Banca d'Italia, the Federal Reserve Board, the Bank of Canada, Sveriges Riksbank and CEBRA (Central Bank Research Association) have jointly organized a conference on 'Nontraditional Data, Machine Learning, and Natural Language Processing in Macroeconomics' - the ECONDAT 2024 Fall Meeting, which will take place in Rome on November 13-14, 2024.
The conference aims to promote the discussion and dissemination of empirical and theoretical research in macroeconomics and finance based on unconventional data, big data, machine learning algorithms, data science, artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing (NLP). The event will provide an opportunity for exchanges on current topics with representatives from academia, central banks and institutions.
This year, sessions delve into how central banks communicate and manage inflation in a digital era, analyze insights from large language models on economic expectations, and examine the impact of climate media coverage on economic activity. A highlight of the conference will be the expert panel on AI and generative AI, where thought leaders from academia, industry, and policy discuss the transformative potential and implications of these technologies for economic analysis and policy-making. This unique gathering promises a forward-thinking look at how innovative data and AI can shape the future of economic policy.
Keynote speakers include Eric Ghysels (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) and Stephen Hansen (University College London).
For further information, please email econdat@bancaditalia.it.
Organizing Committee: Giuseppe Bruno and Juri Marcucci (Banca d'Italia)
Scientific Committee: Cristina Angelico, Valentina Aprigliano, Carolina Camassa, Marta Crispino, Valerio Della Corte, Aldo Glielmo, Sabina Marchetti, Gabriele Rovigatti (Banca d'Italia), Tomaz Cajner, Ricardo Correa, Leland Crane, Christopher Kurz, Paul Soto (Federal Reserve Board), James Chapman, Ajit Desai, Maryam Haghighi (Bank of Canada), Andreas Joseph (Bank of England) and Xin Zhang (Sveriges Riksbank).
