NBER Young Scholars Workshop on the Economics of Artificial Intelligence
Organized by Ajay K. Agrawal, Joshua S. Gans, Avi Goldfarb, and Catherine Tucker
Supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
September 12, 2018
Toronto, ON Canada

Wednesday, September 12

8:30 am

Breakfast

9:00 am

Welcome, introductions, and the role of an economic research agenda for AI
Ajay Agrawal, University of Toronto

10:00 am

Introduction to the Economics of Artificial Intelligence
Avi Goldfarb, University of Toronto and NBER
Readings (Slides)

11:00 am

Break

11:30 am

Artificial Intelligence and Economic Growth
Benjamin Jones, Northwestern University and NBER
Readings (Slides)

12:30 pm

Lunch

1:30 pm

Prediction and Judgment
Joshua S. Gans, University of Toronto and NBER
Readings (Slides)

2:45 pm

AI, Work and the Economy
Erik Brynjolfsson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Readings

3:45 pm

Student-led activity
Ajay Agrawal, Erik Brynjolfsson, Joshua Gans, Avi Goldfarb, and Benjamin Jones

4:45 pm

Student presentations
Feedback from Ajay Agrawal, Erik Brynjolfsson, Joshua Gans, Avi Goldfarb, and Benjamin Jones

5:30 pm

Adjourn

6:30 pm

Dinner at Sassafraz Restaurant