Annie Liang

Annie Liang

Annie Liang

Associate Professor of Economics (with tenure)
Associate Professor of Computer Science (by courtesy)
Northwestern University

Annie Liang is an economic theorist with a focus on artificial intelligence. Her research spans three broad areas: the economic and social implications of AI systems; the use of machine learning and other computational tools in economic modeling; and the optimal design and acquisition of information. Her recent work has examined questions such as how to delegate to AI systems with uncertain alignment, how AI "clones" affect search and matching, the predictive value of large language models across domains, and the implications of generative AI for creative ownership. More broadly, her research develops conceptual frameworks for understanding how AI and machine learning reshape incentives, information, and economic outcomes.

Annie received her S.B. in Mathematics and Economics from MIT and her Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University, and is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award.

Research

2026

2025

2024

Annie Liang and Erik Madsen
Theoretical Economics, 2024
@article{liang2024data,
  author = {Annie Liang and Erik Madsen},
  title = {Data and Incentives},
  journal = {Theoretical Economics},
  volume = {19},
  number = {1},
  pages = {407--448},
  year = {2024}
}
Annie Liang and Jay Lu
AEA Papers & Proceedings, 2024
@article{liang2024fairness,
  author = {Annie Liang and Jay Lu},
  title = {Algorithmic Fairness and Social Welfare},
  journal = {AEA Papers and Proceedings},
  volume = {114},
  pages = {628--632},
  year = {2024}
}

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

Annie Liang
Journal of Economic Theory, 2019
@article{liang2019inference,
  author = {Annie Liang},
  title = {Inference of Preference Heterogeneity from Choice Data},
  journal = {Journal of Economic Theory},
  volume = {179},
  pages = {275--311},
  year = {2019}
}

2018

Teaching

Contact

Email: liang.annie.h@gmail.com

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