AI & BIG DATA IN FINANCE
RESEARCH FORUM
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FEBRUARY 25, 2021 | 12-1 PM EST
STEFAN NAGEL
University of Chicago
MARKET EFFICIENCY IN THE AGE OF BIG DATA
Discussant: Kent Daniel (Columbia University)
Host: Svetlana Bryzgalova (London Business School)
MARCH 25, 2021 | 12-1 PM EST
LAURA VELDKAMP
Columbia University
A GROWTH MODEL OF THE DATA ECONOMY
Discussant: Ezra Oberfield (Princeton University)
Host: Maryam Farboodi (MIT)
APRIL 29, 2021 | 12-1 PM EST
WEI JIANG
Columbia University
FROM MAN VS. MACHINE TO MAN + MACHINE: THE ART AND AI OF STOCK ANALYSES
Discussant: Francesco D'Acunto (Boston College)
Host: Lin William Cong (Cornell University)
MAY 27, 2021 | 12-1 PM EST
BRYAN KELLY
Yale University
IS THERE A REPLICATION CRISIS IN FINANCE?
Discussant: Andrew Karolyi (Cornell University)
Host: Markus Pelger (Stanford University)
JUNE 24, 2021 | 12-1 PM EST
DARON ACEMOGLU
MIT
FUTURE OF WORK: UNDER THE THREAT OF AI AND EXCESSIVE AUTOMATION
Discussant: Joshua Gans (University of Toronto)
Host: Lin William Cong (Cornell University)
AUGUST 26, 2021 | 12-1 PM EST
SUSAN ATHEY
Stanford University
MACHINE LEARNING WHO TO NUDGE- CAUSAL VS PREDICTIVE TARGETING IN A FIELD EXPERIMENT ON STUDENT FINANCIAL AID RENEWAL
Discussant: Dean Eckles (MIT)
Host: Markus Pelger (Stanford University)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 | 12-1 PM EST
SHARAD GOEL
Harvard Kennedy School
THE MEASURE AND MISMEASURE OF FAIRNESS: A CRITICAL REVIEW OF FAIR MACHINE LEARNING
Discussant: Jann Spiess (Stanford GSB)
Host: Maryam Farboodi (MIT)
OCTOBER 28, 2021 | 12-1 PM EST
ERIK BRYNJOLFSSON
Stanford University
DIGITAL CAPITAL AND SUPERSTAR FIRMS
Discussant: Miao (Ben) Zhang (USC)
Host: Maryam Farboodi (MIT)
NOVEMBER 18, 2021 | 12-1 PM EST
GERARD HOBERG
University of Southern California
SCOPE, SCALE AND COMPETITION: THE 21ST CENTURY FIRM
Discussant: David Robinson (Duke University)
Host: Lin William Cong (Cornell University)
