innovation

The Economics of Babysitting a Robot

I study the welfare effect of automation on workers in a setting where technology is complementary but imperfect. Using a modified task-based framework, I argue that imperfect complementary automation can impose non-pecuniary costs on workers via a …

Do Recommendation Systems Improve Welfare?

Recommendation systems have become ubiquitous in modern lives. We encounter them when shopping online, streaming movies, or listening to music. Despite the widespread use of these systems, their effect on consumers' welfare remains ambiguous. Do …