The digital revolution is gradually changing our daily life, as well as the economy. The Digital Economy Summer School will deal with some of the challenges that regulators and policy makers face due to this technological revolution. The program targets advanced undergraduate and graduate students, researchers and practitioners that want to understand how the so-called new economy works.
The courses will be taught by leading experts in different areas of digital economy, and we will emphasize practical applications and discussion of policy relevant problems.
Course list for 2022
Week of July 11-15, 2022 (Face-to-face)
- Economics of Artificial Intelligence
Instructor: Emilio Calvano (University of Rome - Tor Vergata, TSE and CEPR) - Economics of Platforms: Concepts and Strategy
Instructor: Martin Peitz (University of Mannheim)
Program director
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Early-bird registration deadline: April 4, 2022
Last day to apply: June 6, 2022
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Economics of Artificial Intelligence
Course overview
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is indicated as the factor that will likely originate a new industrial revolution. It will certainly affect many sectors of our economies, probably sooner than expected, and with important trade-offs. This short course aims addressing some of the forces and consequences that AI is and will bring, in particular, to industrial organization and market interactions.
- How markets and competition will be affected by AI?
- What implications for consumers privacy?
- What will be the impact of AI powered recommendation systems?
- Will AI reduce biases and discrimination or rather increase them?
We will focus on some of the topics that will pose imminent and relevant challenges in this rapidly evolving area, for economic research and policy makers.
About the instructor
Emilio Calvano (PhD, Toulouse School of Economics, 2008) is a full professor of Economics at the University of Rome - Tor Vergata, associate faculty at the Toulouse School of Economics and research fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research in London (CEPR). He is an applied theoretical economist whose research mainly focuses on the theory of Industrial Organization.
He has published in top international peer-reviewed outlets such as Science Magazine, American Economic Review, Management Science, American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, Economic Journal and International Journal of Industrial Organization and is associate editor at the Journal of Industrial Economics.
His research interests include the economics of artificial intelligence, the economics of platforms, information economics and competition policy. His recent work studies the impact of AI powered algorithms (such as pricing software and recommender systems) on digital markets
Economics of Platforms: Concepts and Strategy
Course overview
Digital platforms controlled by Alibaba, Alphabet, Amazon, Facebook, Netflix, Tencent and Uber have transformed not only the ways we do business, but also the very nature of people's everyday lives. It is of vital importance that we understand the economic principles governing how these platforms operate.
In this course, I explain the driving forces behind platform businesses with a focus on network effects. For illustration, I use short case studies and real-world applications to explain key concepts such as how platforms manage network effects and which price and non-price strategies they choose. This course provides a formalized account of what platforms are and how they operate, concisely incorporating path-breaking insights in economics over the last twenty years.
Entry requirements
Applicants to all Summer School programs should meet the basic entry requirements.
Credit transfers (ECTS)
This BSE Summer School program offers participants the possibility of being assessed for the purpose of requesting official credit transfers (ECTS). There is an administrative fee of 25€ per credit.
Participants who wish to join the Summer School under this scheme will be asked to make an online request and pay the administrative fees during the standard admissions process.
Consult the Credit Transfer page for more information about this option.
Certificate of attendance
Participants not interested in credit transfer will instead receive a Certificate of Attendance, stating the courses and number of hours completed. These students will be neither evaluated nor graded. There is no fee for the certificate.
Fees
Multiple course discounts are available. Fees for courses in other Summer School programs may vary.
| Course | Modality | Lecture Hours | ECTS | Regular Fee | Reduced Fee* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economics of Artificial Intelligence | Face-to-face | 10 | 1 | 1100€ | 600€ |
| Economics of Platforms: Concepts and Strategy | Face-to-face | 10 | 1 | 1100€ | 600€ |
* Reduced Fee applies for PhD or Master's students, Alumni of BSE Master's programs, and participants who are unemployed.
See more information about available discounts or request a personalized discount quote by email.
Course schedule
The schedule is designed to allow students to participate in both courses. Courses can also be taken individually or in combination with courses in other BSE Summer School programs, schedule permitting.
| Day / Time | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 - 11:00 | Economics of Artificial Intelligence | ||||
| 11:30 - 13:30 | Economics of Platforms: Concepts and Strategy | ||||
Mix and match your summer courses!
Remember that you can combine Digital Economy courses with courses in any of the other BSE Summer School programs (schedule permitting).