8 7 - 1 9 9 0 , ▁Hugh es - C rom wick ▁was ▁an ▁assistant ▁professor ▁of ▁econom ics ▁at ▁Tr inity ▁College . ▁She ▁taught ▁macro e conom ics ▁courses ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁an ▁IBM / S lo an ▁Foundation ▁grant ▁to ▁incorpor ate ▁computer ▁use ▁into ▁the ▁class room . ▁ ▁Staff ▁econom ist , ▁Executive ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁President ▁ ▁Upon ▁comple ting ▁her ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁Econom ics ▁at ▁Clark ▁University , ▁Hugh es - C rom wick ▁began ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁staff ▁econom ist ▁for ▁the ▁Re agan ▁Administration ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 5 - 1 9 8 7 . ▁During ▁her ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁staff ▁econom ist , ▁Hugh es - C rom wick ▁worked ▁primarily ▁in ▁the ▁areas ▁of ▁mon et ary ▁and ▁fis cal ▁policy ▁and ▁product ivity ▁growth . ▁ ▁Research ▁ ▁Hugh es - C rom wick ' s ▁most ▁recent ▁publication ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Julia ▁Cor on ado ▁is ▁entitled ▁" The ▁Value ▁of ▁U . S ▁Government ▁Data ▁to ▁U . S . ▁Business ▁Dec isions ". ▁In ▁this ▁paper , ▁Hugh es - C rom wick ▁and ▁Cor on ado ▁examine ▁the ▁economic ▁value ▁of ▁government ▁acquired ▁data ▁in ▁financial ▁decision ▁making . ▁They ▁primarily ▁consider ▁the ▁autom ot ive , ▁energy ▁and ▁financial ▁services ▁se ctors ▁as ▁they ▁are ▁affected ▁by ▁government ▁data . ▁A ▁specific ▁focus ▁of ▁this ▁report ▁is ▁the ▁new ▁era ▁of ▁big ▁data ▁generated ▁by ▁private ▁companies . ▁Hugh