Investigación económica y datos masivos: mercados, fines sociales y colaboración público-privada

José García Montalvo
Resumen

Este artículo presenta un análisis de las perspectivas abiertas por la creciente disponibilidad de datos masivos para realizar investigación económica, así como los riesgos asociados a las mismas. A diferencia de otras contribuciones, la aproximación adoptada se enfoca en los generadores de la información distinguiendo entre los datos generados por empresas privadas para buscar soluciones de mercado, los datos originados en las administraciones públicas y las experiencias recientes de colaboración público-privada que se están abriendo en el campo del uso de datos masivos (big data) y la aplicación de técnicas de aprendizaje automático (machine learning).

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datos masivos, aprendizaje automático, colaboración público-privada
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