Erik Brynjolfsson

Erik Brynjolfsson
Brynjolfsson in 2013
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materHarvard University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Known forProductivity paradox
The Long Tail
Bundling of Information Goods
Cyberbalkanization
Scientific career
FieldsInformation Systems
Economics
Technological Change
InstitutionsStanford University
Notable studentsShuman Ghosemajumder
Lorin Hitt
Yu (Jeffrey) Hu
Michael D. Smith
Marshall Van Alstyne
Xiaoquan (Michael) Zhang

Erik Brynjolfsson is an American academic, author and inventor. He is the Jerry Yang and Akiko Yamazaki Professor and a Senior Fellow[1] at Stanford University where he directs the Digital Economy Lab at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI, with appointments at SIEPR,[2] the Stanford Department of Economics and the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He is also a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research[3] and a best-selling author of several books.[4] From 1990 to 2020, he was a professor at MIT.

Brynjolfsson is known for his contributions to the world of IT productivity research and work on the economics of information, the economics of AI, and the digital economy more generally.[5] According to Martin Wolf, "No economist has done more to promote the revolutionary implications of information technology than MIT’s Erik Brynjolfsson."[6]

  1. ^ "Report of the Stanford University President". Stanford. December 9, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Erik Brynjolfsson to join Stanford faculty | Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)". February 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "Erik Brynjolfsson, Research Associate as National Bureau of Economic Research". May 20, 2023.
  4. ^ "The Second Machine Age". May 20, 2023.
  5. ^ "Erik Brynjolfsson Joins Stanford Faculty". May 20, 2023.
  6. ^ "The long wait for a productivity resurgence". www.ft.com. Retrieved March 8, 2024.

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