Research

next generation Problem solving

Research and case studies play a key role In our continual effort to take learning out of the classroom and into real world situations. By applying Fung Institute principles to the myriad challenges faced in an innovation economy, we are able to test our problem solving approach and bring our teaching to life. The Case Studies and Technical Briefs found here provide analysis of research questions designed to provide insight into solving significant challenges and lessons for the impact of innovation on our economy.
 
Soon, this page will be your portal to the latest research findings, case studies and lectures from technology leaders throughout our program and network. 
 
 
 

 

On-going Joint Seminar Series

 

DATA, SOCIETY & INFERENCE SEMINAR (WITH BERKELEY STATISTICS & STANFORD UNIVERSITY)

This cross-disciplinary seminar series will feature speakers tackling social science questions with big data and cutting-edge computation, data analysis, and inference techniques.  Talks will alternate between Berkeley and Stanford. For more information, please click on the link below.
 

 

The Innovation Seminar (with the Haas business school)

This seminar is open to grad students, faculty, and visitors from Economics, Haas, Fung Institute and other departments in the university who have an interest in the economics of innovation, technological change, and intellectual property. For more information, please click on the link below.
 
 
 
 

 

Research Related News

 

1/15/13

Berkeley Program for Entrepreneurial and Social Finance Issues Research on the Initial Size of the U.S. Crowdfund Investing Market

Jason Best and Sherwood Neiss, co-founders of the new Program for Innovation in Entrepreneurial and Social Finance at UC Berkeley's Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership and the thought leaders behind the new Crowdfunding legislation, along with Steven Stralser of Thunderbird and Lee Fleming of the Fung Institute, have authored a paper on the possible size of the new Crowdfunding investment market. 

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Here is a link to a TEDxTalk that Jason gave on 1/7/13 about the Crowdfunding model.

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12/3/12

Gary King presents his paper, "How Censorship in China Allows Govenment Criticism but Silences Collective Expression," at the Fung Institute as part of the joint Data, Society & Inference Seminar Series with the Berkeley Statistics Department and Stanford University. 

Here is link to the presentation. 

For more information: http://faculty.haas.berkeley.edu/neil_thompson/DSI_Seminar/index.htm

 

10/1/12

Susan Athey presents her paper, "A Structural Model of Sponsored Search Advertising Auctions," as the inaugural presentation for the joint Data, Society & Inference Seminar Series with Berkeley Statistics Department and Stanford University. 

Here is a link to the presentation. 

For more information: http://faculty.haas.berkeley.edu/neil_thompson/DSI_Seminar/index.htm