Susan Athey, Erik Brynjolfsson, Catherine Tucker, and Hal R. Varian, Organizers
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First paper is joint with the Industrial Organization Workshop
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11:00 am
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Organizational Structure and Pricing: Evidence from a Large U.S. Airline
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Matthew Backus, University of California, Berkeley and NBER |
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Format: 15 minutes for presenters, 15 minutes for discussants, 15 minutes for Q&A
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12:00 pm
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Welcome
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12:10 pm
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Digital Addiction
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Public and Private Spheres, Safe Spaces, and the Authentic Self (slides)
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Glen Weyl, Microsoft Research |
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1:10 pm
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Break
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1:20 pm
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Search and Information Friction on Global E-commerce Platforms: Evidence from Ali-Express
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Unpacking the Black Box: Regulating Algorithmic Lending
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Danielle Li, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER |
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2:20 pm
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Break
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2:40 pm
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Browsers Don’t Lie? Gender Differences in the Effects of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Digital Activity and Time Use
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Does Telemedicine Transcend Disparities or Create a Digital Divide?
Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Jeffrey Prince, Indiana University |
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3:40 pm
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Break
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3:50 pm
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Lightning Talks 1 (5 minute presentations)
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Finance
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Tech-Enabled Financial Data Access, Retail Investors, and Gambling-like Behavior in the Stock Market: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
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Direct Evidence of Bitcoin Wash Trading (slides)
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Smart (Phone)Investing?
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Covid
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Firm Digital Adoption during COVID-19
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Social Media
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The Effect of Social Media on Elections:Evidence from the United States
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The Production and Consumption of Social Media
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Influencer Cartels
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Subscription Revenue and Media Content: Evidence from YouTube
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I Hear You: Does Quality Improve with Customer Voice?
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Platform Design
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Market Design Choices, Racial Discrimination, and Micro-Entrepreneurship in Digital Marketplaces
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The effects of filtering on search and matching (slides)
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Steering via Algorithmic Recommendations
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5:00 pm
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Adjourn and socializing on Wonder
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| Friday, July 23 |
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Platforms Labor Markets
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11:00 am
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AI Adoption and System-Wide Change
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11:15 am
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The Power of Prediction: Predictive Analytics, Workplace Complementarities, and Business Performance (slides)
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David Autor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER |
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12:00 n
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Break
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12:10 pm
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Panel: New Methods of Real-Tiime Measurement
Hal Varian, Google and University of California at Berkeley (moderator)
John Haltiwanger, University of Maryland and NBER
Karin Kimbrough, LinkedIn
Nela Richardson, ADP
Nicolas Woloszko, OECD
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1:10 pm
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Break
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1:30 PM
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Market Equilibrium and Occupational Licensing: Evidence from the Digital Economy
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Internet Governance Through Site Shutdowns: the Impact of Shutting Down Two Major Commercial Sex Advertising Sites
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Chiara Farronato, Harvard University and NBER |
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2:30 pm
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Break
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2:40 pm
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Robots and Firm Investment
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Automation and the Future of Young Workers: Evidence from Telephone Operation in the Early 20th Century
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Daron Acemoglu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER |
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3:40 pm
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Lightning Talks 2 (5 minute presentations)
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Information About Vacancy Competition Redirects Job Search
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Measuring Remote Knowledge Work Using Big Data
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Firm Differences: Skill Sorting and Software
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Measuring Labor Demand for Workers with a Criminal Conviction
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Chat More and Contribute Better: An Empirical Study of a Knowledge-Sharing Community
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What's the Inside Scoop? Challenges in the Supply and Demand for Information about Job Attributes
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Digitization in Different Markets
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How to Prevent Traffic Accidents Moral Hazard, Inattention, and Behavioral Data
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Smart Meters and the Benefits from Electricity Quality Improvements
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Smart Matching Platforms and Heterogeneous Beliefs in Centralized School Choice (slides)
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Economic Outcomes and Geography
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The Economic Effects of Mobile Internet Access - Evidence from Roam-Like-at-Home. (slides)
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The Distributional Impact of the Sharing Economy on the Housing Market (slides)
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Information and Communication Technology and Firm Geographic Expansion (slides)
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4:35 pm
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Adjourn
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