Advances with Field Experiments

Steve Levitt: "My new advice to friends, students, and self: if you can't decide what to do, make the change" Freakonomics

keynote Steve Levitt discusses the results of his recent "Heads or Tails" Freakonomics experiment, which asked thousands of participants to make a major life change (or not) based on a coin toss. Did people follow the coin toss results? Are "changers" happier than non-changers? Read his NBER working paper at: http://www.nber.org/papers/w22487

The Advances with Field Experiments conference returns to the University of Chicago on September 14-15, 2017! Once again, we will gather a group of academics to present the best and most innovative new work using field experiments to address economic questions. All types of field experiments, including natural, framed, and artefactual field experiments, are encouraged. In particular, we strongly encourage Ph.D. students to participate. This year's keynote speakers will be Hunt Allcott, Michael Greenstone, and Steve Levitt. Learn more, and submit your presenter application form today at tinyurl.com/AFE2017