Large Language Models, Small Labor Market Effects
Anders Humlum, Emilie Vestergaard · NBER Working Paper 33777 · 25 Apr 2025
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Humlum and Vestergaard link surveys on AI chatbot use to Danish administrative records for 25,000 workers in 11 exposed occupations. Despite fast adoption and reported time savings, they find no significant effects on earnings or recorded hours in any occupation two years after ChatGPT's release, ruling out effects larger than 1%.
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