Jay Philbrick

Jay Philbrick is a senior studying applied mathematics-economics and computer science. His research project will use classic econometric techniques as well as sentiment analysis and machine learning to measure the direct economic impact as well as the sentiment impact of recent climate investments at the local level across the United States. In particular, Jay will examine effects on employment, wages, and both the prevalence of and tone towards climate coverage in local newspapers. His results will be segmented by the type of investor -- both public and private entities -- to understand the differential placement and impacts of investments.