Working papers

1. Reducing Polarization on Abortion, Guns and Immigration: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment  w/ Michele Belot 

Research in progress 

2. Targeting Behavioral Change Interventions: An Experiment on Debiasing Savings for College. w/ Sabrina Liu [Working Paper coming soon].

3. Rebuilding trust in public health institutions: an experimental study. w/Maddalena Grignani [Working Paper coming soon].

   • Press: Politico

4. Norm misperceptions in social dilemmas: the role of preferences, heuristics and experiences. w/Nicola Lacetera, Mario Macis, Mirco Tonin, and Maddalena Grignani  [Working Paper coming soon].

5. The long-term (unexpected) effects of defaults on savings. w/ John List and Sabrina Liu

6. Helping individuals living with a disability achieve financial independence. w/Harold Pollack and Michael Levere. 

   • This is a three-phased RCT to evaluate the impact of promoting the take-up and use of Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) account for SSI recipients to improve their financial security and self-sufficiency, and ultimately their employment outcomes. This project was awarded a $3M grant from SSA (see here) and the  University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Financial Security. (see here ).