Georgios Petropoulos is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Data Sciences and Operations of the USC Marshall School of Business. He is also a Digital Fellow at the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy and the Digital Economy Lab of Stanford University and a Network Affiliate at the CESifo. His research focuses on the economic implications of information technologies on innovation, market competition, and labor markets. He is studying how we should regulate big digital platforms as well as how the adoption of artificial intelligence affects market structures, labor productivity and work.
His papers have been nominated twice for the best paper award at the WISE conference. He has received two antitrust writing awards for his research work on information technologies and competition policy and a teaching award for a course on Advanced Microeconomics. He was a member of the High-Level Panel of Economic Experts of the European Commission providing his advice and guidance on how the European Union should regulate big tech platforms through the Digital Markets Act. He has also been a member of the Transatlantic Expert Group on the Future of Work addressing the disruptive impact of information technologies on the workforce and proposing concrete policy recommendations for the US and EU labor markets. He has served as an external expert at the Hellenic Competition Commission and at the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Global Innovation Index 2022.
INSIGHT + ANALYSIS
Quoted: Georgios Petropoulos in Athens Voice
Petropoulos discusses the impact of AI on young people and explains how education institutions and the private sector must take steps to ensure graduates have the training they need as they enter the workforce.
Quoted: Georgios Petropoulos in Wired
Petropoulos explains how the market must prepare itself for AI upheaval or junior level employees will be at risk of losing their jobs.
Cited: Georgios Petropoulos in The New York Times
Article cites Petropoulos' research on how AI is affecting entry level positions and how universities can aid young workers by developing their AI fluency.
Op-Ed: Georgios Petropoulos in MIT Technology Review
Petropoulos writes how AI is affecting entry level positions and how universities can aid young workers by developing their AI fluency.
NEWS + EVENTS
Marshall Faculty Publications, Awards, and Honors: April 2026
We are proud to highlight the many accomplishments of Marshall’s exceptional faculty recognized for recently accepted and published research and achievements in their field.
The Next Business Revolution: Six Rules for the Success of B2B Marketplaces
Assistant Professor Georgios Petropoulos’ research analyzes growth approaches for industrial digitization.
The Driverless Future is Coming. Will a Safety Net Follow?
With the rise of driverless cars like Waymo, Assistant Professor Georgios Petropoulos analyzes how legislation could provide a safety net for workers impacted by the growing market.
Marshall Faculty Publications, Awards, and Honors: November 2025
We are proud to highlight the many accomplishments of Marshall’s exceptional faculty recognized for recently accepted and published research and achievements in their field.
AI Bottlenecks: A Q&A with Georgios Petropoulos on Obstacles to an Economic Boom
Assistant Professor Georgios Petropoulos discusses his research on artificial intelligence bottlenecks and the factors preventing the technology from catalyzing an economic surge.
Marshall Faculty Publications, Awards, and Honors: September 2025
We are proud to highlight the many accomplishments of Marshall’s exceptional faculty recognized for recently accepted and published research and achievements in their field.
Marshall Faculty Publications, Awards, and Honors: August 2025
We are proud to highlight the many accomplishments of Marshall’s exceptional faculty recognized for recently accepted and published research and achievements in their field.
Marshall Faculty Publications, Awards, and Honors: June/July 2025
We are proud to highlight the many accomplishments of Marshall’s exceptional faculty recognized for recently accepted and published research and achievements in their field.
Marshall Faculty Publications, Awards, and Honors: April 2025
We are proud to highlight the many accomplishments of Marshall’s exceptional faculty recognized for recently accepted and published research and achievements in their field.
Marshall Faculty Publications, Awards, and Honors: December 2024 and January 2025
We are proud to highlight the many accomplishments of Marshall’s exceptional faculty recognized for recently accepted and published research and achievements in their field.
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