Due to growing attendance, we are only able to offer boxed meals to faculty, postdoctoral scholars, and PhD students. All members of the university community are welcome to attend the talk.


Speakers will present their research related to Behavioral Economics. Faculty and students are welcome to attend.

This event will be in-person in Harper Center Room 3B. If you have any questions, please contact Anastasia Olp (anastasia.olp@chicagobooth.edu).

Agenda

Monday, September 28, 2026
12:00 pm–1:15 pm

Laboratories of Democracy? Experimental Evidence on Policy Diffusion between Municipalities in Brazil

Gautam Rao, UC Berkeley

Monday, October 5, 2026
12:00 pm–1:15 pm

Mental Accounting for Credit: Evidence from a Large-Scale Credit-Limit Experiment

Sean Higgins, Northwestern University

Monday, October 12, 2026
12:00 pm–1:15 pm

A Practical Approach to Robust Policy Evaluation with Behavioral Agents

Monday, October 19, 2026
12:00 pm–1:15 pm

John Horton, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Monday, October 26, 2026
12:00 pm–1:15 pm

Daniel McGee, University of Toronto

Monday, November 2, 2026
12:00 pm–1:15 pm
Monday, November 9, 2026
12:00 pm–1:15 pm

Matteo Saccarola, UC Berkeley

Monday, November 16, 2026
12:00 pm–1:15 pm

Laura Gee, Tufts University

Monday, November 30, 2026
12:00 pm–1:15 pm

Matthew Notowidigdo, University of Chicago