Economists: AI's economic impact can't wait decades for clean causal identification
soumitrashukla9 · x · 2026-09-22
Economist Alex Olegimas argues that while rigorous causal identification (instruments, parallel trends) is vital and takes years or decades, business and policy decisions on AI's economic effects need actionable signals now, even if imperfect. Rob Seamans amplified it as a key contribution to the 'economics of AI' debate.
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