Roxana Mihet

“By far, the greatest danger of Artificial Intelligence is that people conclude too early that they understand it.”  (Eliezer Yudkowsky)

I started the AI & the Digital Economy Lab at the University of Lausanne to study the impact of artificial intelligence and big data technologies on the economy. In my research, I shed light on important societal questions including (but not limited to) the implications of data technologies on the macroeconomy, on competition dynamics, on growth and inequality, on sustainability, and on climate change. I also examine how regulations, such as data privacy regulations and energy regulations, determine firms' incentives to develop and adopt AI technology.  

My research has won various prizes, including the ECB Young Economists' Competition, the Cubist Strategies Prize for Outstanding Research at the WFA, and has attracted generous funding from the Sandoz Foundation - Monique de Meuron Program for Academic Excellence, and the ArmaSuisse Cyber Defense (CYD) Campus. 

My teaching of these topics at the University of Lausanne has been awarded the Innovation in Teaching FIP Grant and the "Best Teacher in the MSc of Finance Program" award.

I obtained my PhD in Business Economics from NYU Stern in 2020, and I also have an MPhil in Economics from the University of Oxford and a B.A. in Economics and Mathematics from the University of Chicago. I grew up in Bucharest, Romania.

I aim for a more balanced allocation of resources and sustainable economic system.