Back to OverviewThe 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 DoWe 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 MattersEconomic 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.ResearchApr 24, 2026Project DealWe created a marketplace for employees in our San Francisco office, with one big twist. We tasked Claude with buying, selling and negotiating on our colleagues’ behalf.Economic ResearchMar 24, 2026Anthropic Economic Index report: Learning curvesAnthropic's fifth Economic Index report studies Claude usage in February 2026, building on the economic primitives framework introduced in our previous report.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.Apr 22, 2026Economic ResearchAnnouncing the Anthropic Economic Index Survey Apr 22, 2026Economic ResearchWhat 81,000 people told us about the economics of AIMar 31, 2026Economic ResearchHow Australia Uses Claude: Findings from the Anthropic Economic IndexMar 24, 2026Economic ResearchAnthropic Economic Index report: Learning curvesMar 5, 2026Economic ResearchLabor market impacts of AI: A new measure and early evidenceFeb 16, 2026Economic ResearchIndia Country Brief: The Anthropic Economic IndexJan 15, 2026Economic ResearchAnthropic Economic Index: New building blocks for understanding AI useJan 15, 2026Economic ResearchAnthropic Economic Index report: Economic primitivesNov 25, 2025Economic ResearchEstimating AI productivity gains from Claude conversationsSep 15, 2025Economic ResearchAnthropic Economic Index report: Uneven geographic and enterprise AI adoptionSee more