Behavioral Public Economics Bootcamp
Hunt Allcott, B. Douglas Bernheim, and Dmitry Taubinsky, Organizers
October 12-14, 2023
Royal Sonesta Hotel, Riverfront Room, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA
| Thursday, October 12 | ||
| 8:30 am | Continental Breakfast | |
| 9:00 am | Welcome and Overview (Bernheim, Taubinsky) | |
| 9:30 am | Participant Introductions | |
| 10:00 am | Behavioral Welfare Analysis (Bernheim) | |
| 11:00 am | Break | |
| 11:30 am |
Tax Misperceptions (Taubinsky) Video |
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| 12:30 pm | Lunch - Charles A | |
| 1:30 pm | Non-Standard Policy Instruments (Bernheim) | |
| 2:30 pm | Break | |
| 3:00 pm |
Optimal Sin Taxes I (Taubinsky) Video |
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| 4:00 pm | Break | |
| 4:30 pm | Optimal Sin Taxes II (Allcott) | |
| 5:30 pm | Break | |
| 6:00 pm | Reception - Somerset Room | |
| 6:30 pm |
Dinner: Talk by Stefanie Deluca on Ethnography and Behavioral Economics Video |
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| Friday, October 13 | ||
| 8:30 am | Continental Breakfast | |
| 9:00 am | Behavioral Economics and Media (Allcott) | |
| 10:00 am | Break | |
| 10:30 am |
Behavioral Health Insurance (Benjamin Handel) Video |
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| 11:45 am | Lunch - Charles A | |
| 1:00 pm | Anticipatory Effects of the Social Safety Net (Manasi Deshpande) | |
| 2:15 pm | Break | |
| 2:40 pm | Student-Faculty Meetings (Allcott, Bernheim, Taubinsky) | |
| 6:00 pm | Reception - Somerset Room | |
| 6:30 pm | Dinner | |
| Saturday, October 14 | ||
| 8:30 am | Continental Breakfast | |
| 9:00 am |
Tax Compliance (Ricardo Perez-Truglia) Video |
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| 10:15 am | Break | |
| 10:45 am |
Job Displacement Insurance and Consumption Smoothing (Joana Naritomi) Video |
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| 12:00 pm |
Lunch, research idea discussions, networking Charles A |
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| 2:00 pm | Adjourn | |