Governance and society

AI economics, labour and social research

AI economics, labour and social research studies how AI changes work, markets and communities. AI companies need it to understand the effects of what they build, answer hard questions from customers and policymakers, and plan with evidence instead of guesswork.

AI companies now face questions they cannot answer from engineering alone. Customers, regulators and the public want to know what happens to jobs, prices and access once these systems spread. The hires are tricky because the skills sit between disciplines. Strong candidates keep exposure, feasibility and actual job loss clearly apart, and they say what the data cannot show. Many come from academia or public bodies, so expect to explain the commercial context.

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Roles in this family

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Hiring nowAI Labour EconomistAn AI Labour Economist measures how AI adoption changes work and employment, and says how sure we can be. Companies hire them to ground product…Hiring nowAI Social Impact ResearcherAn AI Social Impact Researcher studies how AI products and policies affect communities, workers and institutions. They give the company evidence it…Hiring nowAI Workforce Planning AnalystAn AI Workforce Planning Analyst turns shifting task needs into clear workforce scenarios. It helps a company decide which skills to build, buy or…EmergingAI Market Structure ResearcherAn AI Market Structure Researcher studies who holds power in AI markets and why. They turn questions about concentration, access and competition…Hiring nowAI EconomistAn AI Economist measures what AI does to work, markets and prices. They give the company evidence it can use to set pricing, shape policy…Hiring nowAI ForecasterAn AI Forecaster estimates when AI capabilities will arrive and what risks follow. Their judgement helps a company or policy body plan, set…

Where the people come from

Economics, sociology, labour research or evaluation science

Not to be confused with. Task exposure and technical feasibility are not job-loss forecasts.

Core skills

  • Experimental design
  • Causal inference
  • Public policy and economics
  • Worker and community participation

Where it is used

  • Government and public administration
  • Human resources and recruiting
  • International development and nonprofits

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