Economic Frontiers

Economic Frontiers

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Economic Frontiers is a podcast about the frontier of economics research regarding technology, innovation, and digitization. Each episode brings in a leading researcher or research team for a discussion of their work and its broader implications. This podcast is sponsored by the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy (IDE). The IDE is an effort focused on the impact of digital technology on businesses, the economy, and society. Drawing on MIT Sloan’s strengths in technology and innovation, its internationally recognized faculty, and more than a decade of research and partnership with MIT Sloan’s Center for Digital Business, the IDE is analyzing the broad sociological changes brought about by the advance and spread of digital technology.

Recent Episodes

  • EF13: Using Matching Algorithms to Find Refugees Homes with Alexander Teytelboym

    7 years ago
  • EF12: Platforms with Marshall Van Alstyne

    8 years ago
  • EF11: Digital Experimentation and Peer Effects with Dean Eckles

    8 years ago
  • EF10: Streaming, Sharing, and Stealing with Michael D. Smith and Rahul Telang

    8 years ago
  • EF9: The Economics of the Blockchain and Digital Currencies with Christian Catalini

    8 years ago
  • EF8: Digital Labor Markets and Information Systems with Sonny Tambe

    8 years ago
  • EF7: Media Economics and Technology with Ananya Sen

    8 years ago
  • EF6: Digital Advertising and Privacy with Catherine Tucker

    9 years ago
  • EF5: How the Internet Became Commercial w/ Shane Greenstein

    9 years ago
  • EF4: Intellectual Property and Patent Trolls w/ Lauren Cohen and Scott Kominers

    9 years ago