Author: Christos Makridis, Associate Research Professor of Information Systems, Arizona State University; Institute for Humane Studies

Industries most exposed to AI are not only seeing productivity gains but jobs and wage growth too

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Forecasts of the impact of artificial intelligence range from the apocalyptic to the utopian. An October 2025 report from Senate Democrats, for example, predicted AI will destroy millions of U.S. jobs. A couple of years earlier, consultant company McKinsey forecast AI will add trillions to the global economy, while emphasizing job losses can be mitigated […]

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Hybrid workers are putting in 90 fewer minutes of work on Fridays – and an overall shift toward custom schedules could be undercutting collaboration

Christos Makridis, Associate Research Professor of Information Systems, Arizona State University; Institute for Humane StudiesLeave a Comment on Hybrid workers are putting in 90 fewer minutes of work on Fridays – and an overall shift toward custom schedules could be undercutting collaboration

Do your office, inbox and calendar feel like a ghost town on Friday afternoons? You’re not alone. I’m a labor economist who studies how technology and organizational change affect productivity and well-being. In a study published in an August 2025 working paper, I found that the way people allocate their time to work has changed […]

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