Readings for Week 9

Readings for Tuesday, 17 March

• Maxim Massenkoff and Peter McCrory. Labor market impacts of AI: A new measure and early evidence. Anthropic, 2026. [Web] [PDF]

And at least one of these two:

• Bertrand Russell. In Praise of Idleness. Harper’s Magazine, 1932. [PDF] [Web]

• John Maynard Keynes. Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren. 1930.

Optional additional reading:

• Jörg Bibow. Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren—90 Years Later. Levy Economics Institute, Working Paper, January 2024. [Web] [PDF]

Materials for Thursday, 19 March

• Nathan Heller. Who Really Stands to Win from Universal Basic Income?. The New Yorker. 2018. [PDF] [Web]

Pick at least one of the following:

1. Nicolas Berggruen and Nathan Gardels. Universal Basic Capital: An Idea Whose Time Has Come]. The Digitalist Papers. December 2025. [PDF] [Web]

2. Future of Life Institute. Economist explains what happens after AI takes all jobs. Youtube video featuring Anton Korinek (UVA Economics Professor) with lots of clips from others. 26 February 2026.

3. Jobs for Humans, 2030-2045. Youtube video from my talk at TedX event organized by Chantilly High School students. 9 September 2025. (There is also a web version of a similar talk.)

4. Something else that you find (at least somewhat relevant to the topic theme). Include a link to the source in your discussion post.