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jabarian@cmu.edu | Curriculum Vitae| Scholar

Office 2118J | 5000 Forbes Ave, Hamburg Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890

BIOGRAPHY

Current Positions
Assistant Professor of Economics and Technology, Carnegie Mellon University
Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy (tenure-track)
The School of Computer Science (by courtesy)

I study the transformative social and economic impacts of AI and how institutions should respond to them. My research develops new empirical infrastructures and institutions to measure AI’s real-world impacts and design evidence-based AI policies. To develop those, I rely on large-scale field experiments and surveys, AI simulations, and prediction markets, and I build academic-industry partnerships and research institutes with organizations adopting frontier AI systems.

I received my Ph.D. in economics from the Paris School of Economics and my Ph.D. in philosophy from the Sorbonne, both in 2023. My work has been funded by diverse research grants and unrestricted research gifts, covered by leading media outlets, and published in leading academic journals.

Selected Awards & Fellowships
Google, Inaugural AI & Economy Researcher
Microsoft AI Economy Institute, Senior Fellow
J-PAL, Partnership for AI Evidence, Invited Researcher
Stigler Center, Affiliate Fellow
Chicago Booth, Thaler-Tversky Independent Research Award

Industry Partnerships & Research Programs
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