Part 3: “AI and Unstructured Data for Measurement and Estimation” with Professor Stephen Hansen

Part 3: “AI and Unstructured Data for Measurement and Estimation” with Professor Stephen Hansen
Thursday, November 13, 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 3

Date: Thursday, November 13, 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Location: 1027 International Affairs Building (IAB)

Abstract: This lecture discusses the problem of using AI-generated regressors in downstream regression models with a focus on inference.  We cover the data science literature that relies on the existence of a validation sample before introducing new methods that deal with the empirically relevant case of limited validation data.

Please note that registration is required to attend this event.
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