NBER Economics of Artificial Intelligence

Toronto, 26th - 27th September 2019

Introductions Ajay Agrawal . Video

Matthew Jackson, Stanford University
Zafer Kanik, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
How Automation that Substitutes for Labor Affects Production Networks, Growth, and Income Inequality Video | Slides

Discussant: Pascual Restrepo, Boston University Video | Slides

David Autor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Anna M. Salomons, Utrecht University
New Frontiers: The Evolving Content and Geography of New Work in the 20th Century Video | Slides

Discussant: Patrick Francois, University of British Columbia Video | Slides

Session: Regulation

Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, California Supreme Court and Stanford University
Benjamin Larsen, Copenhagen Business School
Yong Suk Lee, Stanford University
Michael Webb, Stanford University
Impact of Artificial Intelligence Regulation on Artificial Intelligence Adoption and Innovation Video | Slides

Gillian Hadfield, University of Toronto
Jack A. Clark, OpenAI
Regulatory Markets for AI Safety Slides | Video

Bo Cowgill, Columbia University
Fabrizio Dell'Acqua, Columbia University
Biased Programmers? Or Biased Data? A Field Experiment about Algorithmic Bias Video | Slides

Discussant: Carl Shapiro, University of California at Berkeley and NBER Video

Lunch - Barclay Room, Second Floor
Presentation by Steve Jurvetson Video | Slides
Presentation by Abraham Heifets, CEO, Atomwise, Inc. Video | Slides

Discussion by Scott Stern, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER/ followed by Open Discussion Video | Slides

Susan Athey, Stanford University and NBER
Service Quality in the Gig Economy Video | Slides

Discussant: Matt Taddy, Amazon Slides

Daniel Bjorkegren, Brown University
Joshua Blumenstock, University of California at Berkeley
Manipulation-Proof Machine Learning Video | Slides

Discussant: Mitsuru Igami, Yale University Video | Slides

Marcus Dillender, University of Illinois at Chicago
Eliza Forsythe, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
White Collar Technological Change: Evidence from Job Posting Data Video | Slides

Discussant: Betsey Stevenson, University of Michigan and NBER Video | Slides

Session: Applications of Machine Learning

Andreas Fuster, Swiss National Bank
Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, Yale University
Tarun Ramadorai, Imperial College London
Ansgar Walther, Imperial College London
Predictably Unequal? The Effects of Machine Learning on Credit Markets Video | Slides

Julian Tszkin Chan, Bates White Economic Consulting
Weifeng Zhong, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
Reading China: Predicting Policy Change with Machine Learning Video | Slides

Mathieu Aubry, École des Ponts ParisTech
Roman Kräussl, University of Luxembourg
Gustavo Manso, University of California at Berkeley
Christophe Spaenjers, HEC Paris
Machine Learning, Human Experts, and the Valuation of Real Assets Video | Slides

Discussant: Mara Lederman, University of Toronto . Video | Slides

Panel Discussion on Task-Based and Systems Models
with Timothy Bresnahan, David Autor, and Pascual Restrepo . Video | Slides

Jack Clark, Open AI . Video

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Prasanna Tambe, University of Pennsylvania
Lorin Hitt, University of Pennsylvania
Erik Brynjolfsson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Daniel Rock, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
AI and Intangible Capital Video | Slides

Discussant: Diego A. Comin, Dartmouth College and NBER Video | Slides

Session: AI and Innovation

Daniel Rock, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Engineering Value: The Returns to Technological Talent and Investments in Artificial Intelligence . Video | Slides

Joel M. Klinger, Nesta
Juan C. Mateos-Garcia, Nesta
Konstantinos M. Stathoulopoulos, Nesta
Deep Learning, Deep Change? Mapping the Development of the Artificial Intelligence General Purpose Technology . Video | Slides

Ajay K. Agrawal, University of Toronto and NBER
John McHale, National University of Ireland
Alexander Oettl, Georgia Institute of Technology and NBER
A Model of AI-Aided Scientific Discovery and Innovation . Video | Slides

Discussant: Timothy F. Bresnahan, Stanford University and NBER . Video | Slides

Edward L. Glaeser, Harvard University and NBER
Andrew Hillis, Harvard University
Hyunjin Kim, Harvard University
Scott Duke Kominers, Harvard University
Michael Luca, Harvard University and NBER
How Does Compliance Affect the Returns to Algorithms? Evidence from Boston's Restaurant Inspectors . Slides

Discussant: Amalia R. Miller, University of Virginia and NBER . Slides

Lunch: Tomi Poutanen TD Bank .

Session: What Happens to Workers?

Jill Grennan, Duke University
Roni Michaely, Cornell Tech
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work: Evidence from Analysts . Video | Slides

James Bessen, Boston University
Maarten Goos, London School of Economics
Anna M. Salomons, Utrecht University
Wiljan van den Berge, CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis
Automatic Reaction – What Happens to Workers at Firms that Automate? Video | Slides

Seth G. Benzell, Boston University
Laurence J. Kotlikoff, Boston University and NBER
Guillermo LaGarda, Inter-American Development Bank
Jeffrey D. Sachs, Columbia University and NBER
Robots Are Us: Some Economics of Human Replacement . Video | Slides

Discussant: Jason Furman, Harvard University . Video

Adair Morse, University of California at Berkeley and NBER
Robert P. Bartlett III, University of California at Berkeley
Richard Stanton, University of California at Berkeley
Nancy Wallace, University of California at Berkeley
Consumer Lending Discrimination in the Era of FinTech . Video | Slides

Discussant: Stefan Hunt, Competition and Markets Authority . Video | Slides

Benjamin R. Handel, University of California at Berkeley and NBER
Jonathan T. Kolstad, University of California at Berkeley and NBER
Jonathan Gruber, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Managing Intelligence: Skilled Experts and AI in Markets for Complex Products . Video | Slides

Discussant: Ariel Dora Stern, Harvard University Video | Slides