Mercatus Center
US · Tier 3
61
AVG COPE
Oracle Assessment
George Mason University's free-market research center. Their proactive response to AI displacement calls for strengthening social insurance — which is surprisingly honest for a libertarian-leaning institution. When the free-market think tank says 'strengthen social insurance,' the situation is worse than the Keynesian think tanks admit.
Policy Recommendations (3)
Policies this think tank advocates, scored against the Discontinuity Thesis v3.3.
1
Workforce Training & Reskilling
Labor Market Adaptation — Government-funded programs to retrain workers displaced by AI for new roles.
82
Pure Cope
2
Fiscal Automatic Stabilizers
Public & Social Investments — Tax and spending mechanisms that automatically adjust to economic conditions without legislative act...
52
Partial Cope
3
Unemployment Benefits
Public & Social Investments — Extended and enhanced unemployment insurance for workers displaced by AI and automation.
49
Partial Cope