-everyday-life
"…mistaking points for the point is a pervasive error that leads us to build our lives 1/3
The Score by C Thi Nguyen https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jan/06/the-score-by-c-thi-nguyen-review-a-brilliant-warning-about-the-gamification-of-everyday-life
"…mistaking points for the point is a pervasive error that leads us to build our lives 1/3
Two #books for the reading list
Decisions, Decisions https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2026/01/decisions-decisions.html
#decisionMaking #BoundedRationality
orig https://fediscience.org/@davdittrich/115906763414296984
Two #books for the reading list
Decisions, Decisions https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2026/01/decisions-decisions.html
#decisionMaking #BoundedRationality
orig https://fediscience.org/@davdittrich/115906763414296984
Please share - Pew Research Center is looking for a data archivist who will be an advocate for data users, helping to ensure that our datasets are easy to discover and reuse by researchers, journalists, and the public. 1/2
Please share - Pew Research Center is looking for a data archivist who will be an advocate for data users, helping to ensure that our datasets are easy to discover and reuse by researchers, journalists, and the public. 1/2
The Modern Peril of the Availability Heuristic https://www.behavioraleconomics.com/the-modern-peril-of-the-availability-heuristic/
"We now live in an era of informational abundance. The problem is no longer insufficient information, but rather too much of it.
.…'UnAvailability 1/3
The Modern Peril of the Availability Heuristic https://www.behavioraleconomics.com/the-modern-peril-of-the-availability-heuristic/
"We now live in an era of informational abundance. The problem is no longer insufficient information, but rather too much of it.
.…'UnAvailability 1/3
Who Works from Home After the Pandemic? https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:iae:iaewps:wp2025n18&r=&r=bec
"… while worker preferences are relevant, the results suggest that it is the nature of jobs that is the main factor determining who has the option to work from home.
… strong 1/4
Who Works from Home After the Pandemic? https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:iae:iaewps:wp2025n18&r=&r=bec
"… while worker preferences are relevant, the results suggest that it is the nature of jobs that is the main factor determining who has the option to work from home.
… strong 1/4
Labor market size and occupational skill match https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hhs:ifauwp:2025_024&r=&r=lma
The urban wage premium may be related to a city-size match quality gap:
"… occupational skill-match quality is higher for individuals living in large local labor markets. 1/2
Labor market size and occupational skill match https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hhs:ifauwp:2025_024&r=&r=lma
The urban wage premium may be related to a city-size match quality gap:
"… occupational skill-match quality is higher for individuals living in large local labor markets. 1/2
Malthus
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/malthus
#smbc #economics
…was reminding me of: "Cependant, qui sait? La terre a des limites, mais la bêtise humaine est infinie!"
orig https://fediscience.org/@davdittrich/115844800389267205
Malthus
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/malthus
#smbc #economics
…was reminding me of: "Cependant, qui sait? La terre a des limites, mais la bêtise humaine est infinie!"
orig https://fediscience.org/@davdittrich/115844800389267205
How Selective Universities Can Increase Socioeconomic Diversity: Admit by SAT Scores https://conversableeconomist.com/2026/01/02/how-selective-universities-can-increase-socioeconomic-diversity-admit-by-sat-scores/
"… counterfactual admissions scenario in which colleges eliminate 1/4
How Selective Universities Can Increase Socioeconomic Diversity: Admit by SAT Scores https://conversableeconomist.com/2026/01/02/how-selective-universities-can-increase-socioeconomic-diversity-admit-by-sat-scores/
"… counterfactual admissions scenario in which colleges eliminate 1/4
Remote professionals are quiet quitting Fridays …could open the door to a 4-day work week
https://fortune.com/2025/11/17/remote-hybrid-four-day-work-week-time-use-survey/
"From 2019 to 2024, the average number of minutes worked on Fridays fell by about 90 minutes in jobs that can 1/3
Remote professionals are quiet quitting Fridays …could open the door to a 4-day work week
https://fortune.com/2025/11/17/remote-hybrid-four-day-work-week-time-use-survey/
"From 2019 to 2024, the average number of minutes worked on Fridays fell by about 90 minutes in jobs that can 1/3
How Zero-Sum Beliefs Get in the Way of Fairness
https://behavioralscientist.org/how-zero-sum-beliefs-get-in-the-way-of-fairness/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Behavioral Scientist @behavioral-scientist-Behscientist
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How Zero-Sum Beliefs Get in the Way of Fairness
https://behavioralscientist.org/how-zero-sum-beliefs-get-in-the-way-of-fairness/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Behavioral Scientist @behavioral-scientist-Behscientist
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Things versus People: Gender Differences in Vocational Interests and in Occupational Preferences https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167268122003201
HT @SteveStuWill
"On average, men are more interested in working with things, whereas women are more interested in 1/3
Things versus People: Gender Differences in Vocational Interests and in Occupational Preferences https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167268122003201
HT @SteveStuWill
"On average, men are more interested in working with things, whereas women are more interested in 1/3
Will AI Bury Future Generations in Cognitive Debt? https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/ai-destroying-traditional-career-automating-learning-by-doing-by-bertrand-badre-and-florian-ingen-housz-2025-10
"As companies seek to automate repetitive tasks in the name of 1/4
Will AI Bury Future Generations in Cognitive Debt? https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/ai-destroying-traditional-career-automating-learning-by-doing-by-bertrand-badre-and-florian-ingen-housz-2025-10
"As companies seek to automate repetitive tasks in the name of 1/4
AI Is the Bubble to Burst Them All https://www.wired.com/story/ai-bubble-will-burst/
"It’s worth reiterating that two of the closest analogs #AI seems to have in tech #bubble history are aviation and broadcast radio. Both were wrapped in high degrees of #uncertainty and both were 1/4
AI Is the Bubble to Burst Them All https://www.wired.com/story/ai-bubble-will-burst/
"It’s worth reiterating that two of the closest analogs #AI seems to have in tech #bubble history are aviation and broadcast radio. Both were wrapped in high degrees of #uncertainty and both were 1/4
How do monetary incentives affect the measurement of social preferences? https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zur:econwp:482&r=&r=exp
"… the use of monetary #incentives, as well as the size of the stakes, have little impact on choices at the descriptive levels, as well as for the 1/5
How do monetary incentives affect the measurement of social preferences? https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zur:econwp:482&r=&r=exp
"… the use of monetary #incentives, as well as the size of the stakes, have little impact on choices at the descriptive levels, as well as for the 1/5
Bargaining power and #wages: Collective wage agreements and union membership in Germany https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:ifsowp:329630&r=&r=lab
"Even in an era of declining membership of #unions, their roles remain vital in addressing contemporary labor market inequalities.
… 1/4
Bargaining power and #wages: Collective wage agreements and union membership in Germany https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:ifsowp:329630&r=&r=lab
"Even in an era of declining membership of #unions, their roles remain vital in addressing contemporary labor market inequalities.
… 1/4