Donald MacKenzie (Edinburgh): “A Material Sociology of Markets: the Case of ‘Futures Lag’ in High-Frequency Trading” (Auguste Comte Memorial Lecture)

This talk (about automated trading) will develop the case for an integrated “material sociology” view of markets, as both social institutions and technical systems.

Speaker

Donald MacKenzie, Professor of Social and Political Science at the University of Edinburgh

Chair

Bryan W. Roberts, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, LSE

This event is free to attend and does not require registration. Organised in conjunction with LSE’s Department of Sociology

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