We are organizing a symposium on the future of US productivity growth on February 16, covering the impacts of AI, WFH, and other structural forces on the outlook of growth in the medium and long run. The registration is open to public--join if these topics are of interest to you!

Labor productivity and TFP growth in manufacturing have seen a huge slowdown since 2010. What is going on? Danial Lashkari and I find this pattern is pervasive: even the fastest growing industries and largest firms have seen significant growth deceleration. More here:

All the automation, robotics, and outsourcing of low-tech tasks we hear about must raise labor productivity. But productivity has in fact stagnated in US manufacturing for over a decade. Jeremy Pearce & I find this pattern is pervasive, even among frontier firms and industries.

Starting my visit of @IESPrinceton as a Kenen fellow today. Looking forward to connecting with the scholarly community around here throughout the academic year!

Our first talk is Danial Lashkari (Danial Lashkari), from Princeton University (Princeton University) and MIT FutureTech, kicking off Session 1, which examines the role of AI in advancing scientific research, presenting 'Scientific progress as the driver of economic growth'.

This was a great talk from Danial Lashkari to kick off the conference: on the history of US public funding for basic/applied science -- and how long adoption/diffusion can take

RA Hire Alert: I'm hiring an RA to work with me on the economics of technological growth, innovation, & AI. The position is based at MIT (FutureTech). Please spread the word: futuretech.mit.edu/opportunities/…

MIT FutureTech (MIT FutureTech) is seeking a Research Assistant to work with Danial Lashkari on projects related to economics of technological progress, innovation, and artificial intelligence. Apply now at: bit.ly/40rs6Z7

New draft of our paper is just out on the CEPR WP series…

🚨Week before the deadline‼️ 🙌Send us your best Macrodevelopment papers! STEG Annual Conference & Theme Workshops, January 2026 — big ideas, great discussions, and a bonus point: secret location🌍🤫 Deadline: 31 August 2025 → How to apply👇 ow.ly/Gkvv50WEtsi CEPR

Our paper provides a method to estimate demand elasticities and infer quality change in settings beyond the CES preferences. Applying method to US imports, we show official measures of inflation in import prices are upward biased bc they don’t account for quality improvements.

Very much looking forward to our Boston College workshop on *The Macro & Labor Market Consequences of AI* this Friday! Featuring🎙️by Pascual Restrepo, Lukas Mann, Danial Lashkari, Jaromir Nosal, Anders Humlum, Lawrence Schmidt & a Keynote by Raffaella Sadun.