---
id: "lib-2026-06-00-the-generative-ai-learning-penalty-evidence-from"
type: "library"
title: "The Generative AI Learning Penalty: Evidence from Chinese Secondary Education"
lang: "EN"
org: "NBER Summer Institute / CEPR"
source_type: "Paper"
date: "2026-06-01"
week: "2026-W23"
url: "https://nosov.ai/library/lib-2026-06-00-the-generative-ai-learning-penalty-evidence-from/"
original_url: "https://conference.nber.org/conf_papers/f240545.pdf"
tags: ["future of work", "enablement", "skills", "education"]
---

# The Generative AI Learning Penalty: Evidence from Chinese Secondary Education

## English summary

26,811 students, 30 months admin data, staggered adoption: homework +18%, time -30%, monthly exams -20% within 6 months; entrance exams -24%/-18% of baseline; found via Autor citation chase. CEPR DP 21577 and VoxEU column 4 Sep 2026.

Original: https://conference.nber.org/conf_papers/f240545.pdf