saurabh bhargava
University of Chicago
Adjunct Faculty, Chicago Booth
Adjunct Faculty, Chicago Booth
Post-Doc, Harris School of Public Policy
research interests
Public Finance, Behavioral Economics,
Public Policy, Applied Microeconomics, JDM
research
1. "Why are Benefits Left on the Table? Assessing the Role of Information, Complexity, and Stigma on
PAPERS
1. "Why are Benefits Left on the Table? Assessing the Role of Information, Complexity, and Stigma on
Take-up with an IRS Field Experiment" (w/ Day Manoli) [Job Market Paper - Updated 12/29]
[PDF] [Abstract]
[PDF] [Abstract]
2. "Driving Under the Cellular Influence" (w/ Vikram Pathania)
Revise and Resubmit, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
Revise and Resubmit, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
3. "Contrast Effects in Sequential Decisions: Evidence from Speed Dating" (w/Ray Fisman)
EXPERIMENTS CURRENTLY IN THE FIELD
4. "Information, Choice Context, and Defaults in Low Income Savings Decisions: Evidence from a
Field Experiment of Tax-Time Savings" [In the field]
5. "The Economic and Psychological Determinants—and Deterrents—of Tax Compliance: An IRS Field
Experiment with Paid Tax Preparers and EITC Filers" [In the field]
PROJECTS IN-PROGRESS
6. "Job Search Intensity, Wage Preference, and Job Preference during an Unemployment Spell: New
Evidence from Micro-Data on 8 million Job Seekers" (with Tanya Menon) [Abstract]
7. "Endogenous Non-Response and Psychological Context in Household Survey Data: Evidence from the NLSY
and SCF" (with Dan Black and Jeffrey Grogger)
9. “The Psychological and Economic Determinants of Wage: Evidence from Micro-data and a Field Experiment on Job Search” (with Tanya Menon)
10. “Does the EITC Lower Crime? Evidence from County-Level Data on EITC Filings”