Advances with Field Experiments

The Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics is pleased to announce the Advances with Field Experiments conference returns to UChicago September 23-24, 2020. This year's keynote speakers are Oriana Baniera, The London School of Economics and Political Science; Larry Katz, Harvard University; and Ulrike Malmendier, UCal Berkeley. The conference is organized by John List, Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics, and Robert Metcalfe, Boston Questrom School of Business. Learn more at our AFE website - https://economics.uchicago.edu/content/afe-2020 - and apply to present here: https://tinyurl.com/afe2020presenter.

The Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics is pleased to announce the Advances with Field Experiments conference returns to UChicago September 12-13, 2019. This year's keynote speakers are James Andreoni, University of California at San Diego; Nava Ashraf, London School of Economics; and Michael Price, University of Alabama Culverhouse College of Business. The conference is organized by John List, Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics and Robert Metcalfe, Boston Questrom School of Business. Learn more and apply as a presenter today at https://economics.uchicago.edu/content/advances-field-experiments-2019

This year's Advances with Field Experiments conference will be held October 5-6 in Boston, MA, at the Boston University Questrom School of Business. Our keynotes will be Amy Finkelstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Roland Fryer, Harvard University; and Catherine Wolfram, Berkeley Haas School of Business. The conference is organized by John List, Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics, University of Chicago, and Robert Metcalfe, Boston University Questrom School of Business. Learn more and register today at http://tinyurl.com/AFE2018

Steve Levitt: "My new advice to friends, students, and self: if you can't decide what to do, make the change" Freakonomics

keynote Steve Levitt discusses the results of his recent "Heads or Tails" Freakonomics experiment, which asked thousands of participants to make a major life change (or not) based on a coin toss. Did people follow the coin toss results? Are "changers" happier than non-changers? Read his NBER working paper at: http://www.nber.org/papers/w22487

Michael Greenstone of Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago - EPIC and Becker Friedman Institute for Research In Economics delivers tonight's keynote at The Quadrangle Club at the University of Chicago keynote:“Is Off-Grid Solar the Answer for Rural Electrification? Experimental Evidence from ’s Surprisingly Competitive Retail Power Market”

The Advances with Field Experiments conference returns to the University of Chicago on September 14-15, 2017! Once again, we will gather a group of academics to present the best and most innovative new work using field experiments to address economic questions. All types of field experiments, including natural, framed, and artefactual field experiments, are encouraged. In particular, we strongly encourage Ph.D. students to participate. This year's keynote speakers will be Hunt Allcott, Michael Greenstone, and Steve Levitt. Learn more, and submit your presenter application form today at tinyurl.com/AFE2017

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The Advances with Field Experiments 2016 speaker, keynote, and session schedule (preliminary) is now available at: https://economics.uchicago.edu/afe2016

John List, Ali Hortaçsu, et al. find that "experience reduces the emotional pain tied to selling objects:" https://news.uchicago.edu/article/2016/08/01/trading-changes-how-brain-processes-selling-decisions

Trading changes how brain processes selling decisions Experience in trading changes how the human brain evaluates the sale of goods, muting a well-established economic bias known as the endowment effect, according to researchers at the University of Chicago.

Congratulations to Department of Economics chairman John List, named The NonProfit Times Power & Influence Top 50 Innovator for the second year in a row! List’s "field study of philanthropic behavior is catching the eyes of academics and practitioners," according to NPT vice president and editorial director Paul Clolery, while the "depth of [his] research and writing has created a buzz particularly regarding high capacity donors." http://www.thenonprofittimes.com/news-articles/making-b-c-suite-work-distinguishes-executives/

Making The A, B And C-Suite Work Distinguishes These Executives - The NonProfit Times If you ask nonprofit executives the one thing about which they feel certain during 2016 the answer surely would be uncertainty. Here’s the list: A presidential election that probably will resemble Ali v. Frazier I; Bond and stock exchanges moving inversely to their historic norms; and, Rapid and som...

“A good way to define firms is that they are a black box where interesting economic facts reside,” [John] List said, “Experimental partnerships with firms allow scientists to unlock these deeply held mysteries.” A new study by John List and Steve Levitt in association with King Games offers a surprising insight into players' preferences when purchasing virtual goods:
https://news.uchicago.edu/article/2016/07/08/economics-study-finds-volume-discounts-dont-increase-profitability-video-games

Economics study finds volume discounts don’t increase profitability for video games

WaPo: Airline pilot intervention so cost-effective, it "outperforms every other reported carbon abatement technology of which we are aware.” Read how Gosnell, Metcalfe, and List's new research could improve fuel efficiency and reduce air travel's "carbon footprint."

Virgin Atlantic just used behavioral science to ‘nudge’ its pilots into using less fuel. It worked The research, by driving lower fuel use, prevented the emission of over 21,000 tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.

New NBER Working Paper from Greer K. Gosnell, John A. List, and Robert Metcalfe: "A New Approach to an Age-Old Problem: Solving Externalities by Incenting Workers Directly"

A New Approach to an Age-Old Problem: Solving Externalities by Incenting Workers Directly Understanding motivations in the workplace remains of utmost import as economies around the world rely on increases in labor productivity to foster sustainable economic growth. This study makes use of a unique opportunity to “look under the hood” of an organization that critically relies on worker e...

Call for Papers: Advances with Field Experiments 2016 presenter applications are being accepted through June 30: learn more and submit your paper and/or abstract at http://economics.uchicago.edu/workshops/afe2016.shtml AFE2016 registration open through July 30, 2016.

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