Papers
Curated reading list for tech economists • 21 topics • 186 subtopics • 1025 papers • 1596.517K+ citations
Experimentation
Learn to run controlled experiments and measure what actually works
Observational Causal Inference
Estimate cause and effect when you can't run an experiment
Pricing
Set optimal prices that maximize revenue while keeping customers happy
Subscriptions & Retention
Keep customers engaged and reduce churn over time
Advertising
Measure ad effectiveness and optimize campaign performance
Marketing & Growth
Acquire new users and grow your customer base efficiently
Recommender Systems
Build systems that suggest the right content, products, or matches to users
Search & Ranking
Help users find exactly what they're looking for
Matching & Marketplaces
Connect buyers and sellers, riders and drivers, or any two-sided market
Mechanism Design & Auctions
Design rules and incentives that lead to good outcomes
Structural Estimation
Recover demand curves and understand competitive dynamics
Choice Models & Dynamic Choice
Model how people make decisions among alternatives
Reinforcement Learning
Make sequential decisions that improve outcomes over time
Inverse RL & Preference Learning
Learn what people want from their observed behavior
Credit & Lending
Assess risk and make fair lending decisions
Trust & Safety
Detect fraud, spam, and abuse to keep platforms safe
Logistics & Operations
Optimize routing, inventory, and delivery operations
Privacy
Protect user data while still enabling useful analysis
Forecasting
Predict future demand, sales, and trends accurately
Spatial & Geo
Analyze location data and optimize geographic coverage
Clustering & Segmentation
Group similar customers to personalize experiences