#AcademicRunPlaylist - 6/24/24

It wasn't the best day to do some road running, but without trails in the area I made due with stopping frequently at convenience stores while attempting to beat the oppressive heat by listening to talks from my #AcademicRunPlaylist!

First was an incredible talk by Dani Rodrik on the strengths and weaknesses of economics at the LSE. Rodrik discusses the importance of acknowledging the assumptions that underlie economic models, and using those assumptions to choose the right model for the job (as well as when models might have nothing to say about a topic - economics of AI anyone?). Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxbcb7hxZP0

Next was an engaging panel on how African startups are (and aren't) using generative AI at the Africa Tech Summit with Honey Ogundeyi, Dave Evans, Stefan Kruger, and Ed Fricker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9jctWmabZc

Next was an excellent talk by Markus Groth on the impact of emotions in customer service at UNSW. Most impressive here was a study where Groth spent 6 weeks training confederates to work in a video rental store, then assigning customers to different conditions as they came in to understand the effects of different employee smiling/emotional behaviors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBhvlCpFXE4

Next was a short talk by Harry Mamaysky on forecasting market stress from unusual news data at Columbia Business School https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74qkPwfHnwU

Next was a great talk by David Dorn on the effect of the China Shock on US employment at the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy & Finance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQgQtQOiFZ0

Next was a nice talk by Charlie Schweik on the dynamics and challenges in open source software and open science peer production at the SONIC Research Group https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcb3A6NZD2I

Next was a compelling talk by Colin Mackie on the implications of companies acquiring shares and exercising control over other companies at the Cambridge Faculty of Law https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcuJTADEBdM

Next was an intriguing talk by Daniel Attenborough on "Orwellian" corporate private ordering at the University of London School of Advanced Study  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqGzy8bd7dw

Next was an interesting symposium on Patricia Agupusi's work on homegrown economic development in Africa at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs with Anani Dzidzienyo, Paget Henry, and Glenn Loury https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqSEQh2FE2U

Last was a thought-provoking conversation with Chinmayi Sharma and Alexander Rigby on open banking and the benefits of interoperability on the Lawfare Institute podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFVgw_ReUHc