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BFI News Mar 17, 2022

Macro Finance Research Program (MFR) 2022 Summer Session for Young Scholars

Application Process Now Closed
Topics:  Financial Markets, Monetary Policy, Technology & Innovation
Media Mention Sep 21, 2021

Break Up Big Tech?

City Journal; Luigi Zingales
Topics:  Technology & Innovation
Media Mention May 1, 2021

What an infrastructure bonanza could mean for America’s economy

The Economist; Richard Hornbeck
Topics:  Technology & Innovation
Media Mention Mar 7, 2021

Imagine the Covid-19 Economy Before Zoom and Amazon

Bloomberg; Chad Syverson
Topics:  Technology & Innovation, COVID-19
Media Mention Jan 23, 2021

What Happens When You Click ‘Agree’?

New York Times; Omri Ben-Shahar
Topics:  Technology & Innovation
Media Mention Dec 11, 2020

What Are Algorithms and Are They Biased Against Me?

Washington Post; Sendhil Mullainathan
Topics:  Technology & Innovation
Media Mention Oct 28, 2020

Forget bias, the real danger is Big Tech’s overwhelming control over speech

CNN; Luigi Zingales
Topics:  Technology & Innovation
Media Mention Oct 8, 2020

Zoom and gloom

The Economist; Steven Davis
Topics:  COVID-19, Technology & Innovation
Media Mention Sep 27, 2020

Why some artificial intelligence is smart until it’s dumb

The Week; Sendhil Mullainathan
Topics:  Technology & Innovation