David Lazer, Northeastern University (IMAGE)

Northeastern University

David Lazer, Northeastern University

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"Our findings are of great practical importance, potentially facilitating the identification of macroeconomic statistics faster and with much finer spatial granularity than traditional methods of tracking the economy," says David Lazer, a Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Computer and Information Science at Northeastern.

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Photo by Brooks Canaday/Northeastern University.

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