When math is outsourced to OpenAI, what happens to econ research?
RexDouglass · x · 2026-10-07
Predicting how economics and social science research reshuffles as math gets delegated to AI: top-tier human-led work will use AI for scale (qualitative interviews, field interventions, massive text analysis); field experiments and firm connections rise in value; administrative-data research becomes more lucrative but benefits concentrate among prolific authors.
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