Anton Korinek
Anton Korinek | |
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Korinek at ASSA 2026 | |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Vienna Columbia University |
| Thesis | Dollar borrowing in emerging markets (2007) |
| Doctoral advisor | Joseph Stiglitz |
| Other advisor | Alexandre Lamfalussy |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Macroeconomics, International finance, Economics of AI |
| Institutions | University of Maryland, College Park Johns Hopkins University University of Virginia |
| Website | |
Anton Korinek[1] is an Austrian and American economist and professor at the University of Virginia Department of Economics and the Darden School of Business.[2] He is also a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution.[3] His current research primarily focuses on macroeconomics, international finance, and the economic implications of artificial intelligence (AI). In 2025, he was named to Time magazine’s Time 100 AI list, which recognizes influential figures shaping the development and governance of artificial intelligence.[4]
Education
Korinek earned his Ph.D. in economics from Columbia University in 2007, where his dissertation was supervised by Nobel Prize laureate Joseph Stiglitz.[5]
Career and research
Prior to joining the University of Virginia, Korinek held faculty positions at the University of Maryland, College Park and Johns Hopkins University. He is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) in the International Finance and Macroeconomics and Productivity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship programs[6], and a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)[7].
Impact of AI
Initially known for his work on capital controls and macroprudential regulation in international finance, Korinek has more recently become a leading voice on the macroeconomics of AI. His work explores how AI may affect labor markets, inequality, and the long-term trajectory of economic growth.
Korinek sits on Anthropic's Economic Advisory Council.[8]
While there remains uncertainty about the impact of AI on the economy, Korinek has generally advocated the need to plan around the possibility that AI will boost productivity in ways that may reduce demand for human labor. In a Vox Media podcast interview Korinek stated: "Once the AI revolution really hits, there is no guarantee that we can earn a decent living based on the value of our labor anymore. I do believe that we are going to need a new system of income distribution at that point."[9]
Honors and recognition
- TIME100 AI (2025): Named as one of the 100 most influential people in artificial intelligence.
- Vox Future Perfect 50 (2024): Recognized for his work on the economics of artificial general intelligence (AGI).[10]
Selected publications
- Korinek, Anton; Stiglitz, Joseph E. (2019). "Artificial Intelligence and Its Implications for Income Distribution and Unemployment". The Economics of Artificial Intelligence: An Agenda. University of Chicago Press: 349–390. doi:10.7208/chicago/9780226613475.003.0014. ISBN 978-0-226-61333-8.
- Korinek, Anton; Trammell, Phil (September 2025). "Economic Growth under Transformative AI". Annual Review of Economics.
- Agrawal, Ajay; Brynjolfsson, Erik; Korinek, Anton (August 2025), The Economics of Transformative AI: A Research Agenda (Working Paper), University of Virginia / Stanford Digital Economy Lab
References
- ^ "Korinek, Anton". Austria-Forum (in German).
- ^ "Anton Korinek". University of Virginia Department of Economics. Retrieved Jan 12, 2026.
- ^ "Anton Korinek - Brookings Institution". Brookings Institution. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ "The 100 Most Influential People in AI 2025". Time.
- ^ "Anton Korinek CV". korinek.com. Retrieved Jan 12, 2026.
- ^ "Anton Korinek". National Bureau of Economic Research. Retrieved Jan 12, 2026.
- ^ "Anton Korinek". CEPR. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
- ^ Hendrick, Dave (2025-06-11). "UVA Darden Professor to Help Assess AI's Economic Impact on New Council". The Darden Report. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
- ^ Hill, Jonquilyn. "How AI could create "a world without work"". Vox. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
- ^ "2024 Future Perfect 50". Vox. 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2026.