AI Economics: How Technology Transforms Jobs, Markets, Life, & Our Future

Hi Product Hunt — I’m Ben, an economist, and I’m launching AI Economics. Writing with AI isn’t new. What’s different here is (1) I’m unusually transparent about leaning into AI as a co-writing tool, and (2) I’m trying to show what “high-effort” AI-assisted writing looks like: lots of back-and-forth, human judgment, and serious editing. Early research on AI-authored books suggests something like a “two-tier” outcome: average quality falls, but a few are high quality and improve welfare (Reimers & Waldfogel, NBER Working Paper 34777: https://www.nber.org/papers/w34777). My bet is that the difference is workflow—iteration + editorial rigor—rather than the model alone. It’s written for general readers (no deep AI background assumed), though I think some chapters will still feel clarifying even if you’re steeped in AI. If you take a look, I’d love feedback: • Did the incentive lens help you see outcomes differently? • Which parts felt most novel vs. most familiar? • Where would you want more (or fewer) examples?