… Pande spoke with YaleNews about challenging restrictive social norms, harnessing digital technology to increase women’s … and employment in India — and economics as an agent of social justice. Interview condensed and edited. What are your …

… Michela Carlana and Zahrah Abdulrauf describe the event co-organized by Eliana La Ferrara – following her … by early-career researchers on the determinants of social norms and their economic effects. by  Michela Carlana … work outside of the home? And how are employer preferences changing as a result of these shifts? The first session of …

… 56 associations in related disciplines known as the Allied Social Sciences Associations (ASSA), is scheduled to hold … ,  AEA poster session , “From Good Institutions to Good Norms: Top-Down Incentives to Cooperate … in Environmental Economics , “ Air Pollution and Investor Behavior: Evidence From S&P 500 Returns” Sebastian Heise , …

… a talk sponsored by  Yale’s  Center for Science and Social Science Information  (CSSSI). Much of his talk focused … exhibit,  Economics Department at Yale: Understanding and Changing the World .  Shiller’s talk addressed how …   in his speeches to convey a certain message. The event was organized by  Gwyneth Crowley,  Social Science …

… . Journal Publication Policies, projections, and the social cost of carbon: Results from the DICE- 2023 model … . Journal Publication Policies, projections, and the social cost of carbon: Results from the DICE- 2023 model … . Journal Publication Policies, projections, and the social cost of carbon: Results from the DICE- 2023 model …

… in Washington, DC, the American Academy of Political and Social Science (AAPSS) will award the 2020 Daniel Patrick … Prize is awarded annually to a leading policy-maker, social scientist, or public intellectual whose career … the notion that climate can be influenced by human behavior and that human action and economic policy can …

… and impact and to influence policy through rigorous social science research. She and Professor Zack Cooper, …

… Episode 8 is a Yale Development Dialogue on the role of social norms in development, featuring Eliana La Ferrara, Professor … social norms, both today and throughout history – and how changing such norms is often at the heart of the development …

… less likely to say women who work outside the home bear social costs for it. The study points to the role of gender norms in India’s low and declining rate of women in the … prefer to work but are potentially being constrained by social stigma perceived by their husbands — specifically, …

… environmental protection  and  elections ; and how biased social norms, unless challenged by public policy, can worsen … environmental protection  and  elections ; and how biased social norms, unless challenged by public policy, can worsen …

… childhood interventions among the poor change parental behavior and thus affect the cognitive development of their … the Colombian Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Program, a social welfare program that targets the poorest 20% of the … the Colombian Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Program, a social welfare program that targets the poorest 20% of the …

… Shopping online. Searching the internet. Posting to social media. These ordinary activities allow Amazon, Google, … compensation in return. In a new paper, “ The Economics of Social Data ,” Yale economists offer insight into why big … al. because the companies already know so much about our behavior from the data of people who resemble us, the …

… Event recap: Clare Balboni (IDE ’09) returns to Yale for a … studying physics at Cambridge University. Her interest in social sciences led her to the IDE program, where her strong … economists can also play a crucial role in modeling behavior and designing policy interventions. She discussed …