Asaf Manela
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Asaf Manela
@amanela.bsky.social
Financial economist. Studies asset pricing, ML, text/NLP, information. Teaches fintech. Dad x 3. Coding nerd. Rarely funny.

asafmanela.github.io
Check it out here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

We hope this sparks fresh ideas for researchers, practitioners, and especially students, and generally lowers any barriers to using natural language data in your work.
The Natural Language of Finance
We summarize the wide array of natural language processing (NLP) tools used in financial economics research. These tools empower researchers to incorporate rich
papers.ssrn.com
January 31, 2025 at 5:25 PM
We also highlight real-world applications: measuring financial constraints, uncovering product-market synergies, tracking investor sentiment, mapping climate risk, and more.
January 31, 2025 at 5:25 PM
From word lists and anchor-phrase queries to embeddings and Generative AI, our paper surveys the full spectrum of NLP methods. We explain when each approach excels, and how to choose the right tool for your research objective.
January 31, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I recognize though, that I know much more about generating natural language than I know about generating power, so maybe this is also not as big a deal ...
January 29, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Abolish the CPA/CFA?
December 30, 2024 at 10:10 AM
Congratulations!
December 29, 2024 at 1:03 PM
I was joking of course. I think some of the papers it generated have clear formatting problems (though real submitted papers sometimes have those too). But the tech will keep improving so you are clearly pointing to a real issue.
December 19, 2024 at 6:48 AM
Cool paper. Why not take the extra step and see if they are credible enough to pass peer review?
December 18, 2024 at 4:53 PM
The machines are still producing mostly convex combinations of human writing and ideas.

If you put an exponential growth curve on it then sure, they'll be super intelligent around the corner, but until then, still human civilization.
December 9, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Thanks for making our paper much more fun than we ever could.

Getting a journal pub is nice, but in my circles, a feature in Money Stuff is on a higher level.

Achievement unlocked ;)
December 5, 2024 at 1:31 AM
Don't know about CF, but in AP I would consider estimates of:
1. relative risk aversion
2. intertemporal elasticity of substitution
3. equity premium
December 4, 2024 at 3:09 PM