Today, we’re announcing the formation of the Anthropic Economic Advisory Council, a group of distinguished economists who will provide Anthropic with expert guidance on the economic implications of AI development and deployment. The Council will advise Anthropic on AI's impact on labor markets, economic growth, and broader socioeconomic systems. This work will inform the research agenda for the Anthropic Economic Index, an initiative that aims to understand AI’s impact on the labor market and global economy over time.

As AI capabilities continue to advance, it has never been more critical to understand the opportunities and challenges this evolution presents to jobs and how we work. The Council will provide important input on areas where we can expand our research for the Economic Index. The Council members’ deep domain expertise will help guide our research on the changes AI will bring to the global economy. We hope this research will be a resource for policymakers, researchers, and business leaders worldwide as they weigh how to prepare for AI’s economic impact.

As we shared in our latest Economic Index report today, AI is already shifting how people approach tasks in their day-to-day work.

The Economic Advisory Council members

The initial cohort of Council members are experts in their respective fields, drawing on extensive experience from the highest levels of government and world-leading research institutions. We look forward to expanding membership over time as our research advances. We’re honored to welcome the following members:

Dr. Tyler Cowen, Holbert L. Harris Chair of Economics at George Mason University and chairman and faculty director of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Cowen is co-author of the popular economics blog Marginal Revolution and co-founder of the online educational platform Marginal Revolution University.Dr. Oeindrila Dube, Philip K. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies at the University of Chicago. Dube also serves on the board of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), as a faculty research fellow at the NBER, and as co-director of the Socioeconomic Inequalities Initiative at the Becker Friedman Institute.Dr. John Horton, associate professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management and a faculty research fellow at the NBER. Horton’s research is focused on issues in information systems, market design, labor economics, organizational economics, and the effects of AI on labor markets.Dr. Anton Korinek, professor at the University of Virginia’s Department of Economics and Darden School of Business, as well as a visiting scholar at the Brookings Institution. Korinek is also a senior researcher at the Complexity Science Hub Vienna, a research associate at the NBER, and a research fellow at the CEPR.Dr. John List, Kenneth Griffin Distinguished Service Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago. List served in the White House Council of Economic Advisers from 2002 to 2003 and is a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the Econometric Society, and an editor of the Journal of Political Economy.Dr. Ioana Marinescu, associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice, with secondary appointments in the Economics Department and the Wharton School of Business (BEPP). Marinescu is also a research associate at the NBER and serves as an associate editor for the Quarterly Journal of Economics.Dr. Tomas J. Philipson, former member and Acting Chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers from 2017 to 2020 and the Daniel Levin Professor of Public Policy Studies Emeritus at the University of Chicago. Philipson also co-founded Precision Health Economics and is an active advisor to and investor in multiple healthcare enterprises.Dr. Silvana Tenreyro, CBE, professor of economics at the London School of Economics. A former President of the European Economic Association, Tenreyro also served as an external member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee from 2017 to 2023. She is a Fellow of the British Academy and the Econometric Society, and Honorary Foreign Member of the American Economic Association.