Data and the changing economics of knowledge production

The Macroeconomic Risk Chair is organizing an online lecture (Zoom) given by Laura Veldkamp (Columbia Business School) on May 19, 2022.

Laura Veldkamp is a Professor of Finance at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business and is a former editor of the Journal of Economic Theory. Professor Veldkamp earned a B.A in applied mathematics and economics from Northwestern University, and a Ph.D. in economic analysis and policy from Stanford Graduate School of Business. Prior to joining Columbia, she taught at NYU for 15 years. She is a faculty research fellow for the National Bureau of Economic Research and the Centre for Economic and Policy Research, and a frequent consultant for the New York and Minneapolis Federal Reserve Banks. She is also the author of the textbook, Information Choice in Macroeconomics and Finance (Princeton University Press). Professor Veldkamp’s research focuses on how individuals, investors, and firms get their information, how that information affects the decisions they make, and how those decisions affect the macroeconomy and asset prices. Her recent work examines the data economy and the value of data as an asset.
 

• Registration link for the online lecture by Laura Veldkamp.
  Date: May 19, 2022 ; 5:30pm - 7:00pm (Paris Time)
   
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