Artificial intelligence (AI) is surpassing human performance in a growing number of domains. However, there is limited evidence of its economic effects. Using data from a digital platform, we study a key application of AI: machine translation. We find that the introduction of a machine...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is surpassing human performance in a growing number of domains. However, there is limited evidence of its economic effects. Using data from a digital platform, we study a key application of AI: machine translation. We find that the introduction of an upgraded machine...

This paper demonstrates that linguistic similarity predicts network tie formation and that friends exhibit linguistic convergence over time. Study 1 analyzes the linguistic styles and the emerging friendship network in a complete cohort of 285 students. Study 2 analyzes a large-scale dataset of...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is surpassing human performance in a growing number of domains. However, there is limited evidence of its economic effects. Using data from a digital platform, we study a key application of AI: machine translation. We find that the introduction of a machine...

Based on the assumption that language is more than a neutral means of communication, and our mother tongue is strongly anchored in our body, mind and culture, this project investigates the comprehension of English texts by native and non-native speakers of English from England, China, Japan and...

Monetary policy in most major economies has traditionally focused on control of the interbank interest rate to achieve an inflation target. Monetary policy in transition economies, in contrast, relied on a mixed system of price-based and quantity based instruments and targets. Japanese monetary...