I'm an (incoming) PhD student in economics at Columbia University.
My research interests include growth, welfare and technology. At the moment I’m particularly interested in the influence and management of AI.
I've worked at the Commonwealth Treasury of Australia and the Global Priorities Institute (University of Oxford).
You can reach me at tom.w.houlden[at]gmail.com
Research
In progress
Is Automating AI Research Enough for a Growth Explosion?
[slides](with Tom Davidson, Basil Halperin, and Anton Korinek)
Making and Influencing Irreversible Policy Decisions under Preference Heterogeneity
[slides](with Maximilian Negele)