6 Podcast Episodes
124 - Econ4: Uncovering how decision-making shapes individuals and society through behavioral public economics featuring Evan Rose and Hunt Allcott
124 - Econ4: Uncovering how decision-making shapes individuals and society through behavioral public economics featuring Evan Rose and Hunt Allcott
In the world of economics, researchers at Microsoft are examining a range of complex systems—from those that impact the ... Read more
16 Jun 2021
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57mins
123 - Econ3: Understanding the media ecosystem and how it informs public opinion in the internet age featuring Hunt Allcott and David Rothschild
123 - Econ3: Understanding the media ecosystem and how it informs public opinion in the internet age featuring Hunt Allcott and David Rothschild
In the world of economics, researchers at Microsoft are examining a range of complex systems—from those that impact the ... Read more
10 Jun 2021
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54mins
122 - Econ2: Causal machine learning, data interpretability, and online platform markets featuring Hunt Allcott and Greg Lewis
122 - Econ2: Causal machine learning, data interpretability, and online platform markets featuring Hunt Allcott and Greg Lewis
In the world of economics, researchers at Microsoft are examining a range of complex systems—from those that impact the ... Read more
2 Jun 2021
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1hr
121 - Econ1: Using microeconomics to solve mass incarceration featuring Hunt Allcott and Evan Rose
121 - Econ1: Using microeconomics to solve mass incarceration featuring Hunt Allcott and Evan Rose
In the world of economics, researchers at Microsoft are examining a range of complex systems—from those that impact the ... Read more
19 May 2021
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43mins
Hunt Allcott: Taxing Our "Sins" at the Frontier of Behavioral Public Economics
Hunt Allcott: Taxing Our "Sins" at the Frontier of Behavioral Public Economics
Hunt Allcott is a Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research visiting the Economics Department at Harvard Univers... Read more
11 Feb 2021
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1hr 4mins
E59: Hunt Allcott on the Optimum Soda Tax
E59: Hunt Allcott on the Optimum Soda Tax
Today's guest, Dr. Hunt Allcott, had two recent papers with colleagues Benjamin Lockwood and Dmitry Taubinsky, on whethe... Read more
21 Oct 2019
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10mins