"Concise, chatty, companionable, ever-so-savvy. There may be a more useful guide to AI out there, but why incur the opportunity cost of searching for it [econ humor]? The first three pages should sell you on this one. I decline most blurb requests but, having covered AI from the jump, this is as good as it gets."
Paul Solman
(Very) longtime Business and Economics Correspondent, PBS NewsHour
"This book represents the best in bringing real research to understand what is happening in our current AI-moment. Shiller has accomplished in record time an overview of many of the key issues emerging in the AI economy and has laid out the evidence foundations that drive what is happening. An easy and informative read."
Joshua Gans
University of Toronto
"AI Economics: How Technology Transforms Jobs, Markets, Life, & Our Future brings a lively economic perspective to analyzing how AI will transform our lives. The book is informative and fun to read."
Joel Waldfogel
University of Minnesota, author of Scroogenomics and Digital Renaissance
About Benjamin
Benjamin Shiller is an Associate Professor of Economics at Brandeis University. His research on personalized pricing, ad-blocking, and technological change has been published in leading journals and covered in The Atlantic, The Economist, Forbes, Fortune, The Guardian, and The Washington Post.
With two decades studying AI and disruption, he brings rigorous analysis and accessible storytelling to help readers understand the forces reshaping their world.
AI isn't just about what the technology can do; it’s about what people actually do with it. That’s why the best way to predict the future isn't to ask a futurist—it's to ask an economist.
By applying the Incentive Filter, this book strips away the hype to reveal the new "plumbing" of our economy. It translates decades of research into sharp stories about who gets paid and how power shifts when algorithms meet human nature. It’s your guide to spotting the change before it hits your paycheck or your shopping cart.
