Data & Analytics

Data & Analytics are indispensable when it comes to understanding developments in economics. The vast amounts of information becoming available can be used for many purposes, ranging from providing advice on government policy to forecasting and dealing with climate change damage.

Research by Yi He challenges ways of working and thinking within data science

Yi He is a researcher and lecturer at the Amsterdam School of Economics (ASE). In this interview he shares his fascination with the way data science applies mostly outdated mathematical models. He also elaborates on ...

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Guest Quest with Hal Varian (Chief Economist Google)

'It's actually true that the best way to learn about something is to write a book about it'

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Calculating the impact of climate change

Student Inge Lodder uses data to predict the impact of climate change on the economy, pensions and risk assessment

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Will COVID-19 lead to an education gap

ASE researcher Giuseppe Sorrenti's data shows the potential impact of the pandemic: 'The largest losses are experienced by the children of families in the lowest 20% income bracket.'

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