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Nearly 200 researchers warn AI is changing the economy at record speed

Nearly 200 researchers warn AI is changing the economy at record speed

Tue 14 Jul 2026 12:13 CEST

A change in our economy more revolutionary than the Industrial Revolution. This is how a number of researchers describe the development of AI

Creative Destruction Theory Wins Economics Prize for Sustained Growth

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Creative Destruction Theory Wins Economics Prize for Sustained Growth

Mon 13 Oct 2025 11:49 CEST

How is it that we have had two hundred years of sustained economic growth? This is something that Joel Mokyr and Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt have answered in different ways in their research, for which they are now receiving the Economics Prize. It is about, among other things, "creative destruction"

Trio shares economy prize: "A real shock"

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Trio shares economy prize: "A real shock"

Mon 14 Oct 2024 11:48 CEST

A trio is awarded this year's economics prize in memory of Alfred Nobel. Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A Robinson have asked themselves why some countries are poor and others rich

Star Economist: Sweden Can Become AI Pioneer Nation

Star Economist: Sweden Can Become AI Pioneer Nation

Wed 26 Jun 2024 07:28 CEST

The international star economist Daron Acemoglu sees a great danger that AI development will lead to people losing their jobs, and that the rich companies will become richer. But there is another possibility – which builds on the Swedish model