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Economic Frontiers
by MIT_IDE
Economic Frontiers is a podcast about the frontier of economics research regarding technology, innovation, and digitization. Each episode brings in a leading researcher or research team for a discussion of their work and its broader implications. This podcast is sponsored by the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy (IDE). The IDE is an effort focused on the impact of digital technology on businesses, the economy, and society. Drawing on MIT Sloan’s strengths in technology and innovation, its internationally recognized faculty, and more than a decade of research and partnership with MIT Sloan’s Center for Digital Business, the IDE is analyzing the broad sociological changes brought about by the advance and spread of digital technology.
Episodes
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EF13: Using Matching Algorithms to Find Refugees Homes with Alexander Teytelboym
In this podcast, Alex Teytelboym (Associate Professor at Oxford University) discusses his work on matching theory and refugee resettlement. The ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa have created a huge international refugee crisis. Over 100,000 refugees are permanently resettled...
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EF12: Platforms with Marshall Van Alstyne
Show notes: ide.mit.edu/news-events-media?type_1=podcast What is a platform and do platforms represent a new form of industrial organization? Marshall Van Alstyne, professor at Boston University and research associate at the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy, joins us for a conversation on...
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EF11: Digital Experimentation and Peer Effects with Dean Eckles
Show notes: ide.mit.edu/news-events-media?type_1=podcast This podcast is all about digital experimentation. We discuss why it's useful, why it's harder that it seems, and best practices. Our guest is Dean Eckles, who is an assistant professor at MIT Sloan and previously worked at Facebook as a...
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EF10: Streaming, Sharing, and Stealing with Michael D. Smith and Rahul Telang
Show notes: ide.mit.edu/news-events-media?type_1=podcast In this podcast we discuss how technology has reshaped competition in the media industry. Our guests are Michael D. Smith and Rahul Telang of Carnegie Mellon University. They've recently written a book called Streaming, Sharing, and…
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EF9: The Economics of the Blockchain and Digital Currencies with Christian Catalini
Show notes: ide.mit.edu/news-events-media?type_1=podcast In this podcast we discuss the economics of the blockchain and digital cryptocurrencies. Our guest is Christian Catalini, Assistant Professor of Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management at MIT’s Sloan School of...
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EF8: Digital Labor Markets and Information Systems with Sonny Tambe
Show notes: ide.mit.edu/news-events-media?type_1=podcast In this podcast we discuss how data from labor platforms like LinkedIn allows us to understand the economy in new ways and how labor and technology intersect more broadly. Our guest is Prasanna (Sonny) Tambe of NYU's Stern School of…
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EF7: Media Economics and Technology with Ananya Sen
Show notes: ide.mit.edu/news-events-media?type_1=podcast In this podcast we discuss the economics of the media and its intersection with technological change. Our guest is Ananya Sen of MIT's Initiative on the Digital Economy. Ananya is an expert in using new types of data and clever statistical...
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EF6: Digital Advertising and Privacy with Catherine Tucker
Show notes: http://ide.mit.edu/news-events-media?type_1=podcast In this podcast we talk about multiple aspects of digital advertising, privacy, and big data. Our guest is Catherine Tucker of MIT's Sloan School of Management. Catherine is one of the world's foremost experts on digital advertising...
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EF5: How the Internet Became Commercial w/ Shane Greenstein
Show Notes: http://mitsloan.mit.edu/ide/podcasts/ In this podcast we talk about the economic history of the internet. Our guest is Shane Greenstein of Harvard Business School. Shane has recently written a book on this topic called How the Internet Became Commercial: Innovation, Privatization, and...
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EF4: Intellectual Property and Patent Trolls w/ Lauren Cohen and Scott Kominers
Show notes: http://ide.mit.edu/news-events-media/podcasts/ef4-intellectual-property-and-patent-trolls-w-lauren-cohen-and-scott This podcast discusses the economics of intellectual property and patents. We are joined by Lauren Cohen of Harvard Business School and Scott Kominers of the Harvard...
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EF3: Marketplace Design and Strategy w/ Greg Lewis
Show notes: http://ide.mit.edu/news-events-media/podcasts/ef3-marketplace-design-and-strategy-w-greg-lewis This podcast is about economic issues related to online marketplaces and platforms. We are joined by Greg Lewis, Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research, who is one of the leading experts in...
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EF2: The Economic Importance of Good Management
Show notes: http://ide.mit.edu/news-events-media/podcasts/ef2-economic-importance-good-management John Van Reenen, Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics, joins us to discuss the economics of management, productivity, and...
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EF1: The Economics of Networks with Ben Golub
Show notes: http://ide.mit.edu/news-events-media/podcasts/ef1-economics-networks-w-ben-golub We discuss the intersection of economics and networks. Does the structure of networks matter? How do beliefs and behaviors spread? Can we use the knowledge of a network to more efficiently achieve our...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Economic Frontiers is a podcast about the frontier of economics research regarding technology, innovation, and digitization. Each episode brings in a leading researcher or research team for a discussion of their work and its broader implications. This podcast is sponsored by the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy (IDE). The IDE is an effort focused on the impact of digital technology on businesses, the economy, and society. Drawing on MIT Sloan’s strengths in technology and innovation, its internationally recognized faculty, and more than a decade of research and partnership with MIT Sloan’s Center for Digital Business, the IDE is analyzing the broad sociological changes brought about by the advance and spread of digital technology.
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