Ben Kim

Economist working on AI, evidence, and policy.

I'm an AI Policy Associate at J-PAL Global. I'm interested in how rigorous empirical work can help institutions make better decisions about emerging technology.

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Research agenda

Questions I care about

My work sits between applied economics, technology policy, and the practical work of making research useful.

AI & social policy

Where AI can improve lives, how to evaluate it rigorously, and what responsible scale looks like.

Impact evaluation

Experimental and quasi-experimental evidence translated into clear policy choices.

Evidence systems

Reproducible research, quantitative workflows, and tools that make evidence easier to use.

Current appointment

J-PAL Global · Project AI Evidence

AI Policy
Associate

Working to connect rigorous evaluation with real-world decisions about where and how AI can advance social good.

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Writing

Notes on research and policy

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Projects

Research, thesis work, and things I build.

↗AI × Economics Atlas

Map 110 papers, citation signals, and open research territory.

↗RCT Atlas

Explore registered economics experiments across 155 countries.

↗Project AI Evidence

My work at J-PAL on AI for social good.

↗Garden

Books, papers, links, and unfinished notes.

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