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Rise of the Retail Investor: Implications for Policy and Markets

The confluence of social media and technology has led to a resurgence of retail investor trading activity in financial markets, whether it is speculation on meme stocks like Gamestop or cryptocurrencies like Dogecoin. The goal of this event is to explore the use of...

CFM-Columbia PER Ph.D. Student Workshop on Alternative Datasets

Venue and Time: This event will be a Zoom meeting on Friday, June 4th from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. (EST). Registration is required, sign up to attend here. Program: 9:00 a.m.: Introductions 9:02 a.m.: “Trade Protection, Stock-Market Returns, and Welfare”...

Dynamic Matching and Queueing Workshop

Day 1 Video Recap of Conference: Day 2 Video Recap of Conference: Venue and Time: This event was held as a Zoom webinar on Thursday, April 29th from 9:00 AM to 2:15 PM (EST) and Friday, April 30th from 9:00 AM to 2:15 PM (EST). Program: Thursday, April 29th...

Nowcasting Inflation

Venue and Time: This event will take place as a Zoom webinar on Thursday, March 25th from 11:00AM to 12:30PM (EST). Registration is required. Nowcasting Inflation is co-sponsored by Columbia University’s Program for Economic Research and Capital Fund Management...

PER Live Series: “Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy”

The PER Live Series is a recurring set of discussions involving finance and business thought leaders. Topics address the important economic issues of our time. This event was livestreamed via the Economics Department’s YouTube channel. A direct link to our event...