How Should the US Economy Adapt to the AI Boom? | Challenges Facing The US Economy

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 Hoover Institution, Stanford University The Hoover Prosperity Program held its conference, Challenges Facing the US Economy on January 21, 2025. The economy was the top issue for Americans voting in the 2024 presidential election. While there is a widespread desire to secure a prosperous future for America, there is broad debate about how to get there. At this conference, world-class scholars and policymakers discussed insights from evidence-based research that can inform public understanding of a set of pressing issues, including the federal deficit, the impact of AI on jobs, the state of inequality in America, and more. The panel discussion, "How Should the US Economy Adapt to the AI Boom?" featured the following following scholars: Jonathan Levin, President of Stanford University and Bing Presidential Professor and Professor of Economics, Stanford Graduate School of Business Steven Davis, Thomas W. and Susan B. Ford Senior Fellow and Director of Research, Hoover Institution Justin Grimmer, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution and Professor of Political Science, Stanford University Moderator: Amit Seru, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution and Steven and Roberta Denning Professor of Finance, Stanford Graduate School of Business For more information about the conference, visit https://www.hoover.org/news/hoover-ho.... For more information on the Prosperity Program at The Hoover Institution, visit https://www.hoover.org/research-teams....