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Media mentions
AI Shows Tentative Signs of Lifting Britain Out of Its Slump
Bloomberg · AI and productivity
“Many large firms and organizations have already begun integrating AI and restructuring their workflows around it.”
“Many large firms and organizations have already begun integrating AI and restructuring their workflows around it,” said Apostolos Fasianos, who specializes in the economics of AI at Brunel University. “This does not necessarily mean they have become more productive yet. It means they are investing today in the systems, skills, staff training and organizational changes needed to capture the future gains from AI.”
“We are still near the beginning of the diffusion process,” said Fasianos. “The productivity benefits are no longer purely a promise for the future. They are already visible in some workplaces. The important question is how quickly they spread across firms, occupations and the wider economy.”
“Fasianos’ research also means that any changes to interest rates will have a negative effect on these households.”
“Fasianos’ research also means that any changes to interest rates will have a negative effect on these households.”
Coverage summary: Stephen Kinsella discusses research by Apostolos Fasianos, Reamonn Lydon and Tara McIndoe-Calder on Irish household indebtedness. He draws on their findings to explain how large property-related debts leave borrowers vulnerable to higher interest rates.
Young borrowers would suffer most from interest rate rise
The Irish Times · Household debt and interest rates
“Young borrowers would suffer most from an interest rate increase”
“Young borrowers would suffer most from an interest rate increase”
Coverage summary: The Irish Times covers research by Apostolos Fasianos, Reamonn Lydon and Tara McIndoe-Calder on the exposure of Irish households to mortgage-rate increases. The analysis highlights the pressure that higher repayments would place on younger borrowers’ disposable incomes.