Markus' Academy

Princeton University's Markus Brunnermeier hosts conversations with leading academics and policymakers on the global economy, global politics, and artificial intelligence.

Markus' Academy is a science podcast hosted by MarkusAcademy, with 130 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

MarkusAcademy hosts Markus' Academy, a science show with 130 episodes published.

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  The Race to Regulate AI | Markus' Academy | Ep. 126

  Aug 13, 20261h 1m

  Follow the link for the full summary: https://markusacademy.substack.com/p/the-race-to-regulate-ai Link to sign up for the webinar series: https://markusacademy.substack.com/ On Thursday, April 25, Luis Videgaray joined Markus’ Academy for a conversation. Luis Videgaray is a Senior Lecturer at MIT Sloan and the Director of MIT AI Policy for the World Project. He is also the former Foreign Minister and Finance Minister of Mexico. Timestamps:[0:00] Introduction and poll questions[10:59] The race to regulate AI[28:19] Designing AI Laws[37:28] Why is it so hard to regulate AI?[47:55] Q&A

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  Unlocking Economic Data with LLMs | Markus' Academy | Ep. 125

  Aug 13, 20261h 15m

  Follow the link for the full summary: https://markusacademy.substack.com/p/unlocking-economic-data-with-llms Link to sign up for the webinar series: https://markusacademy.substack.com/ On Thursday, March 28, Sergio Correia joined Markus’ Academy for a conversation. Sergio Correia is an economist at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in the Division of Financial Stability. Timestamps:[0:00] Introduction and poll questions[3:55] Why should we use AI to create data?[25:50] The basics of embeddings[47:02] LLMs and GPT[58:15] Designing a good RAG is difficult

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  Networks in Contagion and Resilience | Markus' Academy | Ep. 124

  Aug 13, 20261h 17m

  Follow the link for the full summary: https://markusacademy.substack.com/p/networks-in-contagion-and-resilience Link to sign up for the webinar series: https://markusacademy.substack.com/ On Thursday, March 21, Benjamin Golub joined Markus’ Academy for a conversation. Benjamin Golub is a professor of economics and computer science at Northwestern University. Timestamps:[0:00] Markus’ introduction and poll questions:[6:50] The basic network toy model[19:31] How does this fit into economics?[31:18] How do networks matter intuitively? A second toy model[45:54] Supply chain formation and fragility

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  Monetary Policy at an Unusual Time | Markus' Academy | Ep. 123

  Aug 13, 20261h 7m

  Follow the link for the full summary: https://markusacademy.substack.com/p/monetary-policy-at-an-unusual-time Link to sign up for the webinar series: https://markusacademy.substack.com/ On February 29, 2024, Austan Goolsbee joined Markus’ Academy. Austan Goolsbee is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Timestamps:[0:00] Markus’ introduction and poll questions[8:06] The Golden Path and Inflation Dynamics: (1) Supply chains and (2) the labor market[26:01] The Golden Path and Inflation Dynamics: (3) Puzzles in housing inflation and (4) productivity growth[54:25] A note on non-bank financial institutions[59:18] This time, ending on a cautious note

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  A Brief History of Equality | Markus' Academy | Ep. 122

  Aug 13, 202659 min

  Follow the link for the full summary: https://markusacademy.substack.com/p/a-brief-history-of-equality Link to sign up for the webinar series: https://markusacademy.substack.com/ On February 8, 2024, Thomas Piketty joined Markus’ Academy for a conversation on his book, A Brief History of Equality . Thomas Piketty is a Professor of Economics and Economic History at EHESS and at the Paris School of Economics as well as co-director of the World Inequality Lab and the World Inequality Database. Timestamps:[0:00] Markus’ introduction and poll questions[5:26] The state of equality today[21:45] Brief history of equality[34:21] How did the transformation happen?[42:52] Looking to the future

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