Workshop on Behavioral Economics: Exploring Applications and Research Methods

Virtual or In-Person
The Keck Center of the National Academies
500 5th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001

This workshop will include presentations examining strategies for applying behavioral economics in a wide range of policy domains, including reducing disparities in education quality and outcomes as well as in criminal justice and incarceration, improving economic well-being, and informing decision-making when decisions have environmental implications.

Confirmed presenters include:

• Richard Thaler, University of Chicago
• Saurabh Bhargava, Carnegie Mellon University
• Ben Castleman, University of Virginia
• Lisa Gennetian, Duke University
• Michael Hallsworth, The Behavioural Insights Team
• Chaning Jang and Anisha Singh, The Busara Center for Behavioral Economics
• Åsa Löfgren, University of Gothenburg
• Aurélie Ouss, The University of Pennsylvania
• Jolene Pomeroy and Joe Zhao, Mesa City Nudge Team
• David Yokum, Brown University

Individuals may register to attend remotely or in person. There are a limited number of spaces available for in-person attendance on a first-come, first-served basis.