Public Works
Jack MeyerA venture into short-form social science blogging. This substack may contain research, reflections on current events, book reviews, and previews of forthcoming projects, published on an irregular basis.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Monthly |
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| Issues | 14 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 4 months ago |
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AI After the Hype
Is AI a bubble? Popular opinion increasingly points in that direction. It’s evident to most casual observers that the chatbots have plateaued, and photorealistic generative video and imagery provoke a level of discomfort, if not legal conce...
A Note on Gambling and the Disembedded Economy
I’m not the first to note the explosion of betting in popular culture, but the scale and saturation of the recent shift merits attention. Gambling has always existed, yet its integration into ordinary life has accelerated dramatically. What...
Working Draft: Beer Market Structure
This article is the second instalment in my Working Draft series, discussing the economics of craft beer. For more background on the brewing industry and relevant definitions you can read my introduction here.
In November 2025 Lina Khan, n...
A Note on AI and the Job Market
This note follows my earlier essay, “AI Might Not Be Taking Your Job Anytime Soon.” Below is a brief summary and a list of recent papers that unpack how generative AI is quietly reshaping hiring, signalling, and productivity, less through...
AI Might Not Be Taking Your Job Anytime Soon
Generative artificial intelligence is introducing a new wave of economic challenges. In the long run, there are legitimate concerns about large-scale automation, model misalignment, and even existential risk. Yet these dramatic scenarios ar...
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Economist. Researching Institutions, Intellectual Property, Innovation, and Inequality. MPhil Student, on leave from Oxford Econ Dept, MSc LSE Econ History
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