Wouter Den Haan's picture
Affiliation: 
London School of Economics
Credentials: 
Professor of economics

Voting history

Artificial Intelligence and the Economy

Question 2: What will be the implications of recent developments in AI on unemployment in high income countries over the upcoming decade?

Answer:
Increase
Confidence level:
Not confident
Comment:
My concern is that AI may be bad for the more vulnerable in the labour markets like the ones who will not be that easy to adapt to a new environment.

Question 1: What will be the implications of recent developments in AI on global economic growth, as they mature over the upcoming decade?

Answer:
Remain unchanged
Confidence level:
Not confident
Comment:
I would not be surprised if there is a substantial level effect and a nontrivial growth effect. But substantially higher sustained growth would surprise me.

Causes for Weak Long-Run UK Growth

Question 2: Which of the following policies would do the most to boost UK GDP in the medium term (over the next decade)?

Answer:
Tax policy and improved policy certainty
Confidence level:
Confident

Prospects for Euro Area Inflation in 2023

Question 3:  Under its current policy trajectory, with rates peaking at 3.5%, which of the following is most likely?

Answer:
ECB policy rates will be appropriate in 2023.
Confidence level:
Confident

Question 2: Relative to market forecasts of the ECB’s MRO rate peaking at 3.5%, which of the following is more likely during 2023?

Answer:
The MRO rate will peak at 3.5%
Confidence level:
Not confident

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