Nasdaq Inc (NASDAQ:NDAQ) today announced the launch of the Nasdaq Economic Institute, a new research platform designed to help policymakers, regulators, and market participants better understand the dynamics shaping capital markets and the broader financial ecosystem.

As its first major initiative, the Institute is launching a new research series focused on how AI is transforming the foundations of the global economy and markets. The first report in this series explores how generative AI is lowering barriers to entry for entrepreneurship and driving an increase in new business formation.

“Better markets are built on better insights,” said Jeremy Skule, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at Nasdaq. “At a time when economies, technologies and capital flows are evolving at unprecedented speed, the need for rigorous, independent and data driven economic research has never been greater. Nasdaq has always been at the intersection of technology, innovation and capital formation, and we are expanding that commitment by helping define and shape the conversations of the future.”

In addition to exploring the impact of emerging technologies on the economy, the Institute will publish research across three core areas critical to the health and evolution of capital markets. These areas include:

• Capital Formation: Exploring trends and solutions that enable companies to access public markets efficiently and sustainably.
• Market Modernization: Advancing dialogue on technology-driven transformation and regulatory frameworks that enhance the liquidity, transparency, and integrity of markets globally.
• Financial Resiliency: Providing insights to bolster the financial system’s risk architecture amid dynamic global conditions and evolving paradigms.

“The financial ecosystem is growing more complex, more interconnected, and more consequential by the day. Through the Nasdaq Economic Institute, we have an opportunity to produce the kind of original, data-grounded research that cuts through that complexity, and I’m honored to lead that mission on behalf of Nasdaq and the broader financial community,” said Phil Mackintosh, Senior Vice President, Nasdaq Chief Economist.

Beyond research, the Institute will serve as a convening platform that brings together market participants, policymakers, regulators, and academic experts to examine the shifts reshaping the global financial ecosystem. Through roundtables, forums, and strategic dialogues, the Institute will facilitate informed discussion on topics such as access to public markets, the modernization of market infrastructure, and the evolving role of regulation in maintaining transparent, efficient, and resilient markets. These convenings are intended not only to surface insights, but to foster greater alignment across stakeholders navigating increasingly complex and interconnected systems.