INTRODUCTION:
The pervasive use of digitized information has reached a new height in what we call the era of “big data.” While this revolution has led to unprecedented societal cooperation, it has also deepened three major concerns: How can we properly protect personal privacy in the age of big data? How shall we understand the ownership and distribution of benefits and risks that arise from the use of data? Will the use of big data lead to a situation of “winner-take-all” markets that undermine competition to the detriment of consumers and society?
Luohan Academy will introduce a report titled “Understanding Big Data: Data Calculus in the Digital Era” at this frontier dialogue. In this report we intend to address some aspects of the above questions. We focus on analyzing concrete evidence using “big data,” to draw conclusions on its impact. The author team consists of multiple prominent economists from Luohan’s community, including, among others, Patrick Bolton, Bengt Holmström, Eric Maskin, Christopher Pissarides, Michael Spence, Tao Sun, Tianshu Sun, Wei Xiong, and Liyan Yang, and Luohan’s internal economists.
The goal for our dialogue series is to bring together prominent minds to share frontier research, address critical issues, and provoke discussions that matter. We cordially invite you to join the event and participate in the discussion of this important issue.
To download the full report click here: “Understanding Big Data: Data Calculus in the Digital Era”
MODERATOR:
Steve Tadelis, Professor of Economics, UC Berkeley
WORKING GROUP:
Bengt Holmström, Professor of Economics, MIT
Christopher Pissarides, Professor of Economics, LSE
Michael Spence, Professor of Economics, Stanford University
Long Chen, Director of Luohan Academy
PANELISTS: (BY SPEAKER ORDER)
Long Chen: Understanding Big Data: Data Calculus in the Digital Age
Bengt Holmström: Value and Data
Christopher Pissarides: The Value of Private Information in Searching
Patrick Bolton: On the Rights and Protection of Privacy
James Dempsey: Data and Privacy from a Legal Perspective
Thomas Sargent: Statistical Approaches to Privacy
Eric Maskin: Privacy and Mechanism Design
Jason Furman: Unlocking Digital Competition
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