Monthly since July 2026
Economics Radar
Distinguish a new economic claim from the evidence design that can actually support it.
What changed in serious economics, and which conclusions survive the method and the limitation?
- Papers
- 10 full-text appraisals
- Records
- 40 screened
- Exhibits
- 6 with exact values
Latest edition · September 2026
The Return to Judgment
September separates three claims that are often run together: better AI-assisted output, retained independent capability and aggregate growth. A randomized patent-drafting trial supports the first and complicates the second; growth still rests on model mappings and scenarios.
Evolution
What changed as the series accumulated evidence
- 01 · July 2026
Implementation Became the Mechanism
July moved the economic frontier from model capability to conversion: organizational design, verification, market structure, and institutional scarcity determine whether new technology becomes measured output.
- 02 · August 2026
The Interface Became an Economic Institution
August moves the AI economics frontier from implementation to allocation: interfaces distribute attention, judgment, permission, and action, determining who converts general capability into economic consequence.
- 03 · September 2026
The Return to Judgment
Better assisted output no longer settles the case: retained capability and aggregate growth each need their own evidence.
Continuity
Edition calendar
- Sep 26The Return to JudgmentAI improves current output. September’s evidence asks who builds lasting capability—and who bears the adjustment.Latest edition
- Aug 26The Interface Became an Economic InstitutionAugust moves the AI economics frontier from implementation to allocation: interfaces distribute attention, judgment, permission, and action, determining who converts general capability into economic consequence.Open edition
- Jul 26Implementation Became the MechanismJuly moved the economic frontier from model capability to conversion: organizational design, verification, market structure, and institutional scarcity determine whether new technology becomes measured output.Open edition