AI + work: Understanding AI's impact on the labor market

Date
March 10, 2026, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Brookings Institution, Saul Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036

Aviva Aron-Dine (Hamilton Project), Ben Casselman (New York Times) Bharat Chandar (Stanford Digital Economy Lab and Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence), Martha Gimbel (Budget Lab at Yale), Nathan Goldschlag (Economic Innovation Group) and Jed Kolko (PIIE)

Event cohosted by the Budget Lab at Yale, the Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution, and the Peterson Institute for International Economics

Event Summary

Much has been said about what artificial intelligence (AI) could mean for the labor market. An early wave of research gives us evidence and data to consider.

The Budget Lab at Yale, the Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution, and the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) will host an event on AI's impact on the labor market. The discussion will focus on what data sources are most useful to understanding how AI is affecting the labor market and how to best utilize those data to make educated inferences. Please register to join us in person at the Brookings Institution or to watch online.

The event will feature a research presentation by Jed Kolko (PIIE) followed by a panel discussion with Bharat Chandar (Stanford Digital Economy Lab and Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence), Martha Gimbel (Budget Lab at Yale), and Nathan Goldschlag (Economic Innovation Group), moderated by Ben Casselman (New York Times).

The Hamilton Project will release an analysis from Jed Kolko in conjunction with this event.

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Agenda

1:00 pm ET | Welcome  
Aviva Aron-Dine, Director, Hamilton Project; Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, Brookings Institution

1:05 pm | Research presentation
Jed Kolko, Senior Fellow, PIIE

1:15 pm | Panel discussion
Bharat Chandar, Postdoctoral Researcher, Stanford Digital Economy Lab and Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence
Martha Gimbel, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Budget Lab at Yale
Nathan Goldschlag, Director of Research, Economic Innovation Group
Moderator: Ben Casselman, Chief Economics Correspondent, New York Times

2:00 pm | Event adjourns