Marginalrevolution iconMarginalrevolutionOct 23, 2026

Will bystander economies be able to finance their governments?

From Jesús Fernández-Villaverde: Will AI poison the public finances of many modern states? There is a real risk that it will. Yesterday, I circulated a new paper, “Saving for the Machines,” which makes a simple point. Building the AI transformation will require enormous investment. The only way to induce agents to save

Will bystander economies be able to finance their governments?

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