How should we measure the digital economy?
This event looked at how to measure the value and contribution of free online goods that are not captured in macroeconomic variables like GDP.
Speakers
Eline Chivot
Senior policy analyst, ITIF's Center for Data Innovation,
Avinash Collis
Doctoral candidate, MIT Sloan School of Management,
Nadim Ahmad
Head of the Trade and Productivity Statistics Division, OECD,
David Nguyen
Senior Economist, Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence,
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