Part 2: “AI and Unstructured Data for Measurement and Estimation” with Professor Hansen

Part 2: “AI and Unstructured Data for Measurement and Estimation” with Professor Stephen Hansen
Tuesday, November 11, 2025 
(Three-part Mini Course Series, sponsored by the Program for Economic Research)

PER Mini Course Instructor: Professor Stephen Hansen

Professor of Economics, University College London

Stephen Hansen, Professor of Economics at University College London, will be visiting Columbia to host a three-part mini-course series on “AI and Unstructured Data for Measurement and Estimation.” Please see below for detailed information and registration instructions.

Mini Course Series, Part 2

Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Time: 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Location: 1101 International Affairs Building (IAB)

Abstract: This lecture discusses how to adapt pre-trained language models to economic measurement problems, including sentiment and policy uncertainty. We compare the performance of different methods in concrete settings.

Please note that registration is required to attend this event.
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