OpenAI and other AI labs recruit PhD economists to study labor productivity and AGI institutions

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all the labs are hiring macro ppl, but if you're a talented microeconomist let us know @meaningaligned! there's plenty of stuff to do (http://agi-institutions.org)

Ronnie Chatterji@RonnieChatterji

What a time to be an economist! AI is creating new datasets—and new questions—about productivity, labor markets, firms, and economic growth.

Want to help answer them? We’re hiring a PhD economist to join the growing Economic Research team at OpenAI.

https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/openai/9ac67097-139b-4e3c-8c13-e9a6be26cf1b

4:55 AM · Jun 29, 2026 · 1.1K Views