Economics of AI Conference
Barcelona · November 22, 2024
What are the economic consequences of advancements in Artificial Intelligence? Will AI lead to mass unemployment and erode privacy, or will it help tackle climate change and decrease global inequalities? Will it increase market concentration or reduce it? What will our organizations and business models look like?
Believing that solid research findings are crucial to informing the debate around Artificial Intelligence, IESE Business School (Barcelona, Spain) is excited to announce the first edition of its conference on “The Economics of Artificial Intelligence (AI)” to be held at its Barcelona campus on November 22, 2024.
This program aims to bring together scholars with diverse perspectives to foster a research community interested in studying the impact of AI on society and the economy. The conference will provide opportunities for in-depth research discussions and interactions both inside and outside the seminar room. It will cover a broad range of topics within the economics of AI and its intersection with other fields.
Agenda
Friday, November 22
8:30 – 8:55 a.m.: Registration
8:55 – 9:00 a.m.: Welcome Addresses and Introduction
- Ricard Gil, Professor of Strategic Management, IESE Business School
- Sampsa Samila, Professor of Strategic Management, IESE Business School
- David Wehrheim, Associate Professor of Strategic Management, IESE Business School
9:00 – 9:45 a.m.: "AI Customization and the Market for News"
- Presenter: Fabian Roeben, University of Cologne
- Co-authors: Christopher Roth, University of Cologne; Ingar Haaland, NHH Norwegian School of Economics; Felix Chopra, University of Copenhagen; Vanessa Sticher, MIT
9:45 – 10:30 a.m.: "The Wade Test: Generative AI and CEO Communication"
- Presenter: Amirhossein Zohrehvand, Leiden University
- Co-authors: Prithwiraj Choudhury, Harvard Business School; Bart Vanneste, University College London
10:30 – 10:50 a.m.: Break
10:50 – 11:35 p.m.: "The Selective Tailwind Effect of Artificial Intelligence"
- Presenter: Annamaria Conti, Instituto de Empresa
- Co-author: Danilo Messinese, Instituto de Empresa
11:35 – 12:20 p.m.: "Strategic Behavior and AI Training Data"
- Presenter: Alexander Staub, University of Lausanne
- Co-authors: Christian Peukert, University of Lausaane; Florian Abeillon, University of Lausanne; Jérémie Haese, University of Lausanne; Franziska Kaiser, University of Lausanne
12:20 – 13:05 p.m.: "Conversations at Scale: Robust AI-led Interviews with a Simple Open-Source Platform."
- Presenter: Xavier Jaravel, London School of Economics
- Co-author: Friedrich Geiecke, London School of Economics
1:05– 2:15 p.m.: Lunch
2:15 – 3:15 p.m.: Keynote Address: The economic impact of the AI revolution
- Philippe Aghion, INSEAD, College de France
3:15 – 3:30 p.m.: Break
3:30 – 4:15 p.m.: "Artificial Intelligence in the Knowledge Economy"
- Presenter: Eduard Talamàs, IESE Business School
- Co-author: Enrique Ide, IESE Business School
4:15 – 5:00 p.m.: "Working together, forever? Project evalutation, AI, and managerial redundancy"
- Presenter: Arianna Marchetti, London Business School
- Co-authors: Vivek Choudhary, NBS-NTU; Yash Raj Shrestha, University of Lausanne; Phanish Puranam, INSEAD
5:00: Closing remarks
September 30, 2024: Deadline for submission of proposals.
October 15, 2024: Response to authors of accepted papers.
November 22, 2024: Registration deadline.
- The official language of the Conference is English.
- Send proposals using the paper submission platform.
Further Inquiries
Logistical questions about this conference can be addressed to Esther Ribes (eribes@iese.edu), and academic questions to Professor Ricard Gil (rgils@iese.edu).
- AI and innovation
- AI and firm creation/destruction
- AI and business economics (internal organization, strategy, and business models)
- AI and its impact on macroeconomic outcomes and inequality
- AI and its impact on education, health, and healthcare
- How AI might impact the labor market (including automation) and discrimination
- The use of AI to improve decision-making
- The use of machine learning in economics
- Market design with AI
- The regulation of AI and its impact on government policy
- Privacy and security of AI and its impact on the economics of national security
- Other AI-related topics
Location
The Economics of AI Conference, will take place on the Barcelona North Campus of IESE Business School.
C/ Arnús i Gari 3-7
08034 Barcelona
+34 93 253 42 00
Accomodation
IESE is a dynamic community of scholars and practitioners who will welcome you to Barcelona, a traditional and welcoming Mediterranean city. It is a city with a great number of tourist attractions and a friendly atmosphere that will offer conference participants and their families plenty of opportunities to enjoy their stay here, over and above the academic program we are preparing for you. Accommodations options near IESE:
- Sansi Pedralbes → 5-minute walk from IESE
Av. Pearson 1-3, 08034 Barcelona - Torre Girona Residence Halls → 10-minute walk from IESE
Passeig dels Til·lers, 19 , 08034 Barcelona - AC Victoria Suites → 15-minute walk from IESE
C/ Beltrán i Ròzpide, 7-9 (before Av. Pedralbes, 16), 08034 Barcelona - Abba Garden Hotel → 20-minute walk from IESE
C/ Santa Rosa, 33 , 08950 Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona - ·Upper Diagonal → 15-minute walk from IESE
Passeig de Manuel Girona, 7, 08034 Barcelona - Arenas Atiram → 11-minute car from IESE
C/ Capitán Arenas, 20, 08035 Barcelona
