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Aislinn Bohren
Toulouse : TSE, 23 mars 2021, 17h00–18h30, Zoom
Discrimination—differential treatment by group identity—is widely studied in economics. Its source is often categorized as taste-based or statistical (beliefbased)— a valuable distinction for policy design and welfare analysis. We argue that in many situations, individuals may have inaccurate...
Frank Schorfheide (The Pennsylvania State University)
TSE, 23 mars 2021, 15h30–17h00, Zoom
We develop a state-space model with a state-transition equation that takes the form of a functional vector autoregression and stacks macroeconomic aggregates and a cross-sectional density. The measurement equation captures the error in estimating log densities from repeated cross-sectional samples...
Hsin-Tien Tiffany Tsai (National University of Singapore)
23 mars 2021, 14h00–15h00, Zoom Meeting
This paper studies whether market structure affects algorithmic recommendations in dominant platforms. We focus on the dual role of Amazon.com as a platform owner and retailer. We find that products sold by Amazon receive substantially more "Frequently Bought Together" recommendations across...
Renato Faccini (Danmarks Nationalbank)
TSE, 23 mars 2021, 14h00–15h30, salle Zoom
The low rate of inflation observed in the U.S. over the entire past decade is hard to reconcile with traditional measures of labor market slack. We show that an alternative notion of slack that encompasses workers propensity to search on the job explains this missing inflation. We derive this novel...
Andrea Mantovani
TSE, 22 mars 2021, 14h00–15h30, Zoom
We study the signaling role of prices in a context of salient thinking. Consumer attention can be directed towards the product attribute - quality or price - that stands out in the market. Products' quality is not directly observed by consumers. Our analysis provides two main results. First, we...
Sven Heim (Ecole des Mines de Paris)
Toulouse : TSE, 22 mars 2021, 11h00–12h15, Zoom
Public support is crucial for the energy system’s transition towards renewable energy (RE). This paper examines how spatial proximity to wind turbines (WTs) affects public support for RE using two measures – local preferences for RE electricity tariffs based on more than 35 million search queries...
Pierre Régibeau (European Commission, DG Competition)
Toulouse : TSE, 19 mars 2021, 15h30–17h30, Online (via Zoom)
Xavier Warin (EDF - R&D)
Toulouse : TSE, 18 mars 2021, 11h00–12h15, Zoom
This paper presents machine learning techniques and deep reinforcement learning based algorithms for the efficient resolution of nonlinear partial differential equations and dynamic optimization problems arising in investment decisions and derivative pricing in financial engineering. We survey...
Céline Castets-Renard (University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, Chair Accountable AI in a Global Context and Chair Law, Accountability and Social Trust in AI, ANITI (France-ANR))
TSE & IAST, 17 mars 2021, 15h00–16h00, Zoom Meeting
Beyond the ethical principles of self-regulation adopted by some digital companies, this workshop focuses on the construction of an artificial intelligence law. An AI law appears following a sector-based approach depending on the degree of risk. A transversal approach of accountability.can also be...
Leeat Yariv (Princeton University)
Toulouse : TSE, 16 mars 2021, 17h00–18h30, Zoom
We study a model of retrospective search in which an agent—a researcher, an online shopper, or a politician—tracks the value of a product. Discoveries beget discoveries and their observations are correlated over time, which we model using a Brownian motion. The agent decides both how ambitiously,...
