Joel Becker(@joel_bkr):new (spicy) post from me: "Economists, mobilize" economics ideas are extremely helpful for understanding AI, but academia is dropping the ball. now is the time for economists to work on the most important problems in AI and to loudly encourage colleagues to do the same.

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Joel Becker@joel_bkr

2026.05.18 16:54

new (spicy) post from me: "Economists, mobilize" economics ideas are extremely helpful for understanding AI, but academia is dropping the ball. now is the time for economists to work on the most important problems in AI and to loudly encourage colleagues to do the same.