Ara Kharazian
Economist, Ramp
Ara Kharazian is an economist at Ramp and writes the weekly newsletter Econ Lab on Substack. His writing and analysis of AI, business spend, and the economy has been covered in the New York Times, NBC News, ABC News, NPR's Planet Money, Bloomberg, the Guardian, Vox, Axios, and more. Ara previously led economic research at Square and was an economic consultant at Cornerstone Research.
Education
Tufts University
Expertise
AI trends, macroeconomic forecasting, labor economics, business dynamism
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Articles by Ara Kharazian
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Corporate America is going to discount gyms
Companies have reduced wellness benefits by approximately 20% since 2023, and employees have responded by shifting spend toward lower-cost options.
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Top SaaS vendors on Ramp (November 2025)
This month's list has range, with ServiceNow and Google sharing space with companies like Panther Labs and Knit.
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Tech companies are revolting against Delaware
In the wake of Tesla and a16z's exits from Delaware, incorporations in the state are falling. But our data shows companies aren't leaving en masse.
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What our latest Business Spending Report reveals about U.S. economic resilience
Discover the latest trends on business AI adoption, tariff charges, and much more based on data from 45,000-plus customers using Ramp.
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Top SaaS vendors on Ramp (October 2025)
Two cybersecurity companies join the top AI players and presentation tool Prezi on our October list of the fastest-growing vendors.
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Why tariffs are so confusing
Ramp data from manufacturing and retail sector invoices shows a slow and gradual increase in tariff costs. But it's not yet reflective of sweeping U.S. levies.