Webinar: The Macroeconomics of Data
Time: Monday, April 12th, 11:00AM – 12:00PM EST
Data (information that can be encoded as a binary sequence of zeros and ones) has become essential economic inputs. Yet data is different from other inputs; there are many types of data (personal, proprietary, public data, etc…) and the market for personal data is opaque. Moreover, private companies hold huge troves of data that could provide significant insights for society if shared and aggregated with data from other sources.
On April 12, the Hub will co-host the first of two webinars on the economics of data. Our first discussion will be moderated by GWU Economics Professor Tara Sinclair, an expert both in big data and economic forecasting. Our speakers will be Yan Carrière-Swallow and Vikram Haksar of the IMF who wrote an influential 2019 paper, “The Economics and Implications of Data: An integrated Perspective,” (short version). We will also hear from Brenda Bugge, an official from Stats Canada who was the lead author on both “Measuring investment in data, databases and data science: Conceptual framework” and a pathbreaking study, “The value of data in Canada: Experimental estimates”.
Our Speakers will be:
- Brenda Bugge, Assistant Director, National Accounts, Stats Canada
- Yan Carrière-Swallow, Economist, Policy, Strategy and Review, International Monetary Fund
- Vikram Haksar, Assistant Director, Macrofinancial Analysis at the International Monetary Fund
Moderated by:
- Tara Sinclair, Associate Professor of Economics and International Affairs, GWU