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Susan Athey: Resource Allocation Problem

October 30, 2008

Susan C. Athey professor, economics, Harvard

Economic theorist Susan Athey talks about the tools for analyzing how uncertainty affects the behavior of individuals, markets, and economic systems, and she explains how auctions function as the economic model that has revolutionized online marketing.

This lecture is part of the 2008 IDEAS Boston conference.

Series:

IDEAS Boston 2008 Conference Series

Topics: Business & Economics | People & Places

Tags: Banking & Finance | Internet auctions | Career | Commercial | Economics | Industry | Personal Finance | Lifestyle

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