Introduction
Ajay K. Agrawal, Joshua S. Gans, Avi Goldfarb and Catherine Tucker

The Economics of Artificial Intelligence: An Agenda

Required Reading:
1. Introduction to "The Economics of Artificial Intelligence: An Agenda"
2. Economic Policy for Artificial Intelligence
Required 1
Required 2

Breakout room 1

Laura Veldkamp, Columbia University and NBER
Data Macroeconomics
Background 1
Background 2
Background 3

Break - with breakout rooms open

Erik Brynjolfsson, Stanford University and NBER
AI, Intangibles and Productivity Growth
Readings

Mara Lederman, University of Toronto
Some Implications of Machine Learning for Research in Economics: Research Tools and Research Questions
Assignment

Break - with breakout rooms open

Pascual Restrepo, Boston University and NBER
Technology and Automation: A Firm-level View
Background 1
Background 2
Slides

Break - with breakout rooms open

Susan Athey, Stanford University and NBER
The Economist as Engineer in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Optional Reading 1
Optional Reading 2
Optional Reading 3

Breakout room 2

Concluding remarks

Adjourn