What does market power look like in a data-rich, digital economy?- Laura Veldkamp

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Interview with Laura Veldkamp, Professor of Finance at Columbia University's Graduate School of Business, August 31 in Stockholm.
00:00 What's new about the data we have available today and how will it transform the financial economic landscape?
01:20 How do we measure and value data? Are there gaps in quantifying and qualifying data that we have today?
02:23 What could policymakers or companies do to help fill those gaps?
03:09 How can data impact forecasts in financial economics?
04:02 How can companies and countries use data to avoid or mitigate downturns?
04:33 What will market power look like if digital services provided by firms were offered for free?
07:25 How will this impact consumer welfare?
08:58 Should policymakers regulate data?
10:06 What are the biggest issues of using data for finance today?
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