Economists (and Economics) in Tech Companies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4847650 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susan Athey (0000-0001-6934-562X, Susan Athey is Economics of Technology Professor, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford, California.), Michael Luca (0009-0000-9745-4241, Michael Luca is Lee J. Styslinger III Associate Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School, Boston, Massachusetts.) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 209-230 |
| Publication date | 2019-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Economic Perspectives (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0895-3309 • E-ISSN: 1944-7965 |
| Publisher | American Economic Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1257/jep.33.1.209 |
| OpenAlex | W2891774174 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 31 |
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
Business · Economics · High tech · Industrial organization · Information technology · Political science · Auction Theory and Applications · Computer Science · Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing · Digital Platforms and Economics · Law · Marketing
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |