ERUMAG Issue 5

Jun 15, 2026 · Article · 4 min

Artificial Intelligence and the Labor Market

AI reshapes labor through substitution and complementarity, raising risks to income and job meaning.

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Jun 15, 2026 · Article · 3 min

Big Tech Wants to Orchestrate the Economy

Big tech companies use AI to orchestrate entire economies and automate labor at scale.

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Jun 15, 2026 · Article · 7 min

The Future of Human Capital: Navigating the Duality of AI in Professional Practice

Generative AI expands professional capability while risking cognitive decline and knowledge collapse.

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Jun 15, 2026 · Article · 8 min

Who's Afraid of the Steam Engine?

AI agents automate cognitive judgment at scale, demanding institutional redesign and raising questions about control.

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Jun 15, 2026 · Article · 8 min

Impact of AI Agents on the Workforce According to Anthropic Reports

AI agents reshape work at the task level with mixed labor market effects and rising automation.

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Jun 15, 2026 · Article · 6 min

The Rise of AI Agents: How the Most-Used Agentic LLM Is Reshaping Finance and Beyond

How AI agents are reshaping finance and enterprise, with Claude emerging as the dominant agentic LLM.

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Jun 15, 2026 · Article · 6 min

How Economists Use Artificial Intelligence in Their Research

Economists embrace machine learning for prediction, causal inference, and solving complex models.

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Jun 15, 2026 · Article · 6 min

Is Having a Common Currency Beneficial for EU Countries?

Does the Euro serve all EU members equally? Examining currency flexibility, sovereignty, and resilience across Europe.

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Jun 15, 2026 · Article · 5 min

How Is Commuting Affecting Our Mood? The Commuting Paradox

Research reveals why workers can't truly compensate for long commutes, despite economic theory's predictions.

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Jun 15, 2026 · Article · 4 min

Transportation and Infrastructure From an R&D and Innovation Perspective

High-speed rail, subways, and highways boost R&D innovation through knowledge spillovers and cost reduction.

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Jun 15, 2026 · Interview · 9 min

AI-Employment Puzzle: An Exclusive Interview with Prof. Dr. Cilasun

Prof. Cilasun on how AI will reshape labor markets, deepen inequality, and demand urgent policy action.

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Jun 15, 2026 · Article · 6 min

The Greatest Macroeconomic Illusion in History: Hjalmar Schacht's “Miracle”

How Schacht's shadow banking illusion masked Nazi Germany's economic bankruptcy.

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Jun 15, 2026 · Interview · 8 min

Political Economy, Institutions and Technology: FieldTalks with Asst. Prof. Arda Gitmez

Political economy meets technology: how institutions, media, and AI reshape society and progress.

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