Data science in the economic sphere is an inherently social question, since all of economics is determined by human behaviour and interaction.
As such, our research theme looks at the ways that social data can be used to understand trends, explain market behaviours and gain insights into risks and opportunities.
Current DSI activity
Dr Michael Blackwell
Associate Professor of Law - Department of Law
My research interests focuses on taxation, especially litigated tax disputes. I am involved in a number of text-as-data projects in relation to tax strategies of large businesses and tax litigation.
Dr Kostas Kalogeropoulos
Assistant Professor - Department of Statistics
I am involved in a project on sequential learning and assessment of economic benefits from affine term structural models on interestrates.
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Related LSE research
The strong research community at the London School of Economics also takes an interest in this research theme. As the cornerstone of data science at LSE, the DSI acts as a nexus for research and learning, working alongside other Departments and Institutes across the School.
The Systemic Risk Centre (SRC) was set up to study the risks that may trigger the next financial crisis and to develop tools to help policymakers and financial institutions become better prepared.
The Financial Markets Group Research Centre (FMG) was established at LSE in 1987. The FMG is a leading centre in Europe for policy research into financial markets.