We are pleased to announce that the 29th Workshop on Information Systems and Economics will be held in San Francisco, USA on December 17–18, 2018 at Hotel Nikko.

WISE is the premier academic research forum for the discussion of information systems issues through the lens of economics. We expect researchers at WISE 2018 to bring forth cutting-edge research that studies how IT, in all its forms, addresses important business and societal questions. Modern IT-enabled phenomena have wide ranging impacts for consumers, firms, industries, and markets, making this a fascinating time to be an economics of IS researcher.

LUNCH KEYNOTE SPEAKER: MONDAY, DECEMBER 17

The Role of Academic Research at Uber
Jonathan Hall, Chief Economist, Uber

Dr. Jonathan V. Hall is the Chief Economist at Uber. Prior to joining Uber Technologies in 2014, Dr. Hall held research positions at Google and Pandora Media. Dr. Hall received an A.B. in Economics from Harvard College in 2007, an A.M. in Economics from Harvard University in 2008, and a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University in 2010.

WISE 2018 CO-CHAIRS

SANJEEV DEWAN

Professor of Information Systems
​UC Irvine Paul Merage School of Business
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sdewan@uci.edu

HAIM MENDELSON

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Professor of Electronic Business and Commerce, and Management
​Faculty Co-Director, Value Chain Innovation Initiative
Stanford Graduate School of Business​
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​haim@stanford.edu
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PEDRO FERREIRA

Associate Professor
Heinz College and the Department of Engineering and Public Policy
​Carnegie Mellon University

pedrof@cmu.edu

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