Behavioral Public Economics Bootcamp
Hunt Allcott, B. Douglas Bernheim, and Dmitry Taubinsky, Organizers
May 5-7, 2022
Cambridge, MA
| Thursday, May 5 | ||
| 8:30 am | Continental Breakfast | |
| 9:00 am | Welcome and Overview (Allcott, Bernheim, Taubinsky) | |
| Fundamentals | ||
| 9:30 am | Speed Meetings | |
| 10:00 am |
Behavioral Welfare Economics B. Douglas Bernheim, Stanford University and NBER Video |
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| 11:00 am | Break | |
| 11:15 am |
Sin Taxes and Bans Hunt Allcott, Microsoft Research and NBER Video |
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| 12:15 pm | Lunch | |
| 1:00 pm |
Non-Standard Policy Instruments Dmitry Taubinsky, University of California, Berkeley and NBER Video |
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| 2:00 pm | Speed Meetings | |
| 2:30 pm | Break | |
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Non-Standard Policy Instruments Hunt Allcott, Microsoft Research and NBER |
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| 3:45 pm | Break | |
| 4:00 pm |
Non-Standard Policy Instruments Part 2 B. Douglas Bernheim, Stanford University and NBER Video |
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| 5:00 pm | Break | |
| 6:30 pm | Reception - Parkview Room | |
| 7:00 pm |
Dinner - Parkview Room Talk: A Sociological Perspective on the Economics of Discrimination Mario L. Small, Harvard University Video |
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| Friday, May 6 | ||
| 8:30 am | Continental Breakfast | |
| Applications and Networking | ||
| 9:00 am |
Tax Misperceptions Dmitry Taubinsky, University of California, Berkeley and NBER Video |
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| 10:00 am | Break | |
| 10:15 am |
Perceptions of Public Policy Stefanie Stantcheva, Harvard University and NBER Video |
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| 11:15 am | Break | |
| 11:30 am |
Insurance Johannes Spinnewijn, London School of Economics Video |
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| 12:30 pm | Lunch | |
| 1:15 pm |
Inequality Raj Chetty, Harvard University and NBER Video |
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| 2:15 pm | Break | |
| 2:30 pm |
Household Finance David Laibson, Harvard University and NBER Video |
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| 3:30 pm | Student-Faculty Meetings | |
| 6:30 pm | Adjourn | |
| 6:30 pm | Reception - Parkview Room | |
| 7:00 pm |
Dinner - Parkview Room Talk: Behavioral Economics in Public Organizations Elizabeth Linos, University of California at Berkeley |
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| Saturday, May 7 | ||
| 8:30 am | Continental Breakfast | |
| Applications and Networking | ||
| 9:00 am |
Behavioral Economics of Poverty and Development Nava Ashraf, London School of Economics Video |
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| 10:00 am | Break | |
| 10:15 am |
Behavioral Industrial Organization Michael Grubb, Boston College Video |
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| 11:15 am | Lunch, Research Idea Discussions, Networking | |
| 2:00 pm | Adjourn | |