The Stanford Digital Economy Lab is an interdisciplinary research group studying how digital technologies are transforming work, organizations, and the economy—towards a world of shared prosperity.
An engine for research and education, we bring together an unprecedented group of stakeholders to analyze data, run experiments, develop theories, and provide actionable insights.
The Lab is an integral part of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI). We are the Institute’s primary hub for conducting research related to the economic implications of technology—a demonstration of HAI’s multidisciplinary approach to addressing complex problems. The Lab is co-sponsored by the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research.
The Lab is also deeply committed to industry engagement. We are building a community of researchers, practitioners, executives, and policy-makers to help shape the future of work. Industry engagement is a core component of our strategy.
ADP signs on as a Stanford Digital Economy Lab Corporate Affiliate to collaborate on research to advance the future of work.
The Corporate Affiliate Program seeks to:
Program benefits
Invitations to virtual and in-person events, including our annual conference, seminar series, lectures, and industry-focused discussions.
Opportunities to engage with Lab faculty, staff, students, and affiliates.
Option to engage in Lab sponsored research projects (funding and contract provided separately, outside the scope of the base Corporate Affiliate Program).
Option to support projects with tokens: Affiliate Program Members may provide additional funding to support a particular area of program research identified on the program’s website, or the program research of a named faculty member, as long as the faculty is identified on the program website as participating in the Affiliate Program. All research results arising from the use of the additional funding will be shared with all program members and the general public.
Option to send a visiting scholar to join the Stanford research team to work on a project (in accordance with the Dean of Research’s policies).
Recognition on Lab website and at Lab events.
Digital Economy Lab Corporate Affiliate Members:
ADP, LLC
Autodesk
Capgemini
HAI Corporate Members*:
Accenture
American Express
Hanwha
IBM
McKinsey & Company
Microsoft
PepsiCo
SCBx
Wells Fargo
*As part of the Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI), the Digital Economy Lab also works with companies through the HAI Corporate Programs.
Program fee + for more information
The program fee is $50,000 per year.
Affiliate Program members may provide additional funding. All research results arising from the use of the additional funding will be shared with all program members and the general public. Affiliate Program members may request the additional funding be used to support a particular area of program research identified on the program’s website, or the program research of a named faculty member, as long as the faculty is identified on the program website as participating in the Affiliate Program. In either instance, the director of the Affiliate Program will determine how the additional funding will be used in the program’s research.
Please note that the Stanford Digital Economy Lab Corporate Affiliate Program is governed by the Stanford University Policies Affecting Industrial Affiliates Program Memberships. The site presentations and all information, data and results arising from such visitation interactions will be shared with all members and the public.
For more information, please contact Christie Ko, Executive Director of the Stanford Digital Economy Lab.
We’re excited to share the news that Capgemini has signed on as our first Corporate Affiliate member. The global consulting firm will collaborate with the Lab on research exploring digital platforms and other pressing issues of the digital economy.
Our research
What will the future of work look like? Our research seeks to understand the evolution of the global workforce in a rapidly changing digital economy.
We analyze the ways that companies are doing business via digital and intelligent technologies—and the impact these advancements have on the economy and society.
Our research team explores and creates better methods and models to measure the health of an increasingly digital-centric economy.
In this era of digital transformation, data is arguably the most vital asset in business—it has the power to generate immense value both consumers and producers of goods and services.
We examine how businesses and workers are adapting to measures, such as lockdowns and remote working, brought on by the pandemic.
