3 papers
econ.TH2026
Modeling the Structure of Human Behavior with AI Prompt Vectors
Matthew O. Jackson, Benjamin S. Manning, Yutong Xie +2
We introduce a general, easy-to-implement AI-based method for modeling and analyzing the structure and complexity of human behavior. We assign a large language model a "type vector…
cs.AI2025
Strategic Tradeoffs Between Humans and AI in Multi-Agent Bargaining
Crystal Qian, Kehang Zhu, John Horton +4
Markets increasingly accommodate large language models (LLMs) as autonomous decision-making agents. As this transition occurs, it becomes critical to evaluate how these agents beha…
econ.GN2025
General Social Agents
Benjamin S. Manning, John J. Horton
Useful social science theories predict behavior across settings. However, applying a theory to make predictions in new settings is challenging: rarely can it be done without ad hoc…