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Erik Engberg

Erik Engberg is a PhD Candidate in economics at Örebro University and the Ratio Institute, Sweden. His PhD research is focused on understanding the impact of AI on the labor market. He previously worked as a Policy Analyst in innovation policy for the Swedish Agency for Growth Policy Analysis.
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AI Is Not Reducing Employment but Rather Who Gets Hired

Magnus Lodefalk
In a new working paper, Magnus Lodefalk, Lydia Löthman, Michael Koch, and Erik Engberg examine how generative AI is reshaping the labor market. They find little evidence that AI has cut the total number of jobs, but show that it has slowed hiring for the youngest workers, especially in the AI-exposed occupations where young women are concentrated. Over time, AI’s effect on entry-level roles risks thinning the next generation’s ability to build the skills and networks that careers are made of. 

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