Professor Jens Ludwig 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.

This conversation will be facilitated by Professor Tim Moore, who recently returned to Australia after working in the US as a professor of economics at Purdue University and as a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. 

About the Speaker

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.

This event was held in-person in Melbourne only and no recording of the session is available.

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