Event

Using the Tech Toolkit for Social Impact

A lecture by Susan Athey, Economics of Technology Professor at Stanford Graduate School of Business.

NYU’s Business & Economic Reporting Program, with support from the Marjorie Deane Financial Journalism Foundation, is pleased to present a lecture by Susan Athey, Economics of Technology Professor at Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Prof. Athey is an elected member of the National Academy of Science, and is the recipient of the John Bates Clark Medal, awarded by the American Economics Association to the economist under 40 who has made the greatest contributions to thought and knowledge.

The diffusion of digitization and artificial intelligence have created both challenges and opportunities for society. This lecture outlines some of the opportunities for providing digital services that are more cost-effective and personalized to recipients in terms of content and convenience. Several research projects that involve creating, implementing, and evaluating digital technology will be discussed.