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Economists (and Economics) in Tech Companies

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  • Athey, Susan

    (Stanford Graduate School of Business)

  • Luca, Michael

    (Harvard Business School)

Abstract

As technology platforms have created new markets and new ways of acquiring information, economists have come to play an increasingly central role in tech companies--tackling problems such as platform design, strategy, pricing, and policy. Over the past five years, hundreds of PhD economists have accepted positions in the technology sector. In this paper, we explore the skills that PhD economists apply in tech companies, the companies that hire them, the types of problems that economists are currently working on, and the areas of academic research that have emerged in relation to these problems.

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  • Athey, Susan & Luca, Michael, 2018. "Economists (and Economics) in Tech Companies," Research Papers 3735, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business.
    • Handle: RePEc:ecl:stabus:3735
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    • A11 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Role of Economics; Role of Economists
    • D4 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design
    • L0 - Industrial Organization - - General
    • M2 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Economics

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