Ramp Economics Lab

A think tank from Ramp. Studying how companies spend and operate, powered by real-time business spending data.

Contact: [email protected]

Meet the team
Ara Kharazian headshot
Ara Kharazian
Lead Economist, Ramp
Ian Macomber headshot
Ian Macomber
Head of Analytics Engineering & Data Science, Ramp
Ryan Stevens headshot
Ryan Stevens
Director of Applied Science, Ramp
Rafael Hajjar headshot
Rafael Hajjar
Economist
In the press

Ramp Economics Lab insights, cited by leading business publications.

Bloomberg
The Wall Street Journal
CNBC
Financial Times
The Economist
New York Times
J.P. Morgan
UBS
Reuters
Axios
TechCrunch
Fast Company

Interactive Datasets

Updated Jul 2026
Ramp AI Index

Monthly measurement of AI adoption by American businesses.

Adoption rate
55.7%
MoM change
+0.8 pp
JanJul
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Updated Jun 2026
AI Jobs Impact Paper

Hiring change among AI-adopting firms

Hiring growth among high-adoption firms
10.2%
Entry-level growth
+12.0%
JanJan
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Updated Jul 2026
Ramp Spend Share Index

Monthly measurement of how business spending is distributed across categories.

Merchandise & Supplies share
13.9%
YoY change
-1.3 pp
JanJul
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Latest Research

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