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The Economic Research team studies how AI is reshaping the economy, including work, productivity, and economic opportunity. Through rigorous data collection and analysis, we track AI's real-world economic effects and publish research that helps policymakers, businesses, and the public understand and prepare for the changes ahead.

What We Do

We build the empirical foundation for understanding AI's economic impact. Our flagship Anthropic Economic Index tracks how AI tools are actually being used around the world and across every sector of the economy—moving beyond speculation to measure adoption patterns as they unfold. Alongside our index reports, we produce novel research that studies the implications of AI usage and diffusion—as tracked in the index—for workers, for firms, and for the broader economy.

Why It Matters

Economic transitions create both opportunity and disruption. The speed of AI development means the stakes are unusually high. We need reliable data to inform the decisions that workers, employers, and policymakers make about the future. Our research provides evidence to address uncertainty and helps society navigate this transition in ways that are broadly beneficial.

Economic ResearchApr 22, 2026What 81,000 people told us about the economics of AIOur recent survey study with 81,000 Claude users provides a way to connect people’s economic concerns with what we’ve quantified in Claude traffic.Economic ResearchMar 5, 2026Labor market impacts of AI: A new measure and early evidenceIn this paper, we present a new framework for understanding AI’s labor market impacts, and test it against early data.Economic ResearchJan 15, 2026Anthropic Economic Index report: Economic primitivesThis report introduces new metrics of AI usage to provide a rich portrait of interactions with Claude in November 2025, just prior to the release of Opus 4.5.Economic ResearchNov 25, 2025Estimating AI productivity gains from Claude conversationsAnalyzing 100,000 Claude conversations, this research finds AI reduces task time by 80% on average.