1stgen Professor of Economics (2005-2022)
Senior Economist at the Stepstone Group
https://economicscience.net
#LaborEcon
orig https://fediscience.org/@davdittrich/116048241413469185 5/5
#LaborEcon
orig https://fediscience.org/@davdittrich/116048241413469185 5/5
… overwork can impair judgment, increase the likelihood of errors, and make it harder for organizations to distinguish genuine productivity gains from unsustainable intensity
… the cumulative effect is fatigue, #burnout, and a growing sense 4/5
… overwork can impair judgment, increase the likelihood of errors, and make it harder for organizations to distinguish genuine productivity gains from unsustainable intensity
… the cumulative effect is fatigue, #burnout, and a growing sense 4/5
… What looks like higher #productivity in the short run can mask silent workload creep and growing cognitive strain as 3/5
… What looks like higher #productivity in the short run can mask silent workload creep and growing cognitive strain as 3/5
While this sense of having a “partner” enabled a feeling of momentum, the reality was 2/5
While this sense of having a “partner” enabled a feeling of momentum, the reality was 2/5
AI Doesn’t Reduce Work—It Intensifies It https://hbr.org/2026/02/ai-doesnt-reduce-work-it-intensifies-it
“AI introduced a new rhythm in which workers managed several active threads at once: manually writing code while AI generated an alternative version, running multiple agents in 1/5
AI Doesn’t Reduce Work—It Intensifies It https://hbr.org/2026/02/ai-doesnt-reduce-work-it-intensifies-it
“AI introduced a new rhythm in which workers managed several active threads at once: manually writing code while AI generated an alternative version, running multiple agents in 1/5
… stringent #RTO mandates may induce the most productive employees to leave firms that do not offer WFH."
#LaborMarkets
orig https://fediscience.org/@davdittrich/116048099955111626 4/4
… stringent #RTO mandates may induce the most productive employees to leave firms that do not offer WFH."
#LaborMarkets
orig https://fediscience.org/@davdittrich/116048099955111626 4/4
… changes in WFH policies (e.g., through widely debated RTO mandates) could have important implications for the allocation of talent and for aggregate productivity: firms offering WFH 3/4
… changes in WFH policies (e.g., through widely debated RTO mandates) could have important implications for the allocation of talent and for aggregate productivity: firms offering WFH 3/4
… in a world with more widespread #WFH, differences in hourly #wages may significantly 2/4
The Work-from-home Wage Premium https://www.frbsf.org/wp-content/uploads/wp2026-02.pdf
"… find that workers who work from home earn higher hourly wages than those who do not.
… premium is driven by selection on unobservable worker characteristics (which could include ability, 1/4
The Work-from-home Wage Premium https://www.frbsf.org/wp-content/uploads/wp2026-02.pdf
"… find that workers who work from home earn higher hourly wages than those who do not.
… premium is driven by selection on unobservable worker characteristics (which could include ability, 1/4
Scott has a lot of good and useful ideas about how to use #claudeCode & Co. I like the referee #2 idea. There is more in his other posts.
#AI #llm
orig 1/2
Scott has a lot of good and useful ideas about how to use #claudeCode & Co. I like the referee #2 idea. There is more in his other posts.
#AI #llm
orig 1/2
The Legacy of Daniel Kahneman https://ejpe.org/journal/article/view/1075/753
by Gerd Gigerenzer
#BoundedRationality
#economics #Psychology #heuristics #Biases #statisticalThinking
orig https://fediscience.org/@davdittrich/116013924158823849
The Legacy of Daniel Kahneman https://ejpe.org/journal/article/view/1075/753
by Gerd Gigerenzer
#BoundedRationality
#economics #Psychology #heuristics #Biases #statisticalThinking
orig https://fediscience.org/@davdittrich/116013924158823849
#economics #IntellectualProperty #ExperimentalEcon #ExperimentalLaw
orig https://fediscience.org/@davdittrich/116013622450354382 4/4
#economics #IntellectualProperty #ExperimentalEcon #ExperimentalLaw
orig https://fediscience.org/@davdittrich/116013622450354382 4/4
… Humans can state that digital piracy is illegal and take measures to prevent it. However, it will be difficult to cause an individual engaging in piracy to feel guilty as they do when they believe 3/4
… Humans can state that digital piracy is illegal and take measures to prevent it. However, it will be difficult to cause an individual engaging in piracy to feel guilty as they do when they believe 3/4
… Participants discuss discs often enough to reveal how they conceptualize the resource. In many instances, they articulate the positive-sum logic of zero-marginal-cost copying. For example, … farmer Almond reasons, “ok so disks cant be 2/4
… Participants discuss discs often enough to reveal how they conceptualize the resource. In many instances, they articulate the positive-sum logic of zero-marginal-cost copying. For example, … farmer Almond reasons, “ok so disks cant be 2/4
Everyone Take Copies https://www.econlib.org/econlog/everyone-take-copies/
"… discs: Non-rivalrous goods are goods that can be used by multiple people without any loss to the other users. If participants exercise the ability to take a disc, then the original disc holder still has a 1/4
Everyone Take Copies https://www.econlib.org/econlog/everyone-take-copies/
"… discs: Non-rivalrous goods are goods that can be used by multiple people without any loss to the other users. If participants exercise the ability to take a disc, then the original disc holder still has a 1/4
… Technology automates, accelerates or reduces the cost of specific tasks within a job, allowing employees to spend more time on higher-value activities. As a result, output expands and #wages often rise."
#LaborMarkets
orig 4/5
… Technology automates, accelerates or reduces the cost of specific tasks within a job, allowing employees to spend more time on higher-value activities. As a result, output expands and #wages often rise."
#LaborMarkets
orig 4/5
… software has automated large portions of bookkeeping and tax preparation without eliminating accountants, who have moved up the value chain toward advisory, forensic and judgment-intensive work.
… A job that scores as 40% “exposed” to AI in these rankings doesn’t have a 3/5
… software has automated large portions of bookkeeping and tax preparation without eliminating accountants, who have moved up the value chain toward advisory, forensic and judgment-intensive work.
… A job that scores as 40% “exposed” to AI in these rankings doesn’t have a 3/5
We’re Planning for the Wrong AI Job Disruption https://archive.ph/2026.02.04-151036/https://www.wsj.com/opinion/were-planning-for-the-wrong-ai-job-disruption-2264d219
"Many politicians and commentators assume that if #AI can perform some of a job’s tasks, the role will disappear. 1/5
We’re Planning for the Wrong AI Job Disruption https://archive.ph/2026.02.04-151036/https://www.wsj.com/opinion/were-planning-for-the-wrong-ai-job-disruption-2264d219
"Many politicians and commentators assume that if #AI can perform some of a job’s tasks, the role will disappear. 1/5
orig https://fediscience.org/@davdittrich/116013313837834958 3/3
orig https://fediscience.org/@davdittrich/116013313837834958 3/3
The result will be a degraded and privatized information base. It will leave future AI 2/3
The result will be a degraded and privatized information base. It will leave future AI 2/3
"AI threatens the business model of digital content creation across the board. As publishers lose traffic, there remains little incentive for them to keep content #free and #accessible. Instead, 1/3
"AI threatens the business model of digital content creation across the board. As publishers lose traffic, there remains little incentive for them to keep content #free and #accessible. Instead, 1/3
#LaborMarkets #jobtech #wageTransparency
orig https://fediscience.org/@davdittrich/116013223716586827 4/4
#LaborMarkets #jobtech #wageTransparency
orig https://fediscience.org/@davdittrich/116013223716586827 4/4