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The Frontiers of Business: Building Business Resilience conference capped our 2024 Grand Challenge with stimulating discussions on what business resilience looks like in a world of rapid change. Here are three lessons we heard.

In his Frontiers of Business keynote examining the use of artificial intelligence, MIT economist David Autor sees a future where AI extends the expertise of workers rather than replacing them.

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Artificial intelligence was a major topic of conversation at the Frontiers of Business Conference on October 10. See how speakers and panelists think the technology will change the future of business.

How will the hurricanes affect economic data for October? Kenan Institute Research Fellow Greg Brown will look at the data during the institute’s monthly virtual briefing at 9 AM EDT Friday, November 1.

Join Chief Economist Gerald Cohen for the institute's monthly virtual briefing this Wednesday, Oct. 9, discussing how the Federal Reserve employment report will impact future cuts.

 

Is there an interest rate cut coming at the Fed’s meeting this month? Kenan Institute Research Fellow Christian Lundblad will discuss during the Kenan Institute’s monthly briefing at 9 AM EDT Friday, September 6.

Kenan Institute Research Fellow Greg Brown will discuss the effects of a slowing economy during the institute’s monthly virtual briefing at 9 a.m. EST this Friday, Aug. 2.

Kenan Institute Research Director Camelia Kuhnen spoke with “Marketplace” reporter Kristin Schwab on July 25 about consumer spending remaining strong even as readings on consumer sentiment are less optimistic.

Chief Economist Gerald Cohen compared wage growth with inflation to answer some questions from USA Today.

The Federal Reserve is seeing slowing inflation numbers, but the public is skeptical. Join Kenan Institute Chief Economist Gerald Cohen for the institute’s monthly virtual briefing at 9 a.m. EDT this Friday, July 12.

UNC-Chapel Hill professor and Kenan Institute expert Iheoma U. Iruka took part in a roundtable discussion on the "childcare cliff" on PBS NC’s “State Lines” July 5. The episode is available online.

The Wall Street Journal details how MIT economist and Kenan Institute Distinguished Fellow David Autor rose to become one of the most influential scholars studying the U.S. labor market today.