Seth Benzell is an economist and assistant professor at Chapman University, Argyros School of Business and Economics. Seth is a Fellow of the Stanford Digital Economy Lab and the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy. His research primarily focuses on the intersection of technology, economics, and public policy. He explores the economic and welfare effects of social media and how digital and social networks impact productivity, innovation, and society. He is also interested in the effects of digitization, automation and artificial intelligence on labor markets and economic growth.