Data-driven policy innovation: big data, better data, and AI
Date
From: Wednesday August 13, 2025, 12:00 pm
To: Wednesday August 13, 2025, 1:00 pm
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.
Information and How to Register
This event is being co-organised with Monash. Register via the link below (Eventbrite)
Venue
Monash College Auditorium
Level 2, 750 Collins Street, Docklands VIC 3008

