New Paper Analyzes How Cheaper AI-Driven Software Engineering Will Reshape the Economy
lihua_lei_stat · x · 2026-09-30
Economist JADHazell, with coauthors Alex Blumenfeld, Chen Lian, and Andreas Schaab, released a new paper examining how the economy will be affected when AI makes software engineering cheaper and better. Presented as a 9-part thread, it explores the transmission mechanisms — from labor markets to productivity — as the cost of producing software drops.
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