Personal Narratives Build Trust Across Ideological Divides
Lack of trust is a key barrier to collaboration across ideological divides.
Research
When Deliberation Produces Persuasion rather than Polarization: Measuring and modeling Small Group Dynamics in a Field Experiment
This article proposes a new statistical method to measure persuasion within small groups, and applies this approach to a large-scale randomized deliberative experiment.
The Growing Importance of Decision-Making on the Job
Machines increasingly replace people in routine job tasks.
How Economists and Non-Economists Can Get Along
Understanding the advantages and limitations of economists’ methods clarifies the value they can add to analysis of non-economic questions.
The Power of Experiments: Decision Making in a Data-Driven World
How tech companies like Google, Airbnb, StubHub, and Facebook learn from experiments in our data-driven world—an excellent primer on experimental and behavioral economics Have you logged into Facebo
Nudges and choice architecture in organizations: New frontiers
The 2009 publication of the best-selling book Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth and Happiness by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein sparked enormous interest in how choice architecture and
Experimental Evidence on the Effectiveness of Non-Experts for Improving Vaccine Demand
We experimentally vary signals and senders to identify which combination will increase vaccine demand among a disadvantaged population in the United States – Black and White men without a college educ
Comparison of toll and annuity PPPs: a case study of highway projects in India
Purpose: The use of public–private partnership (PPP) approaches for developing infrastructure has been well recognized.
Reimagining Rights & Responsibilities in the United States: Gun Rights and Public Safety
In March 2018, hundreds of thousands of young people walked out of school and marched on their local statehouses and on the U.S.
Negotiating Your Next Job: Focus on Your Role, Responsibilities, and Career Trajectory, not Salary
In job negotiations, professionals too often focus on pay and benefits and fail to think more broadly about how the opportunity will fit into their long-term career goals.
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