# Ethan Mollick cites rising US productivity growth as AI's economic impact

> Original title: Erik is one of the economists who has been watching the impact of AI on the economy most closely, even before generative AI...

- Source: Ethan Mollick
- Published: 2026-11-05T22:01:15.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/n7sr8gsogp7wapsm1ptysqm9a
- Original: https://x.com/emollick/status/2118463680295944665

## Summary

Ethan Mollick points to economist Erik Brynjolfsson's post reporting US productivity grew at a 3.6% annual rate last quarter. That is more than double the 1.5% average from 2007 to 2019, which Brynjolfsson says supports his bet with Bob Gordon about 2020s productivity growth.

## Post

Erik is one of the economists who has been watching the impact of AI on the economy most closely, even before generative AI...

## Quoted post @erikbryn

> Evidence is growing that we’re turning the corner on productivity.
> 
> US productivity grew at a 3.6% annual rate this past quarter.
> 
> That’s more than double the 1.5% average from 2007-2019.
> 
> The new numbers put me further ahead for my bet with Bob Gordon about productivity growth in the 2020s. 💪
> 
> Here’s how far the US is now ahead of the CBO estimate at the start of the decade (before they knew about the pandemic or LLMs) courtesy of @jasonfurman’s 
> Econvitals.

https://x.com/erikbryn/status/2118349705906127021