Productivity Gains And Labor Pains

Hoover Research Director Steven J. Davis (left), Anthropic Head of Economics Peter McCrory, LinkedIn Chief Economist Karin Kimbrough and Erik Brynjolfsson of the Stanford Digital Economy Lab are seen in Hauck Auditorium alongside Hoover Institution Director Condoleezza Rice on March 17, 2026. (Patrick Beaudouin)

Distinguished Visiting Fellow and former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks in Hoover’s Hauck Auditorium on March 17, 2026. (Patrick Beaudouin)

Hoover Institution Director Condoleezza Rice speaks about AI’s impact on the economy in Hauck Auditorium on March 17, 2026. (Patrick Beaudouin)

Hoover Institution Director Condoleezza Rice, Former US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Google-Alphabet executive James Manyika and Former UK Prime Minister and Hoover Distinguished Visiting Fellow Rishi Sunak are seen in Hauck Auditorium on March 17, 2026. (Patrick Beaudouin)

Hoover Research Director Steven J. Davis (left), Anthropic Head of Economics Peter McCrory, LinkedIn Chief Economist Karin Kimbrough and Erik Brynjolfsson of the Stanford Digital Economy Lab speak in Hauck Auditorium. (Patrick Beaudouin)