Dr. Henry Siu, a professor at the UBC Vancouver School of Economics specializing in macroeconomics, discusses the role of digital scholarship in economic research. In addition to providing insights on the Vancouver School of Economics’ COVID-19 Risk/Reward Assessment Tool—a project that helped inform policymakers on economic reopening strategies during the pandemic—Siu also shares his perspective on the educational role of machine learning and AI for both students and professionals, emphasizing how these technologies can make digital scholarship more accessible to all.
