Bay Area Tech Economics Seminar with Zoë Hitzig, Harvard Society of Fellows

Speaker: Zoë Hitzig, Junior Fellow, Harvard Society of Fellows

Speaker Bio: Zoë is currently a Junior Fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows and a Research Scientist at OpenAI. She earned her PhD in economics from Harvard University in 2023, where she specialized in research on privacy, transparency, and algorithms in markets and communication. Zoë’s poetry, known for its sharp intellect and imaginative breadth, has appeared in prestigious publications such as The New Yorker, London Review of Books, and Boston Review. She is the author of two acclaimed poetry collections, including Mezzanine and Not Us Now, which explore themes at the intersection of philosophy, economics, and technology. Zoë combines her creative and analytical talents to investigate how economic theory and poetic expression can illuminate complex social and technological issues. Her work reflects a powerful commitment to experimentation and envisioning new possibilities for society.

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This talk is co-sponsored by USF's Master's in Applied Economics and the Stanford Causal Science Center. For additional information and abstracts from past talks, please click here.