We build an endogenous growth model with consumer-generated data as a new key factor for knowledge accumulation. Consumers balance between providing data for profit and potential privacy infringement. Intermediate good producers use data to innovate and contribute to the final good production,...

Alternative data is transforming the investment management process for financial industry, hedge funds, mutual funds, foundations, and pension funds. This paper describes the use of alternative data on the field of finance, particularly illustrating the complex forces driving the stock markets...

The digital economy’s functioning hinges upon the close collaboration of various core elements. Data, as a pivotal production factor, derives its value not in isolation but rather from its intricate connection to physical media, like data processors and storage devices. This paper introduces a...

We build an endogenous growth model to study the optimal design of data rights in a data economy. Analysis shows that the duration of data rights protection can significantly affect long-term economic growth through three channels: consumers' privacy concerns, the incentives to develop processed...

This paper develops a new econometric framework to estimate and classify exchange rate regimes. They are classified into four distinct categories: fixed exchange rates, BBC (band, basket and crawl), managed floating, and freely floating. The procedure captures the patterns of exchange rate...

The short answer is yes. This paper studies the potential impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on families' fertility choices. According to the literature, AI is increasingly automating and replacing tasks performed by people, while the population is usually assumed to be exogenous. Keeping...

We present a multi-city migration model to study the endogenous choices of migration during a pandemic and to evaluate various policy alternatives as well. Analytical solutions are provided under the two situations respectively: laissez-faire equilibrium and social optimum. We find that...

Data contributes to economic growth by either directly acting as a factor or indirectly enhancing knowledge accumulation for innovation. However, potential data storage constraint might confine data-driven endogenous growth. In this paper, we develop an endogenous growth model in which data...