{"655253":{"#nid":"655253","#data":{"type":"event","title":"The Voltage Effect in Behavioral Economics","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoin us Friday, April 1, 2022, for a virtual talk with University of Chicago Kenneth C. Griffin Distinguished Service Professor of Economics \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/voices.uchicago.edu\/jlist\/\u0022\u003EJohn List.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn his new book,\u003Cem\u003EThe Voltage: Effect\u0026nbsp;How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale,\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;List reveals why some ideas take off (or scale) and why others fall flat using a mix of original research and real-world anecdotes from working with companies like Uber, Lyft, and Tinder.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHis ideas are brought to life in this engaging presentation with actionable, science-backed take-aways for leaders, teams, and organizations in all sectors looking to take their ideas to the next level.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis event is co-hosted with the School of Public Policy and will be virtual. Please click the\u0026nbsp;link\u0026nbsp;below to join the webinar:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.zoom.us\/j\/94180624331?pwd=aUJ5NkVrelk3eXVkTkZHaFdpSDZpUT09\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/gatech.zoom.us\/j\/94180624331?pwd=aUJ5NkVrelk3eXVkTkZHaFdpSDZpUT09\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EPasscode: 046345\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EThe Voltage Effect in Behavioral Economics\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBehavioral Economics (BE) and lab\/field experiments in the last several decades have contributed to the deepening scientific knowledge by uncovering mechanisms, producing key interventions, and estimating program effects.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis represented a logical first step, as experimentalists sought to provide deeper empirical insights and theoretical tests as part of the credibility revolution of the 1990s.\u0026nbsp;Nevertheless, what has been lacking is a scientific understanding of how to make optimal use of the scientific insights generated for policy purposes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EList denotes this as the \u0026ldquo;scale-up\u0026rdquo; problem, which revolves around several important questions, such as:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDo the BE insights we find in the petri dish scale to larger markets and settings?\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EWhen we scale the BE intervention to broader and larger populations, should we expect the same level of efficacy that we observed in the small-scale setting?\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EIf not, then what are the important threats to scalability?\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EWhat can the researcher do from the beginning of their scholarly pursuit to ensure eventual scalability and avoid voltage drops?\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A talk with John List, University of Chicago Kenneth C. 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