Andrea Prat

Andrea Prat is a distinguished economist serving as the Richard Paul Richman Professor of Business at Columbia Business School and as a Professor of Economics at Columbia University's Department of Economics. His research encompasses various areas, including market organization, economic theory, and the role of information in economic systems. Prat is noted for his contributions to understanding how information asymmetries affect economic outcomes. He has recently been highlighted in discussions surrounding the urgent need for government policies to support public interest media and combat the challenges posed by disinformation and the dominance of Big Tech.