Simon Johnson
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MIT Sloan, MIT Shaping the Future of Work Initiative @MITshapingwork, and co-chair CFA Institute Systemic Risk Council. Former IMF. #StandWithUkraine
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https://shapingwork.mit.edu/power-and-progress/ 12-03-2009 22:07:12
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This week, I had the pleasure of engaging in a dynamic fireside chat with The Nobel Prize Laureate Simon Johnson Simon Johnson, where we delved into the transformative potential of #ArtificialIntelligence — exploring how #AI, much like the groundbreaking innovations of electricity
We asked co-director Simon Johnson why he feels it's so important to translate economics research to a broad audience — and how its tools can help us understand the implications of technological transformation.
🆕 Geopolitics, AI & the future of global development: A conversation with Simon Johnson 📢 Today on #VoxDevTalks, Simon Johnson Simon Johnson (MIT Sloan School of Management) joins Tim Phillips Talk Normal to discuss the global economy, deglobalisation, and artificial intelligence: voxdev.org/topic/macroeco…
Will global disparities widen if nations fail to prepare for artificial intelligence? Simon Johnson (Simon Johnson) discusses this in this week's episode of #VoxDevTalks: youtu.be/jQcfuYxsrrw?si…
What exactly are tariffs, and what impacts could they have on workers? Co-director Simon Johnson explains.
Who will AI benefit—the many or the few? 👉 youtu.be/QvQjN73VQGk 👀 Simon Johnson (MIT Shaping the Future of Work Initiative) argues that policymakers must step in to ensure technology benefits workers, not just corporate elites.
Will AI disrupt existing oligarchy in the tech sector by increasing competition, or will it further centralize the reach and control of a few billionaires? Co-director Simon Johnson discusses. Watch the full clip: youtu.be/FlqhSfL8wBI
Co-director Simon Johnson weighs in on the implications of Trump's tariffs for the global economy in The New York Times. “A lot will depend on how Europe decides to play this ... The Europeans could get closer to China and pick up a lot of the slack from Vietnam." nytimes.com/2025/04/06/wor…
Simon Johnson on EQUALS: When powerful private sector interests capture the state or ideologies dismantle government counterweights, we face significant challenges. #AI #Inequality #Governance Check out full episode here: equals.ink/p/ai-and-inequ…
Tensions between the Federal Reserve and US presidents is nothing new. But Donald J. Trump's efforts to end the independence of all federal agencies is particularly worrisome, write Simon Johnson (Simon Johnson) and Erkki Liikanen. bit.ly/3YsYY3O
Don't miss this free event next week with Cambridge Public Library and Harvard Book Store. 📅 Tuesday 5/13 ⏰ 6:00 PM ET 📖 Capitalism and Its Critics: A History: From the Industrial Revolution to AI — John Cassidy (with Simon Johnson) 📍Cambridge Public Library Register: eventbrite.com/e/john-cassidy…
Co-director Simon Johnson argues that Trump’s tariffs don’t mean the end of globalization, but rather a remaking of it. The flows of ideas, trade, finance & people will be reorganized, with significant consequences for who wins & loses around the world — and who has good jobs.
Co-director Simon Johnson explains why the US auto industry had such a massive increase in productivity in the early 20th century — and how workers were able to benefit, despite widespread automation.
