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Joint CET/Math Center Conference on the Interface Between Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Economics

We look forward to hosting you at the Economic Theory Meets Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science conference, jointly sponsored by the Center for Economic Theory and the Kellogg Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science. The conference will begin on May 31st and conclude on June 1st, the Schwartz Lecture will immediately follow.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to Emily Foley e-foley@kellogg.northwestern.edu.

Logistics:

Schedule:

Day 1, May 31st: Global Hub, 2211 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208

12:00pm: Lunch, White Auditorium

1:00 pm: John Asker, “AI and Firms’ Pricing”

2:30pm: Break

3:00pm: Eric Budish, “The Economic Limits of Bitcoin and Anonymous, Decentralized Trust on the Blockchain”

4:30: Conference adjourns 

6:00pm: Dinner at the Allen Center, 2169 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208, Atrium Dining Room

 

Day 2, June 1st: Global Hub, 2211 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208

8:30am: Continental Breakfast, White Auditorium

9:00am: Nicole Immorlica, “Data, The Fundamental Particle of Economics”

10:30am: Break

11:00am: Jacob Leshno, “Economic Security of Distributed Ledgers”

12:30pm: Lunch, White Auditorium

2:00 pm: Jamie Morgenstern, “Training with multiple data sources”

3:30pm: Break

Nancy Schwartz Lecture

4:30pm: Schwartz Cocktail Reception, White Auditorium

5:20pm: Philippe Aghion, College de France and at INSEAD “Rethinking Capitalism Post-Covid; The Power of Creative Destruction”