AI, Financial Markets, and the Economy

Knowledge@Wharton by Knowledge at Wharton

Sep 28, 202631:26Business

AI is driving enormous investment and soaring valuations, but what do financial markets reveal about its long-term economic impact? Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, Howard Marks Presidential Professor of Economics at the Univ...

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