Economics at Google

Hal Varian ()
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Hal Varian: University of California

Business Economics, 2021, vol. 56, issue 4, No 2, 195-199

Abstract: Abstract What does an economist do at Google? I get this question a lot so I thought this would be a good opportunity to answer it, using illustrations from pricing in ad auctions, the development of forecasting tools, as well as using Google Trends for nowcasts.

Keywords: Tech economics; Auctions; Nowcasting (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1057/s11369-021-00243-2

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