I am an economist studying how advances in artificial intelligence affect human behavior, social life, and the economy, and how institutions should make strategic choices to prepare for uncertain futures. I am an Assistant Professor of Economics and Technology at Carnegie Mellon.

Before joining Carnegie Mellon, I was the Howard and Nancy Marks Fellow at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. I received a  Ph.D. in economics from the Paris School of Economics and a  Ph.D. in philosophy from the Sorbonne, both in 2023.

I am also exploring critical thinking, creative expression, the meaning of life, and ethical uncertainty.

jabarian@cmu.edu | Curriculum Vitae

Selected Research

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AI Behavioral Science

with Matthew O. Jackson, Qiaozhu Mei, Stephanie W. Wang, et al.
2025 · SSRN
Revise and resubmit, Science Advances

Latest Recognitions

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Stigler Fellowship

George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Announced Jun 10, 2026

Upcoming Talks

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Columbia Business School

Columbia Business School's (CBS) AI in Business Initiative and the Economics Division · AI and Organizational Economics Seminar Series
Voice AI
Invited seminar · December 4, 2026

Predict

Predict 2026
Invited lecture · December 7-9, 2026

Chapman University

The George L. Argyros College of Business and Economics
Invited seminar · April 23, 2027

University of Maryland

Department of Economics
Invited seminar · April 27, 2027

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