Nicholas Bloom | The Impact of AI on Productivity

Summary

Nicholas Bloom, the William D. Eberle professor of economics at Stanford University, delivered a live presentation on the productivity economics of AI on March 24, 2026.

Professor Bloom explored AI use at the firm level and its impacts on employment and productivity using new research from surveys of over 5,000 CFOs, CEOs, and executives across the US, UK, Germany, and Australia.

Following his presentation, Professor Bloom answered live and pre-submitted questions with our host moderator, Huiyu Li, co-head of the EmergingTech Economic Research Network (EERN) and research advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.

This was a virtual event hosted by the EmergingTech Economic Research Network (EERN). You can view the full recording on this page.

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About the Speaker

Nicholas (Nick) Bloom is the William D. Eberle professor of economics at Stanford University, a Senior Fellow of SIEPR, and the Co-Director of the Productivity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship program at the National Bureau of Economic Research. His research focuses on management practices and uncertainty. He previously worked at the UK Treasury and McKinsey & Company.

He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the recipient of the Alfred Sloan Fellowship, the Bernacer Prize, the European Investment Bank Prize, the Frisch Medal, the Kauffman Medal and a National Science Foundation Career Award. He has a BA from Cambridge, an MPhil from Oxford, and a PhD from University College London.

Nicholas Bloom | Department of Economics

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