Carsten Jung

Interim associate director for economic policy and AI

Carsten leads the economy team and is responsible for IPPR's economic policy work, including macroeconomics, growth and fiscal policy. This also includes IPPR's work on the economic and societal impacts of artificial intelligence (AI). He is based in the Westminster office. He is also a lecturer in economics at the University of Bayreuth, Germany.

Carsten has published reports on a wide range of macroeconomic policy issues and AI policy at IPPR. Before joining IPPR, Carsten worked for six years at the Bank of England. There he first worked on international macroeconomics, financial regulation, financial risks from climate change, and the regulation of AI in finance. Carsten also previously worked at the International Monetary Fund on fiscal policy.

He is an experienced media spokesperson and contributor, having appeared in national and international media including BBC News, Sky News, and the Today programme on Radio 4, and has written for outlets such as the Guardian.

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  1. The direction of AI innovation in the UK: Insights from a new database and a roadmap for reform

    Recent developments in artificial intelligence could have transformative effects on the economy. 

  2. Carsten Jung on Sky News discussing his latest AI report

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    The new politics of AI: Why fast technological change requires bold policy targets

    The upcoming AI Action Summit in Paris is an opportunity to show how we can harness artificial intelligence (AI) as a force for societal, economic, and environmental good.

  4. Second round effects: Why the OBR is likely underestimating the growth effects of public investment

    The Office for Budgetary Responsibility has outlined a new approach to modelling the growth impacts of public investment.
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    Bookkeepers or changemakers? Understanding the chancellor’s choices ahead of the budget

    The Labour party won the last election by ‘de-risking’ a Labour vote on key economic policy agendas. At the heart of this was a strategy to regain Labour’s reputation for economic competence.

  6. Budgeting better: How the UK could start to improve its fiscal framework and boost growth

    The new Labour government’s growth mission is to make the UK the fastest growing economy in the G7,