# ai economy (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover ai economy. Page: Feed: --- ## [The WNBA’s “What Is a Woman?” Issue](https://blog.jamesfeltonkeith.com/p/the-wnbas-what-is-a-woman-issue) _2026-08-25 · James Felton Keith · James Felton Keith_ Identity Has Provenance ## [Time Use and Consumption Expenditures](https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2026/08/staff-working-paper-2026-29/) _2026-08-20 · Staff working papers - Bank of Canada_ This paper shows that consumption activities toward which households reallocate more time in recessions see larger expenditure declines, revealing a systematic link between time-use and expenditure cyclicality. A two-sector New Keynesian model shows this time-expenditure substitution explains roughly forty percent of consumption's response to monetary policy shocks. ## [AI Hits the P&L: The Software Framework Updated](https://michaelburnett3.substack.com/p/ai-hits-the-p-and-l-the-software) _2026-08-14 · Michael Burnett · Michael Burnett_ Unpacking Q2 2026 Software Earnings ## [Unions Are Leaving Money on the Table](https://blog.jamesfeltonkeith.com/p/unions-are-leaving-money-on-the-table) _2026-08-11 · James Felton Keith · James Felton Keith_ How worker data can create new income, new members, and new bargaining power ## [The AI Underwriting Framework: Extended](https://michaelburnett3.substack.com/p/the-ai-underwriting-framework-extended) _2026-08-07 · Michael Burnett · Michael Burnett_ Position, performance, and the tests I've added ## [Stanford Study: The Enterprise AI Playbook](https://michaelburnett3.substack.com/p/stanford-study-the-enterprise-ai) _2026-07-31 · Michael Burnett · Michael Burnett_ What Stanford learned from 51 enterprise AI deployments that actually worked ## [Businesses Should Step Up to Defend Democracy](https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/07/29/businesses-should-step-up-to-defend-democracy/) _2026-07-29 · Anne Kim · Podcast | Washington Monthly_ The business community’s silence could accelerate America’s slide into autocracy, warns the founder of the pro-democracy business coalition Leadership Now. The post Businesses Should Step Up to Defend Democracy appeared first on Washington Monthly . ## [The Next Great Collective Bargaining Opportunity: Why Every Labor Union Must Become a Data Union](https://blog.jamesfeltonkeith.com/p/the-next-great-collective-bargaining) _2026-07-28 · James Felton Keith · James Felton Keith_ Artificial intelligence has created organized labor's next great bargaining opportunity—but only if we recognize what workers have been producing all along. ## [Balancing Act: Monetary Policy Responses to Natural Disasters](https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2026/07/staff-working-paper-2026-28/) _2026-07-24 · Staff working papers - Bank of Canada_ Natural disasters can create important challenges for monetary policy in resource-rich small open economies. Using a DSGE model calibrated to Canada, we show that most disasters operate as adverse supply shocks, lowering output and raising inflation, thereby creating a trade-off for monetary policy. ## [Monetary Policy in an AI-Driven Two-Speed Economy](https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2026/07/staff-working-paper-2026-27/) _2026-07-24 · Staff working papers - Bank of Canada_ We analyze monetary policy responses to AI in a two-sector New Keynesian model, distinguishing augmentation and automation. Both reduce labor demand, requiring accommodation that creates inflation trade-offs. Automation worsens them. Aggregate inflation depends on AI’s form and breadth, making policy stabilization more complex and aggregate data potentially misleading. ## [One Cloud, Every AI Layer (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/IxeP7hCEruom) _2026-07-24 · **Sponsored**_ Run agents, inference, and infrastructure on one stack — economics improve as you scale. ## [From Stress to Strategy: How Banks Balance the Scales](https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2026/07/staff-working-paper-2026-26/) _2026-07-24 · Staff working papers - Bank of Canada_ This paper develops a stress-testing framework in which banks strategically adjust their balance sheets in response to regulatory constraints and market conditions. Applied to Canada’s largest banks, it quantifies the effects of macroprudential policies on lending and identifies systemic vulnerabilities through reverse stress testing. ## [Time-Inconsistent Manager Incentives and Capital Formation](https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2026/07/staff-working-paper-2026-25/) _2026-07-24 · Staff working papers - Bank of Canada_ In a dynamic model with limited commitment, aggregate payout-based compensation induces managers to raise outside equity yet invest too little today. Per-share compensation eliminates the dilution motive and restores efficient investment, but it does so through slower capital accumulation that better protects incumbent shareholder value. ## [Seeing the Economy through Colored Glasses: Partisanship in Macro and (not in) Micro Expectations](https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2026/07/staff-working-paper-2026-24/) _2026-07-24 · Staff working papers - Bank of Canada_ Households report distinctive views of the macroeconomy along partisan lines, while their expectations about personal finances do not follow the same pattern. Economic inequality remains the major contributor to polarized views of the macroeconomy. Partisan politics are simply a magnifier. ## [The AI Enablement Playbook](https://michaelburnett3.substack.com/p/the-ai-enablement-playbook) _2026-07-24 · Michael Burnett · Michael Burnett_ Inside the AI transformations of Intercom, Moderna, JPMorgan and Palo Alto Networks ## [China's New AI Law Accidentally Proves That Data Is Labor](https://blog.jamesfeltonkeith.com/p/chinas-new-ai-law-accidentally-proves) _2026-07-22 · James Felton Keith · James Felton Keith_ This News Broke as I was lecturing before the NAACP Labor Awards last night. ## [The Open Source AI Economy](https://michaelburnett3.substack.com/p/the-open-source-ai-economy) _2026-07-17 · Michael Burnett · Michael Burnett_ The History and Economics of Open Source: A Deep Dive ## [How to Save the IRS](https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/07/15/how-trump-and-doge-broke-the-irs/) _2026-07-15 · Anne Kim · Podcast | Washington Monthly_ DOGE broke the IRS. Former IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel has thoughts on how to fix it. The post How to Save the IRS appeared first on Washington Monthly . ## [The State of UK Venture 2026](https://michaelburnett3.substack.com/p/the-state-of-uk-venture-2026) _2026-07-10 · Michael Burnett · Michael Burnett_ Deep Dive: Tech Nation’s “Next Wave of UK AI” report ## [Monte Carlo Likelihood-Ratio Tests for Markov Switching Models](https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2026/07/staff-working-paper-2026-23/) _2026-07-02 · Staff working papers - Bank of Canada_ This paper develops Monte Carlo likelihood-ratio tests for determining the number of regimes in Markov switching models. Unlike most existing procedures, which focus on testing one versus two regimes, the proposed methods allow testing an arbitrary number of regimes. They are valid in finite samples, robust to identification problems, and applicable to nonstationary, multivariate, and Markov… ## ["Good Jobs" Are No Longer Enough](https://blog.jamesfeltonkeith.com/p/good-jobs-are-no-longer-enough) _2026-07-01 · James Felton Keith · James Felton Keith_ The future of work, ownership, and collective bargaining in the AI economy. ## [Ship everywhere from one CLI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Bv3myRxzvqQt) _2026-07-01 · **Sponsored**_ One codebase, hosted runners, encrypted credentials, and automated submissions across stores ## [The Heritage Foundation’s Troubling “Pro-Natalist” Agenda](https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/07/01/boot-camps-and-marriage-payments-the-heritage-foundations-extremist-pro-natalist-agenda/) _2026-07-01 · Anne Kim · Podcast | Washington Monthly_ The right-wing organization blames “feminism” for falling fertility rates. Not surprisingly, its “solutions” are hostile to women. The post The Heritage Foundation’s Troubling “Pro-Natalist” Agenda appeared first on Washington Monthly . ## [The State of the AI Economy: A Deep Dive](https://michaelburnett3.substack.com/p/the-state-of-the-ai-economy-a-deep) _2026-06-28 · Michael Burnett · Michael Burnett_ Unpacking Exponential View’s June 2026 report on what the AI economy is actually worth. ## [The Price Impact of Canadian Retaliatory Tariffs](https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2026/06/staff-working-paper-2026-22/) _2026-06-26 · Staff working papers - Bank of Canada_ How do import tariffs affect retail prices? We combine daily product-level posted prices from seven major Canadian retailers with product-level tariff exposure to estimate tariff effects. Prices of tariffed goods rose gradually, peaking at 6% after three months, implying pass-through of roughly one quarter of the 25% tariff. ## [Leopold Aschenbrenner: The 24-Year-Old Who Turned a Memo into $20 Billion](https://michaelburnett3.substack.com/p/leopold-aschenbrenner-the-24-year) _2026-06-26 · Michael Burnett · Michael Burnett_ Situational Awareness: The Memo That Predicted the AI Cycle — and the Fund That Traded It ## [2026 NAACP Labor Award Recipient](https://blog.jamesfeltonkeith.com/p/2026-naacp-labor-award-recipient) _2026-06-22 · James Felton Keith · James Felton Keith_ I'm receiving the 2026 Benjamin L. Hooks Keeper of the Flame Award from the NAACP National Labor Committee ## [Deep Dive: Satya Nadella's Bet on the Future of AI](https://michaelburnett3.substack.com/p/deep-dive-satya-nadellas-bet-on-the) _2026-06-19 · Michael Burnett · Michael Burnett_ "A Frontier Without an Ecosystem is not Stable" ## [Data Externalities, Market Power, and the Optimal Design of Central Bank Digital Currencies](https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2026/06/staff-working-paper-2026-21/) _2026-06-18 · Staff working papers - Bank of Canada_ This paper studies how a central bank should design a CBDC when private payment providers collect and monetize transaction data. It characterizes the optimal CBDC’s pricing and data policy, and shows how its effects on private payment use and total data depend on market power and data externalities. ## [Measuring the AI Economy](https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2026/06/staff-working-paper-2026-20/) _2026-06-18 · Staff working papers - Bank of Canada_ We construct a macroeconomic estimate of total AI production in the United States, combining inference and R&D/training activities with quality adjustments to account for algorithmic progress. We then develop a nascent framework for "AI GDP" that tracks the AI economy as a coherent whole, complementing traditional national accounts. ## [The Myth of the “Independent Creator”](https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/06/17/why-youll-never-be-an-online-star-substack/) _2026-06-17 · Anne Kim · Podcast | Washington Monthly_ Much like the economy at large, the media ecosystem favors big players over independent creators. The post The Myth of the “Independent Creator” appeared first on Washington Monthly . ## [Soul Summit in Central Park for Juneteenth March](https://blog.jamesfeltonkeith.com/p/soul-summit-in-central-park-for-juneteenth) _2026-06-16 · James Felton Keith · James Felton Keith_ Walk Run Roll Dance! ## [Web Coding With AI, Live (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/QBtNx9zghAz6) _2026-06-16 · **Sponsored**_ Collaborative screen sharing with simultaneous remote control, open source. ## [From 'Token Maxing' to Token Efficiency in the Agentic Era](https://michaelburnett3.substack.com/p/from-token-maxing-to-token-efficiency) _2026-06-12 · Michael Burnett · Michael Burnett_ Volume is exploding. Per-token cost is collapsing. ## [On Transgender Rights in the Era of AI: Humanity Is a Coalition, Not a Category](https://blog.jamesfeltonkeith.com/p/on-transgender-rights-in-the-era) _2026-06-11 · James Felton Keith · James Felton Keith_ I just left the New York City Comptroller’s Pride Month Breakfast honoring human rights organizers from across the city. ## [The Employee Who Taught The Knicks How to Win: A Case Study in Organizational Culture](https://blog.jamesfeltonkeith.com/p/the-employee-who-taught-the-knicks) _2026-06-09 · James Felton Keith · James Felton Keith_ Go Knicks!? Go Team. ## [Response to Bernie Sanders: A.I. Is a Public Resource.](https://blog.jamesfeltonkeith.com/p/response-to-bernie-sanders-ai-is) _2026-06-08 · James Felton Keith · James Felton Keith_ The Public Created the Data. The Public Should Own the Future ## [Real Men Teach—But We Need More of Them](https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/06/03/real-men-teach-but-we-need-more-of-them/) _2026-06-03 · Anne Kim · Podcast | Washington Monthly_ More male teachers can help close gender gaps in achievement, argues Curtis Valentine. The post Real Men Teach—But We Need More of Them appeared first on Washington Monthly . ## [France: from Slavery to Corporate Personhood to Artificial Intelligence: The Next Evolution of Property and Personhood](https://blog.jamesfeltonkeith.com/p/france-from-slavery-to-corporate) _2026-05-30 · James Felton Keith · James Felton Keith_ The Next Dred Scott Is Not About AI Personhood. It's About AI Property. ## [How to Save Capitalism](https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/05/20/how-to-save-capitalism/) _2026-05-20 · Anne Kim · Podcast | Washington Monthly_ Nick Hanauer and Eric Beinhocker have a plan for fixing capitalism: “market humanism.” The post How to Save Capitalism appeared first on Washington Monthly . ## [Get Ready for the AI Crash](https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/05/06/get-ready-for-the-ai-crash/) _2026-05-06 · Anne Kim · Podcast | Washington Monthly_ Overinvestment and risky financial engineering have made an AI crash more likely, says Vanderbilt’s Asad Ramzanali. Congress should take steps now to soften the blow. The post Get Ready for the AI Crash appeared first on Washington Monthly . ## [Trump’s Not-So-Great Health Care Plan](https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/03/25/trumps-not-so-great-healthcare-plan/) _2026-03-25 · Anne Kim · Podcast | Washington Monthly_ Instead of making health care more affordable, Trump’s recently announced one-page plan is likely to raise costs and reduce coverage, says Georgetown University policy expert Edwin Park. The post Trump’s Not-So-Great Health Care Plan appeared first on Washington Monthly . ## [The Republicans Who Could Save Democracy](https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/03/11/the-republicans-who-could-save-democracy/) _2026-03-11 · Anne Kim · Podcast | Washington Monthly_ So-called “Constitution-First” Republicans are uncomfortable with Trump’s abuses of power. They could be the key to a pro-democracy coalition that cuts across party and ideology. The post The Republicans Who Could Save Democracy appeared first on Washington Monthly . ## [Could New Orleans Be the Model for Fixing Public Schools?](https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/02/25/new-orleans-public-schools-turnaround/) _2026-02-25 · Anne Kim · Podcast | Washington Monthly_ A new documentary by the author of Reinventing Government shows how one of the nation’s worst school districts became the fastest improving. The post Could New Orleans Be the Model for Fixing Public Schools? appeared first on Washington Monthly .