Data-driven Policy Innovation: Big data, better data and AI 2025
Join us for a fireside chat with Professor Jens Ludwig from the University of Chicago, a leading expert in using data science and economics to address social challenges. In this engaging conversation, Professor Ludwig will explore how experimentation, big data, and artificial intelligence can be leveraged to improve policy outcomes, from reducing crime to enhancing education systems and optimising public resources.
Keynote speaker
Professor Jens Ludwig, University of Chicago
Professor Jens Ludwig is a leading expert on using data science and economics to solve social problems. He is a professor of public policy and economics at the University of Chicago, where he is the director of the Crime Lab and co-director of the Education Lab. He is also the co-director of National Bureau of Economic Research's working group on the economics of crime.
In these roles, he has worked extensively with federal, state and local governments to evaluate policies and develop innovative behavioural interventions aimed at reducing crime, improving educational outcomes, and better allocating public sector resources. He will share his experiences and reflections on this work, including how experimentation, big data and AI present opportunities to improve policy outcomes.
Event Details
- Date:
- 13 August 2025 at 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
- Venue:
- Auditorium, Level 2, Monash College City Campus
- Categories:
- Economics; General
Description
Join us for a fireside chat with Professor Jens Ludwig from the University of Chicago, a leading expert in using data science and economics to address social challenges. In this engaging conversation, Professor Ludwig will explore how experimentation, big data, and artificial intelligence can be leveraged to improve policy outcomes, from reducing crime to enhancing education systems and optimising public resources.
Keynote speaker
Professor Jens Ludwig, University of Chicago
Professor Jens Ludwig is a leading expert on using data science and economics to solve social problems. He is a professor of public policy and economics at the University of Chicago, where he is the director of the Crime Lab and co-director of the Education Lab. He is also the co-director of National Bureau of Economic Research's working group on the economics of crime.
In these roles, he has worked extensively with federal, state and local governments to evaluate policies and develop innovative behavioural interventions aimed at reducing crime, improving educational outcomes, and better allocating public sector resources. He will share his experiences and reflections on this work, including how experimentation, big data and AI present opportunities to improve policy outcomes.