Gita Gopinath says AI is shifting economics toward insight, mechanism and measurement
asusarla · x · 2026-07-21
Gita Gopinath argues that AI is changing what counts as valuable research in economics.
- At recent NBER meetings, she said the premium on research focused mainly on computational complexity has dropped sharply because of AI.
- She believes the field is swinging back toward work that offers new insights, new mechanisms, and new measurements.
- In a follow-up thought, she suggests researchers should occasionally step out of academia and work in policy or the private sector to spark new ideas.
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