Surveys and Experiments to Understand How People Think about the Economy

06 October 2020

What people think about important economic issues? How do their perceptions correspond to reality? Stefanie Stantcheva will present a recent survey and experimental work that shows how people understand and learn about economic issues, such as social mobility, immigration, taxation, health insurance, or the macroeconomy. 

Stefanie Stantcheva
Stefanie Stantcheva | Lecturer
Stefanie Stantcheva Stefanie is a professor of Economics at Harvard University, received PhD in Economics from MIT in 2014. She studies the taxation of firms and individuals using models and data, explores the long-run effects of taxes on innovation, education & training, and wealth. In 2018, she was selected by The Economist as one of the 8 best young economists of the decade.
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Ruben Enikolopov
Received his PhD in economics from Harvard University. Since 2008 he has been a professor at NES, and since 2013 - a professor at the University of Pompeu Fabra (Spain). One of the leading experts in the field of economic data analysis. The professor's research is published in the top 5 scientific journals in economics according to Scopus.
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