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발표자: Seonghoon, Kim (Singapore Management University)

주제: Tech Economists in Silicon Valley(실리콘밸리의 경제학자들)

장소: 대우관 본관 B1층 B130호 (각당헌)

날짜: 05월 07일 화요일  오후 3시 00분  ~ 오후 4시 30분

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강의 요약

This presentation aims to unveil a burgeoning field in economics: tech economics. In recent years, a surge of PhD economists has gravitated towards tech giants such as Amazon, Google, and Uber, assuming pivotal roles in addressing high-stakes business challenges. These challenges encompass a spectrum of tasks including platform design, pricing strategies, subscription model formulation, longitudinal consumer behavior analysis, and experimental design. Leveraging their deep-rooted understanding of market dynamics, incentive structures, and causal inference, economists offer distinctive insights that set them apart from other scientific disciplines like machine learning and data science. This talk will provide a comprehensive overview of the responsibilities of tech economists within tech firms, elucidate the rationale behind their preference for hiring individuals with backgrounds in economics or business administration, and shed light on the future challenges and prospects of this nascent job sector within the economist profession, drawing from firsthand experiences as a tech economist.