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Title: Authentic Assessment in Economics: the Challenge of AI

Abstract: The presentation looks at authentic assessment in economics, its rationale and the challenges it faces from widespread use of generative AI. We focus on an example of assessment from an Environmental Economics course at a UK University and examine the abilities of ChatGPT to answer it. The presentation will discuss ChatGPT in relation to the quality of student input and specific elements of assessment design. We hope to stimulate a discussion around the prospects for authentic assessments in applied economics subjects.