Why economists use theoretical models

In this episode, our guest is Salomé Baslandze from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and we talked about her academic journey, influential economists in her career, new data on product vs process innovations, firm growth, political connections, policy suggestions, and more!

Host: Ruveyda Nur Gozen (@ruveyda_gozen on X)

1:04 Her Academic Journey

4:52 Comparison between Academia and Policy Institutions

7:40 The "AI" Heat on Academia

22:57 Why do economists use theoretical models? 

29:50 The Role of Competition Authorities

32:56 Research Gaps in the Literature

36:00 Cheezy Questions!

38:03 Never Have I Ever!