RE: https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@grahamperrin/116857346426121904Mind the Gap: AI Adoption in Europe and the U.S. | NBERhtt...

RE: https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@grahamperrin/116857346426121904Mind the Gap: AI Adoption in Europe and the U.S. | NBERhttps://www.nber.org/papers/w34995https://doi.org/10.3386/w34995This paper combines international evidence from worker and firm surveys conducted in 2025 and 2026 to document large gaps in AI adoption, both between the US and Europe and across European countries. Cross-country differences in worker demographics and firm composition account for an important share of these gaps. AI adoption, within and across countries, is also closely linked to firm personnel management practices and whether firms actively encourage AI use by workers. Micro-level evidence suggests that AI generates meaningful time savings for many workers. At the macro level, in recent years industries with higher AI adoption rates have experienced faster productivity growth. While we do not establish causality, this relationship is statistically significant and similar in magnitude in Europe and the US. ...