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Susan Athey

@susanathey.bsky.social

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Economist

Susan Carleton Athey is an American economist. She is the Economics of Technology Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Prior to joining Stanford, she has been a professor at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. .. more

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 14d

How could AI transform creativity, jobs, education and public policy? SIEPR's @nealemahoney.bsky.social and @susanathey.bsky.social, and @drfeifei.bsky.social, share their insights in this special episode of the Stanford Engineering's "Future of Everything" podcast. 👇

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The future of the innovation economy

Three experts spanning artificial intelligence and economics explore the implications of AI and how it could transform creativity, jobs, education, and public policy through the rapidly evolving “inno...

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Golub Capital Social Impact Lab @gsbsilab.bsky.social · 19d

Earlier this month @susanathey.bsky.social joined Stanford University President Levin, @siepr.bsky.social Director @nealemahoney.bsky.social and other distinguished faculty to connect over cutting-edge research developments at Stanford Open Minds New York.

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Susan Athey @susanathey.bsky.social · Jul 18

AI was top of mind for many policy makers at G20 in South Africa. Terrific chance to discuss opportunities for growth and why AI may reshape industries.

Golub Capital Social Impact Lab @gsbsilab.bsky.social · Jul 18

Watch @Susan_Athey’s talk on the implications of AI on the organisation of industry and work at #G20SouthAfrica

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#G20SouthAfrica Side event — The implications of Al on the organisation of industry and work

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Golub Capital Social Impact Lab @gsbsilab.bsky.social · Jul 18

Watch @Susan_Athey’s talk on the implications of AI on the organisation of industry and work at #G20SouthAfrica

www.youtube.com/watch?v=okDG...

#G20SouthAfrica Side event — The implications of Al on the organisation of industry and work

YouTube video by SAReserveBank

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Golub Capital Social Impact Lab @gsbsilab.bsky.social · Jul 18

“Governments will play a key role…in whether we actually develop the technology that will help lower-skilled workers become more productive by using AI to augment them with expertise that previously was difficult to acquire.”

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Golub Capital Social Impact Lab @gsbsilab.bsky.social · Jun 30

If we know someone’s career history, how well can we predict which jobs they’ll have next? Read our profile of @keyonv.bsky.social to learn how ML models can be used to predict workers’ career trajectories & better understand labor markets.

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Keyon Vafa: Predicting Workers’ Career Trajectories to Better Understand Labor Markets

If we know someone’s career history, how well can we predict which job they’ll have next?

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Golub Capital Social Impact Lab @gsbsilab.bsky.social · Jun 30

Foundation models make great predictions. How should we use them for estimation problems in social science?

New PNAS paper @susanathey.bsky.social & @keyonv.bsky.social & @Blei Lab:
Bad news: Good predictions ≠ good estimates.
Good news: Good estimates possible by fine-tuning models differently 🧵

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Golub Capital Social Impact Lab @gsbsilab.bsky.social · May 22

Online course certificates (from MOOCs) are booming (40M+ learners in 2024). But do these credentials actually help people get jobs? Our team investigated this in a new study by @susanathey.bsky.social & Emil Palikot 👇.

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Ioana Marinescu @imarinescu.bsky.social · Jan 3

Excited to announce our #ASSA2025 session on the vital role of economic research in shaping public policy! Join us to hear insights from the experience of leaders in US government: @susanathey.bsky.social, Jessica Wachter, @cwolfram.bsky.social, Wesley Yin. Don't miss it #EconSky!

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Susan Athey @susanathey.bsky.social · Nov 1

Want to learn more? Read the working paper to learn about this novel intervention & how its effectiveness compared to an existing mentoring program. arxiv.org/abs/2211.09968

Effective and scalable programs to facilitate labor market transitions for women in technology

We describe the design, implementation, and evaluation of a low-cost (approximately $15 per person) and scalable program, called Challenges, aimed at aiding women in Poland transition to technology-se...

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Susan Athey @susanathey.bsky.social · Nov 1

The tech industry is growing, but transitioning from other fields is hard. Find out how the Golub Capital Social Impact Lab at Stanford partnered with DareIT to develop & evaluate a digital program that helps Polish and Ukrainian women get tech jobs. t.co/gxVmd8cVDA

https://medium.com/@gsb_silab/dareit-lifting-more-women-up-and-into-tech-a4a91964a429

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Seema Jayachandran @seema.bsky.social · Dec 19

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Matt Notowidigdo @profnoto.bsky.social · Dec 19

Ben Handel & I are giving the AEA's Continuing Education lectures in Health Economics

The AEA tells me that only registered participants will be able to attend, so please(!) sign up here even if you are planning to only go some of the lectures: www.aeaweb.org/conference/c...