In this episode, we talk to Florian Zimmermann, from the briq Institute on Behavior and Inequality and the University of Bonn about his paper “Associative Memory and Belief Formation,” co-authored with Benjamin Enke and Frederik Schwerter. The

Measuring the Welfare Effects of Shame and Pride with Robert Metcalfe

Nov 6th, 2020 28m 14s

In this episode, we talk with Robert Metcalfe from Boston University about his paper “Measuring the Welfare Effects of Shame and Pride,” which he co-authored with Luigi Butera, William Morrison and Dmitry Taubinsky. To investigate how public re

Equilibrium in the Jungle with Ariel Rubinstein

Nov 6th, 2020 43m 19s

In this episode, we are joined by Ariel Rubinstein from NYU and Tel Aviv University, to discuss his paper “Equilibrium in the Jungle,” which appeared in The Economic Journal in 2007. Co-authored with Michele Piccione, the paper constructs a sys

Civic Honesty Around the Globe with Michel Maréchal

Sep 26th, 2020 46m 35s

In this episode, we are joined by Michel Maréchal from the University of Zurich to discuss his 2019 Science paper “Civic Honesty Around the Globe” co-authored with Alain Cohn, David Tannenbaum and Christian Lukas Zünd. More than seventeen thous

Regressive Sin Taxes, with an Application to the Optimal Soda Tax

Sep 1st, 2020 35m 26s

In this episode, we talk to Dmitry Taubinsky from the University of California Berkeley about his paper “Regressive Sin Taxes, with an Application to the Optimal Soda Tax,” which he co-authored with Hunt Allcott and Benjamin B. Lockwood. This p

Preferences for Truth-telling with Johannes Abeler and Daniele Nosenzo

Aug 18th, 2020 27m 44s

In this episode, we talk to Johannes Abeler from the University of Oxford and Daniele Nosenzo from Aarhus University (formerly, the University of Nottingham) about their paper “Preferences for Truth-telling,” which they co-authored with Collin

Conducting field experiments in education with Sally Sadoff and Andy Brownback

Jun 18th, 2020 57m 41s

In this episode, we speak with Sally Sadoff from the Rady School of Management, UC San Diego, and Andy Brownback from the University of Arkansas, about their field work with community colleges. They discuss two recent papers they coauthored on

Replication Markets with Anna Dreber

May 12th, 2020 28m 8s

In this episode, we talk to Anna Dreber from the Stockholm School of Economics about her work on replication markets. In this project, Anna and her co-authors examine if markets can be used to predict whether scientific studies will replicate.

Debate participation and electoral outcomes with Horacio Larreguy

Apr 18th, 2020 26m 41s

In this episode, we talk with Horacio Larreguy from the Harvard Kennedy School about his paper “Who Debates, Wins? At-Scale Experimental Evidence on Debate Participation in a Liberian Election,” which he co-authored with Jeremy Bowles. They con

Dynamic Inconsistency in Food Choice with Anya Samek

Apr 12th, 2020 21m 2s

In this episode, we talk with Anya Samek from the University of Southern California about her paper “Dynamic Inconsistency in Food Choice: Experimental Evidence from Two Food Deserts,” which she co-authored with Sally Sadoff and Charlie Sprenge

Medieval Universities, Legal Institutions, and the Commercial Revolution with Noam Yuchtman

Mar 26th, 2020 29m 18s

In this episode, we talk with Noam Yuchtman from the London School of Economics about his paper “Medieval Universities, Legal Institutions, and the Commercial Revolution,” which he published in 2014 with Davide Cantoni. Using data from medieval

Medieval universities and market expansion with Noam Yuchtman

Mar 26th, 2020 29m 18s

Testing Bayesian Updating with Ned Augenblick

Mar 22nd, 2020 32m 52s

In this episode, we talk with Ned Augenblick from the University of Berkeley Haas School of Business about his paper with Matthew Rabin entitled “Belief Movement, Uncertainty Reduction, & Rational Updating”. This paper analyzes the relationship

Identifying Social Norms with Roberto Weber

Feb 2nd, 2020 20m 5s

In this episode, we talk with Roberto Weber from the University of Zurich about his paper “Identifying social norms using coordination games: why does dictator game sharing vary?,” which he published in 2013 with Erin Krupka. In this paper, Rob

Fairness across the World with Bertil Tungodden

Jan 10th, 2020 21m 25s

In this episode, we talk with Bertil Tungodden from the Norwegian School of Economics about his project entitled “Fairness across the world” in which he and his collaborators elicited the fairness preferences of 65,000 individuals from 60 diff

Misperceived Social Norms with Leonardo Bursztyn

Nov 4th, 2019 24m 56s

In this episode, we talk with Leonardo Bursztyn from the University of Chicago about his paper “Misperceived Social Norms: Female Labor Force Participation in Saudi Arabia,” which he co-authored with Alessandra L. Gonzalez and David Yanagizawa-

Sleep Quality and Productivity with Heather Schofield

Oct 26th, 2019 23m 32s

In this episode, we talk with Heather Schofield from the University of Pennsylvania about her paper “Sleepless in Chennai: The Economic and Health Effects of Reducing Sleep Deprivation Among the Urban Poor”. In this paper, Heather and her co-au

Protests as Strategic Games with Noam Yuchtman

Oct 14th, 2019 41m 41s

In this episode, we talk with Noam Yuchtman from the London School of Economics about his paper “Protests as strategic games: experimental evidence from Hong Kong’s antiauthoritarian movement”. In this paper, Noam and his co-authors Davide Cant

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