Economics
Using economic theory and data-driven research to design better technologies, markets, and public policies.
New Future of Work: How remote and hybrid work will shape workplaces and society with Jaime Teevan and Siddharth Suri
In this episode of The New Future of Work series, Chief Scientist Jaime Teevan and Senior Principal Researcher Siddharth Suri explore the many ways people were impacted by work shifts during the COVID-19 pandemic. They talk about how race, gender, income,…
Finance Time Series Forecasting Framework (FinnTS)
Microsoft Finance Time Series Forecasting Framework (FinnTS) is a forecasting package that utilizes cutting-edge time series forecasting and parallelization on the cloud to produce accurate forecasts for financial data. Finn is a standardized modeling framework…
New Future of Work: Staying productive and happy when our office is our home with Jaime Teevan and Sonia Jaffe
In this episode of The New Future of Work series of the podcast, Chief Scientist Jaime Teevan and Senior Research Economist Sonia Jaffe delve into the “Personal Productivity and Well-Being” chapter of the report, beginning…
Econ4: Uncovering how decision-making shapes individuals and society through behavioral public economics featuring Evan Rose and Hunt Allcott
In this episode, Senior Principal Researcher Hunt Allcott talks with Postdoctoral Researcher Evan Rose about Allcott’s work exploring the everyday decisions people face, like buying fuel-efficient cars or taking out payday loans, and how a…
Econ3: Understanding the media ecosystem and how it informs public opinion in the internet age featuring Hunt Allcott and David Rothschild
Interviewed by Senior Principal Researcher Hunt Allcott, Economist David Rothschild discusses how the news media has evolved alongside social media and the internet, from story development to distribution of news via aggregators and wire services.…
Econ2: Causal machine learning, data interpretability, and online platform markets featuring Hunt Allcott and Greg Lewis
In this episode, Senior Principal Researcher Dr. Hunt Allcott speaks with Microsoft Research New England office mate and Senior Principal Researcher Dr. Greg Lewis. Together, they cover the connection between causal machine learning and economics…
