AI and Economics (AIE) Summer Conference 2026

August 11, 2026

Conference Overview

The Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence at Chicago Booth hosts the third AI & Economics Summer Conference (formerly MLESC) on Tuesday, August 11 at the University of Chicago, Saieh Hall 021. A single day of research talks on where AI and economics meet, from asset pricing and labor markets to the design of AI systems themselves.

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The day at a glance:

Tuesday, August 11  ·  Conference Program
8:30–9:00 AM Breakfast
9:00–10:10 AM Dimitris Papanikolaou  ·  Suproteem Sarkar
10:10–10:30 AM Break
10:30–11:40 AM Veronika Ročková  ·  Aloni Cohen
11:40–1:00 PM Lunch
1:00–2:00 PM Ben Manning  ·  Jiannan Xu  ·  Yuya Shimizu
2:00–2:30 PM Break
2:30–3:30 PM Jacob Carlson  ·  Kianté Fernandez  ·  Eugenio Piga
3:30–4:00 PM Break
4:00–4:30 PM David Yanagizawa-Drott
4:30–6:00 PM Reception

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