💥Come work with me as a PreDoc at Economics at Zurich in Zurich, Switzerland! 💥 For more info and how to apply click the link below: Econ RA Listings PREDOC.org jobs.uzh.ch/offene-stellen…

What can 14 million images tell us about cultural change? D. Yanagizawa-Drott and I have a new working paper that argues - a lot! To fix ideas, check out this handsome young man who graduated from Cupertino high school in 1972. Steve Jobs was wearing a tux, bow tie and long hair

Noteworthy: we also see convergence in persistence.

Why Leopold Aschenbrenner didn't go into economic research. From dwarkeshpatel.com/p/leopold-asch… This was a great listen, and Leopold Aschenbrenner is underrated

Feeling exhausted? But also “don’t have time” for a break? Lexi Schubert, my amazing PhD student on the market, delivers a beautiful and clever experiment in her JMP. Maybe some of us are working too much… Thought provoking results on the labor-leisure tradeoff.

Do u work too hard ? Of course u do! But can people work so much that they reduce their earnings because of exhaustion? JM Candidate Lexi Schubert says yes. Check out her jmp!

AI opportunities for Global South – Join us live at 5pm CET 🔴 D. Yanagizawa-Drott of Economics at Zurich presents recent research on the impact of generative artificial intelligence in emerging markets → ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_events… #EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS

Today's live webcast with D. Yanagizawa-Drott of Economics at Zurich is brought to you in association with CEPR, a distributed network of economists who collaborate on a wide range of policy-related research projects and dissemination activities → cepr.org/about/people/d…

Had a nice Economics. For Society. chat with Elliott Ash of ETH Zurich on how AI could be locally tailored to solve concrete problems in the Global South. We discuss the importance of partnerships between policymakers, economists and AI engineers. youtube.com/live/PYrM7Huuc…

New working paper with 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐡𝐢𝐥 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 and Jens Ludwig on using LLM outputs in empirical research. Thread coming soon. Link to paper: arxiv.org/abs/2412.07031…

📢 Unique #funding opportunity! The LRF Center for Economics of Breastfeeding at Economics at Zurich has launched a Fellowship program. Young scholars can get funding (up to 5,000 CHF) & mentorship by faculty at the Center. Deadline: 16 Feb 2025 More info: lrfc.uzh.ch/en/call-for-fe…

What is the meaning of life? What would you remember as bringing satisfaction, meaning, and purpose to your life? These are the modest questions that David Lagakos, Stelios Michalopoulos and I try to answer by "interviewing" over 1,400 Americans. We don't get to talk to them

‼️Job alert ‼️ Pre-Doc positions: Are you a highly motivated person that wants work on cutting-edge research exploring the role of AI technologies in Global South? PREDOC.org Econ RA Listings jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancies/…

📣 Pre-Doc positions in economics and applied machine learning with a focus on developing countries (with Prof. D. Yanagizawa-Drott) are now open! You will work on cutting-edge research exploring the role of AI in Sub-Saharan Africa countries (Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya). 👉Learn more and

Fun convo with Tim Phillips Talk Normal on how to make AI work for Global South.

If you have a paper at the intersection of AI and Economics, submit your paper! 👇