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ABFR events are held as Zoom webinars and are open to all. If you would like to receive updates about these events, please join our mailing list. We will send out the Zoom links to access the webinar over our mailing lists. A Zoom link will also be available on this website one hour prior to the presentation. Recordings of past events will be available on the ABFR YouTube channel. Please direct any inquiries related to the forum to abfrforum@gmail.com.

FEBRUARY 25, 2021 | 12-1 PM EST

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STEFAN NAGEL

University of Chicago

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MARKET EFFICIENCY IN THE AGE OF BIG DATA

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Discussant: Kent Daniel (Columbia University)

Host: Svetlana Bryzgalova (London Business School)

MARCH 25, 2021 | 12-1 PM EST

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LAURA VELDKAMP

Columbia University

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A GROWTH MODEL OF THE DATA ECONOMY

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Discussant: Ezra Oberfield (Princeton University) 

Host: Maryam Farboodi (MIT)

APRIL 29, 2021 | 12-1 PM EST

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WEI JIANG 

Columbia University

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FROM MAN VS. MACHINE TO MAN + MACHINE: THE ART AND AI OF STOCK ANALYSES

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Discussant: Francesco D'Acunto (Boston College)

Host: Lin William Cong (Cornell University)

MAY 27, 2021 | 12-1 PM EST

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BRYAN KELLY

Yale University

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IS THERE A REPLICATION CRISIS IN FINANCE?

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Discussant: Andrew Karolyi (Cornell University)

Host: Markus Pelger (Stanford University)

JUNE 24, 2021 | 12-1 PM EST

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DARON ACEMOGLU

MIT

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FUTURE OF WORK: UNDER THE THREAT OF AI AND EXCESSIVE AUTOMATION

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Discussant: Joshua Gans (University of Toronto)

Host: Lin William Cong (Cornell University)

AUGUST 26, 2021 | 12-1 PM EST

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SUSAN ATHEY

Stanford University

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MACHINE LEARNING WHO TO NUDGE- CAUSAL VS PREDICTIVE TARGETING IN A FIELD EXPERIMENT ON STUDENT FINANCIAL AID RENEWAL

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Discussant: Dean Eckles (MIT)

Host: Markus Pelger (Stanford University)

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 | 12-1 PM EST

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SHARAD GOEL

Harvard Kennedy School

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THE MEASURE AND MISMEASURE OF FAIRNESS: A CRITICAL REVIEW OF FAIR MACHINE LEARNING

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Discussant: Jann Spiess (Stanford GSB)

Host: Maryam Farboodi (MIT)

OCTOBER 28, 2021 | 12-1 PM EST

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ERIK BRYNJOLFSSON

Stanford University

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DIGITAL CAPITAL AND SUPERSTAR FIRMS

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Discussant: Miao (Ben) Zhang (USC)

Host: Maryam Farboodi (MIT)

NOVEMBER 18, 2021 | 12-1 PM EST

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GERARD HOBERG

University of Southern California

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SCOPE, SCALE AND COMPETITION: THE 21ST CENTURY FIRM

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Discussant: David Robinson (Duke University)

Host: Lin William Cong (Cornell University)

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