The Economy Archives

Using Machine Learning to Improve Economic

Feedback Survey Tell Us How We Did Using Machine Learning to Improve Economic Led by: Professor Jules H. van Binsbergen, The Nippon Life Professor in Finance at the Wharton School In this webinar, Professor van Binsbergen will discuss how he and other researchers used state-of-the-art machine learning methods to create an algorithm that…Read More

When dollars don’t make sense: When and why “reasonable” willingness- to-pay leads researchers astray

Feedback Survey Tell Us How We Did When dollars don't make sense: When and why "reasonable" willingness-to-pay leads researchers astray Led by: Alice Moon, Assistant Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions, The Wharton School Marketing researchers often rely on willingness-to-pay (WTP; the highest amount a consumer states that they would…Read More

The End of the Conglomerate?

Feedback Survey Tell Us How We Did The End of the Conglomerate? Led by: Emilie Feldman, Michael L. Tarnopol Professor, Professor of Management, The Wharton School When three corporate icons—General Electric, Johnson & Johnson, and Toshiba—recently announced plans to break themselves up into pieces, it made headlines everywhere. But is this…Read More