Organizers:

Michael K. Price, Georgia State University
John A. List, The University of Chicago

Session Chairs:

Robert Metcalfe, The University of Chicago

Papers:

"Price vs. Non-Price Policy Instruments to Encourage Energy Conservation: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial in Ecuador"
Jose Pellerano, Universidad Iberoamericana
Michael K. Price, Georgia State University
Steven Puller, Texas A&M University
Gonzalo Eduardo Sanchez, Texas A&M University

"Using Conditional Rewards to Motivate the Adoption of Energy Efficient Technologies: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment"
John A. List, The University of Chicago
Robert Metcalfe, The University of Chicago
Michael K. Price, Georgia State University

"Prices vs. Nudges: A Natural Field Experiment on Investments in Energy Efficiency"
J. Scott Holladay, The University of Tennessee
Jacob LaRiviere, The University of Tennessee
David Novgorodsky, The University of Chicago
Michael K. Price, Georgia State University

"Using Technology to Smooth Consumption: Evidence from a Smart Thermostat Pilot"
Alec Brandon, The University of Chicago
John A. List, The University of Chicago
Robert Metcalfe, The University of Chicago
Michael K. Price, Georgia State University

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Organizers:

Alex R. Rees-Jones, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Session Chairs:

Alex R. Rees-Jones, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Papers:

"Loss Aversion Motivates Tax Sheltering: Evidence from U.S. Tax Returns"
Alex R. Rees-Jones, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (Contact Author)

"Gift Exchange at Work"
Gautam Rao, Harvard University
Stefano DellaVigna, University of California, Berkeley
John A. List, The University of Chicago
Ulrike Malmendier, University of California, Berkeley

"The Size of the LGBT Population and the Magnitude of Anti-Gay Sentiments Are Substantially Underestimated"
Keith Ericson, Boston University
Katherine B. Coffman, The Ohio State University
Lucas C. Coffman, The Ohio State University

"Does Having More Time to Repay Break the Payday-Loan Rollover Cycle? Implications for Understanding Myopic Borrowers"
Justin Sydnor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Paige M. Skiba, Vanderbilt University Law School

Discussants:

Leigh Wedenoja, Cornell University
Michaela Pagel, University of California, Berkeley
Michael Kuhn, University of Oregon
Carolina Castilla, Colgate University

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Organizers:

Anya Savikhin Samek, University of Chicago
John A. List, The University of Chicago

Session Chairs:

John A. List, The University of Chicago

Papers:

"A Field Experiment on Directed Giving at a Public University"
Catherine C. Eckel, Texas A&M University
David Herberich, Sears Holdings Corporation
Jonathan Meer, Texas A&M University

"Social Recognition in Charitable Giving: In Pursuit of Perfection"
Judd Kessler, The University of Pennsylvania
Katherine L. Milkman, The University of Pennsylvania
Yiwei Zhang, The University of Pennsylvania

"Taking or Giving? The Price of Giving: How Much Do Individuals Dislike Taking?"
Oleg Korenok, Virginia Commonwealth University
Edward Millner, Virginia Commonwealth University
Laura Razzolini, Virginia Commonwealth University

"Sign Me Up: A Model and Field Experiment on Volunteering"
Daniel Houser, George Mason University
Erte Xiao, Carnegie Mellon University

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