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.
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Tufts University
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AI trends, macroeconomic forecasting, labor economics, business dynamism
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Articles by Ara Kharazian
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Top SaaS vendors on Ramp (March 2026)
Our list of the fastest-growing and trending vendors based on Ramp's latest data shows compute and hosting providers for AI agents are on the rise.
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AI's first substitution: freelancers
Firm-level spending on freelance marketplaces and AI model providers from 2021 to 2025 shows those that spent the most on freelancers shifted to AI the fastest.
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Anthropic's breakout month
Overall business AI adoption reached a new all-time high, led by Anthropic's adoption rate spiking to 19.5% as it encroaches on OpenAI's dominant lead.
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Our new report reveals surprising trends in AI and software spend
Get the highlights from our data-backed report, which sheds light on some changes that are already underway and offers leading indicators of what’s ahead.
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Top SaaS vendors on Ramp (Feburary 2026)
We created this list to highlight breakout growth by emerging software companies, but if you look at the list today, it's dominated by Google and other giants.
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The top 10 Los Angeles restaurants for business dinners in 2026
When it comes to closing deals, celebrating wins, or hosting clients, Ramp data shows that some L.A. restaurants stand out as the most popular destinations.