SMRTR Science & EngineeringNov 17, 2025Hacker News

The Baumol Effect and Jevons paradox are related

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Two economic principles are driving opposite but related effects as AI transforms industries. As AI dramatically increases productivity in some sectors, creating new high-paying jobs (Jevons paradox), workers in unrelated fields like construction or personal services can demand higher wages to compete for talent, making basic services more expensive even though they haven't improved (Baumol effect).

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