Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to fundamentally transform our economies and the way we conduct economic research. This Research and Policy Network (RPN) brings together leading scholars and practitioners to explore the transformative implications of AI for productivity, labour markets, inequality, competition, political economy, and other aspects of our economies. It pays particular attention to the effects of foundation models, such as large language models, which have emerged as a key driver of the far-reaching impact of AI. Moreover, it also examines how AI is revolutionizing the methodological toolkit of economics, enabling novel approaches to economic research.

The network aims to build a vibrant research community by generating, coordinating, and disseminating research on the economics of AI and by organizing conferences and online workshops to facilitate knowledge-sharing among economists and other experts. The ultimate goal is to produce high-quality research that serves three critical roles in informing economic policy:


(1) enhancing our understanding of the ongoing impacts of AI on the economy
(2) improving our ability to predict the scope and scale of potentially transformative future advances in AI, and
(3) providing guidance on how to navigate and effectively manage the transition to an economy that is increasingly powered by AI.

Artificial Intelligence RPN Session at the CEPR Paris Symposium 2025

On Saturday, 6 December 2025, 14:30-15:30 (Paris time), the Artificial Intelligence RPN will hold a session at Collège de France during the CEPR Paris Symposium 2025.

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Steering Committee

Ajay Agrawal

Peter Munk Professor of Entrepreneurship, Rotman School of Management University Of Toronto

RPN Steering Committee, Artificial Intelligence

Nick Bostrom

Founding Director, Future of Humanity Institute, Oxford University (2005—2024and Principal Researcher, Macrostrategy Research Initiative University Of Oxford

RPN Steering Committee, Artificial Intelligence

Erik Brynjolfsson

Jerry Yang and Akiko Yamazaki Professor Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI

RPN Steering Committee, Artificial Intelligence

Pascual Restrepo

Postdoctoral Fellow, Cowles Foundation Yale University

RPN Steering Committee, Artificial Intelligence

Joseph Stiglitz

University Professor Columbia University

RPN Steering Committee, Artificial Intelligence

Members

Daron Acemoglu

Institute Professor in the Department of Economics Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Philippe Aghion

Professor Collège De France; The Kurt Björklund Chaired Professor in Innovation and Growth Insead; Visiting Professor London School Of Economics And Political Science

Elliott Ash

Associate Professor of Law, Economics, and Data Science Eth Zurich

David Autor

Ford Professor of Economics Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Giacomo Calzolari

Professor of Economics European University Institute; Professor of Economics Fondazione Bologna University Business School

Fellow, Industrial Organization / RPN Member, Competition Policy / RPN Member, Artificial Intelligence

Tom Davidson

Senior Research Fellow Open Philantropy

RPN Member, Artificial Intelligence

Maryam Farboodi

John D. Gruber Career Development Professor and Assistant Professor of Finance at the Sloan School of Management Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

John Fernald

Schroders Chaired Professor of European Competitiveness and Reform and Professor of Economics Insead

Fellow, Macroeconomics and Growth / RPN Member, Artificial Intelligence / RPN Member, Growth, Innovation and Social Model in Europe

Carsten Fink

The World Bank; Chief Economist World Intellectual Property Organization

Jakub Growiec

Professor of Economics Warsaw School Of Economics

RPN Member, Artificial Intelligence

Benjamin Jones

Gordon and Llura Gund Family Professor of Entrepreneurship and Professor of Strategy. Kellogg School Of Management, Northwestern University

RPN Member, Artificial Intelligence

Chad Jones

STANCO 25 Professor of Economics, Graduate School of Business Stanford University

Ekaterina Klinova

Head of Data and AI Initiatives UN Secretary-General’s Innovation Lab

RPN Member, Artificial Intelligence

Lee Lockwood

Professor of Economics University Of Virginia

RPN Member, Artificial Intelligence

Sam Manning

Senior Research Fellow Centre for the Governance of AI (GovAI)

RPN Member, Artificial Intelligence

Anna Salomons

Professor of Automation in the Labor Market Tilburg University; Instituut Gak Endowed Professor and Professor of Employment & Inequality Utrecht University

Daniel Susskind

Fellow in Economics, Balliol College University Of Oxford

RPN Member, Artificial Intelligence

Neil Thompson

Director of the FutureTech research project Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

RPN Member, Artificial Intelligence

Catherine Tucker

Sloan Distinguished Professor of Management and Professor of Marketing Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

RPN Member, Artificial Intelligence

John Van Reenen

Director of the Programme on Innovation and Productivity and Ronald Coase School Professor London School Of Economics And Political Science; Digital Fellow Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Eva Vivalt

Assistant Professor University Of Toronto

RPN Member, Artificial Intelligence

David Yanagizawa-Drott

Professor of Development and Emerging Markets in the Department of Economics University Of Zürich

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