A provisional agenda for the Stanford Big-Data Initiative in International Macro-Finance is provided below.
All times are in Pacific Time. This year, the meeting was virtual.
Saturday, August 29
Time | Events & Speakers |
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7:30–8:00am | Welcome Remarks and Introduction to the Field Matteo Maggiori, associate professor, Stanford GSB |
8:00–10:30am | Currency Risk Premia and Covered Interest Rate Parity
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10:30–11:30am | Lunch |
11:30am–2:00pm | Firms, Investors, and Global Capital Allocation
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2:00–2:15pm | Coffee Break |
2:15–3:00pm | Breakout Session |
Sunday, August 30
Time | Events & Speakers |
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8:00–10:30am | Exchange Rates, Prices, and Trade
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10:30–11:30am | Lunch |
11:30am–12:45pm | Public and Historical Data in International Macro-Finance
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12:45–2:00pm | Big Data, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence: Methods Lectures and Applications
Susan Athey, professor, Stanford University, Department of Economics |
2:00–2:15pm | Coffee Break |
2:15–3:00pm | Breakout Session |
Monday, August 31
Time | Events & Speakers |
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8:00–10:30am | Global Firm Dynamics, Productivity, (Mis)Allocations
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10:30–11:30am | Lunch |
11:30am–2:00pm | Text-Based Methods
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2:00–2:15pm | Coffee Break |
2:15–3:00pm | Breakout Session |