Jack Meyer
@jackbmeyer.bsky.social
Economic Historian & Political Economist Studying Institutions, Innovation, and Intellectual Property. MSc LSE Econ History, MPhil Student on leave from Oxford Econ (RT!=E)
I've been thinking about artificial intelligence and the job market a lot recently, so I wrote a piece on what I see as the most immediate economic threat posed by generative AI (and it's not automation):
AI Might Not Be Taking Your Job Anytime Soon open.substack.com/pub/jackbmey...
AI Might Not Be Taking Your Job Anytime Soon open.substack.com/pub/jackbmey...
AI Might Not Be Taking Your Job Anytime Soon
But It’s Making It a Whole Lot Harder to Find a New One
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:31 AM
I've been thinking about artificial intelligence and the job market a lot recently, so I wrote a piece on what I see as the most immediate economic threat posed by generative AI (and it's not automation):
AI Might Not Be Taking Your Job Anytime Soon open.substack.com/pub/jackbmey...
AI Might Not Be Taking Your Job Anytime Soon open.substack.com/pub/jackbmey...
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tariff poasting still going well I see
April 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
tariff poasting still going well I see
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The geniuses at DOGE are bringing us insights like "I'm not really sure why the tax agency for a country of 330 million people has a larger staff than a midsize bank"
March 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The geniuses at DOGE are bringing us insights like "I'm not really sure why the tax agency for a country of 330 million people has a larger staff than a midsize bank"
Grateful for the opportunity to present my research on the economics of patent disclosure reform to an interdisciplinary audience, many thanks to
St Peter’s College for hosting
St Peter’s College for hosting
March 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Grateful for the opportunity to present my research on the economics of patent disclosure reform to an interdisciplinary audience, many thanks to
St Peter’s College for hosting
St Peter’s College for hosting
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remember stuff like this when they tell you that diversity means a lowering of standards
robert f. kennedy jr. submits his application to harvard university. his application is, in its entirety, a single page with his name "Robert F. Kennedy Jr."
he is accepted immediately.
he is accepted immediately.
January 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
remember stuff like this when they tell you that diversity means a lowering of standards
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babe wake up the president is going to start a diplomatic war with Colombia
January 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
babe wake up the president is going to start a diplomatic war with Colombia
Explaining to my coauthor that maybe what we really need to set our paper proposal apart is a novel (and somewhat dubious) instrument
January 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Explaining to my coauthor that maybe what we really need to set our paper proposal apart is a novel (and somewhat dubious) instrument
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“we must substantively engage with obviously specious and disingenuous claims as long as there is a veneer academic inquiry” is why we’re in a place where scientific racism can circulate in the mainstream
January 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
“we must substantively engage with obviously specious and disingenuous claims as long as there is a veneer academic inquiry” is why we’re in a place where scientific racism can circulate in the mainstream
How it feels to do all my analysis in base R
January 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
How it feels to do all my analysis in base R
It’s a bit of a bummer to have to go back and edit a research proposal to remove or revise any mentions of federal climate and environmental programs that as of the last week no longer exist
January 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
It’s a bit of a bummer to have to go back and edit a research proposal to remove or revise any mentions of federal climate and environmental programs that as of the last week no longer exist
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Some early Christmas readings
December 10, 2024 at 5:36 PM
Some early Christmas readings
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we need to talk about what the "credibility revolution" is doing to our kids
November 19, 2024 at 4:53 PM
we need to talk about what the "credibility revolution" is doing to our kids
Discussing Capital in the 21st Century
November 19, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Discussing Capital in the 21st Century
How it feels to be included in an econ history starter pack full of actual economic historians
November 17, 2024 at 10:37 PM
How it feels to be included in an econ history starter pack full of actual economic historians
Got to see the sun today, so that was nice
November 14, 2024 at 8:49 PM
Got to see the sun today, so that was nice
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November 14, 2024 at 10:44 AM
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Almost half of all industrial policies around the world target electric vehicles-related sectors.
Since 2008 those industrial policies have substantially increased innovation activity (e.g., patents) at the country and firm level.
www.nber.org/papers/w33138
Since 2008 those industrial policies have substantially increased innovation activity (e.g., patents) at the country and firm level.
www.nber.org/papers/w33138
November 11, 2024 at 11:53 AM
Almost half of all industrial policies around the world target electric vehicles-related sectors.
Since 2008 those industrial policies have substantially increased innovation activity (e.g., patents) at the country and firm level.
www.nber.org/papers/w33138
Since 2008 those industrial policies have substantially increased innovation activity (e.g., patents) at the country and firm level.
www.nber.org/papers/w33138
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I like when a problem set asks me to give the economic intuition behind an answer, it’s like I’m being asked to vibe check my maths
November 10, 2024 at 5:05 PM
I like when a problem set asks me to give the economic intuition behind an answer, it’s like I’m being asked to vibe check my maths