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Ben Krause @benjaminkrause.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Do you have kids? Might college be a part of their future? As someone who tends to overthink and underact on parenting decisions, this write-up (and the underlying research) really hit home. money.com/saving-for-c...

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Why You’re Sabotaging Your Child’s College Fund — Even When You Can Afford It

Many parents underestimate their 529 savings impact despite potential for college costs.

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NBER @nber.org · 19/08/2025

Providing the first large-scale analysis of College Saving Accounts participation and effectiveness, from Guglielmo Briscese, John A. List, and Sabrina Liu www.nber.org/papers/w34126

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John A. List @johnlist.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

We find that financial literacy emerges as a key barrier: 61% of parents who could save enough to cover half of college costs still perceive potential savings as fruitless. Overall, targeted financial literacy interventions can expand CSA effectiveness considerably. ideas.repec.org/p/feb/artefa...

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Navigating the College Affordability Crisis: Insights from C

With higher education costs consistently outpacing inflation and public funding declining, college affordability has become a critical barrier to economic mobility for middle- and low-income families.

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John A. List @johnlist.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

**NEW PAPER ALERT** When you have kids or believe that higher education is a critical tool for social mobility, college affordability is top of mind. College Savings Accounts offer a promising tool for financing higher education. We combine several data sources to explore key issues.

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J-PAL North America @j-palna.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

We are excited to join Bluesky! J-PAL North America is a regional office of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, based at MIT, seeking to reduce poverty by ensuring policy is informed by scientific evidence. www.povertyactionlab.org/na

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J-PAL North America | The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab

J-PAL North America, based at MIT, leads J-PAL’s work in the North America region. J-PAL North America conducts randomized evaluations, builds partnerships for evidence-informed policymaking, and help...

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John A. List @johnlist.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Our next Chicago School in Experimental Economics summer programs are coming! One will take place at the University of Bonn on September 7-11, and the other will take place at the University of Chicago on September 13-17. For more details please see here: voices.uchicago.edu/jlist/the-ch...

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The Chicago School in Experimental Economics 2025 | John List

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Guglielmo Briscese @gubri.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

"To enhance the employment potential of AI and minimize its negative effects on workers, broad-based access to high-quality education, together with training programs and active labor-market policies, will be crucial." www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...

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What AI Means for Growth and Jobs | by Philippe Aghion, Simon Bunel and Xavier Jaravel - Project Syndicate

Philippe Aghion, Simon Bunel and Xavier Jaravel think the technology has great potential to boost productivity without harming employment.

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Guglielmo Briscese @gubri.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Hope this ongoing work can contribute to the discussion on the demand and supply side of how Econ research can (and can't!) influence policymaking #Econsky @bencasselman.bsky.social

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NBER @nber.org · 17/12/2024

How policymakers and the US population update their beliefs on the use of science and the trust they have in government following a field experiment that demonstrated the ineffectiveness of a policy intervention, from Guglielmo Briscese and John A. List www.nber.org/papers/w33239

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Guglielmo Briscese @gubri.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Great piece @bencasselman.bsky.social! I think another issue is irrelevance. Journal gatekeeping has made econ insular, pushing young economists toward 'what Editor X likes' instead of bold, innovative work policymakers value—leaving institutional Econ advisors with a limited set of ideas #EconSky

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Guglielmo Briscese @gubri.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

I think you just beat ChatGPT :)

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Guglielmo Briscese @gubri.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Hi Tristan would love to chat, if you’re interested.

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Ioana Marinescu @imarinescu.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Highly relevant given this recent evidence about the political economy of experiments @gubri.bsky.social @johnlist.bsky.social: bsky.app/profile/john...

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Ioana Marinescu @imarinescu.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

How do we overcome political hurdles to learning from experimentation #EconTwitter? The practice below from the private sector seems promising: pre-plan a positive course of action for each possible experimental result 👇

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Guglielmo Briscese @gubri.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

If you're at #ASSA2025 come see us present this paper at this great session: www.aeaweb.org/conference/2...

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Guglielmo Briscese @gubri.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Key takeaway: Citizens often judge institutions via ideological shortcuts, not facts. Access to evidence-based gov info boosts trust & leads citizens to follow gov recommendations. Scalable interventions like ours show how govs can rebuild public trust (5/5)

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Guglielmo Briscese @gubri.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

In our second study, access to EPA air quality info during the 2024 election increased trust & support for the agency. But: trust gains relied on info relevance. Simply exposing people to the EPA (e.g., via office locations) didn’t yield similar results. (4/5)

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Guglielmo Briscese @gubri.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

In one study, linking participants to CDC data during COVID increased factual knowledge, trust, & compliance (e.g., swabs). Four months later, trust gains persisted and reflected a conscious shift in beliefs about the agency’s integrity. (3/5)

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Guglielmo Briscese @gubri.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

We ran two experiments, 4 years apart (2020 & 2024), to test if reducing search costs for institution-sourced info improves trust & compliance. Results: Yes! Accessing evidence-based advice boosts trust and willingness to follow Gov recommended pro-social behaviors. (2/5)

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Guglielmo Briscese @gubri.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Why do people distrust government agencies, even when they provide vital info (e.g., health, environment)? Can low-cost interventions restore trust & promote welfare-enhancing behaviors? Our study provides novel experimental evidence on these key questions (1/5) 👇 #EconSky

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Eugenio Proto @eugenioproto.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Happy to participate to this very timely session at #ASSA2025 on political polarisation and trust #econsky

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Guglielmo Briscese @gubri.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

ChatGPT 4o didn't know how to solve this puzzle. Can you? #EconSky

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Guglielmo Briscese @gubri.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Excited for #ASSA2025! Don’t miss our panel on the growing experimental work at the intersection of political economy and behavioral economics: www.aeaweb.org/conference/2... #econsky

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Guglielmo Briscese @gubri.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Firms investments in R&D and labor force.

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Guglielmo Briscese @gubri.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

I did, and didn't find much. It'd be interesting to see if parents invest money and time on their children's human capital formation for different reasons (e.g., cognitive abilities vs status vs upward mobility etc.) across income groups. Maybe someone should write a paper about this... ;) ?

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Guglielmo Briscese @gubri.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

#EconSky where can I find publicly available longitudinal survey data on US firms? Any sample or industry is fine.

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Guglielmo Briscese @gubri.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

This is an interesting point. Is there any research documenting how parents value educ and higher educ for their children across income groups?

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John A. List @johnlist.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Our political economy of field experiments study has just been released by the @nberpubs.bsky.social! Written with @gubri.bsky.social, who is brilliant and on the market this year!

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Guglielmo Briscese @gubri.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

The academic job market can be very stressful. If you're struggling to cope or just need someone to talk to or vent your frustrations, feel free to reach out - shared pain is half the pain. You're not alone in this. #EconJMP #EconSky

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Michèle Belot @michelebelot.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Just confirming: it is not ok (or cool) in our profession to ignore papers that relate clearly to ours, even if they are working papers. There is some weird trend going on lately…

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Guglielmo Briscese @gubri.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Hi Dan, I do research on how parents save for college. I’d love to be added, if possible. Thanks!

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Guglielmo Briscese @gubri.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Happy to see that John List has finally joined #EconSky! :) (Honored that our paper is his very first post) 🙏

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Guglielmo Briscese @gubri.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

The big question is: how do we get John List to join BlueSky and this starter pack? :)

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Guglielmo Briscese @gubri.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

That's an excellent summary Stephanie! Thank you so much for the kind boost. I have a few more papers on this topic for those are interested: sites.google.com/view/gugliel... @sweiwang.bsky.social I'd love to catch up next time I'm at Stanford if you're still there in Jan 2025?

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Stephanie Wang @sweiwang.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

#eeac Day 4: @gubri.bsky.social JMP "Targeting Behavioral Change Interventions: An Experiment on Debiasing Savings for College" demonstrates the importance of theory-driven identification of behavioral barriers and subsequent personalized interventions targeting specific barriers. #econsky #econjmp

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Guglielmo Briscese @gubri.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Do citizens trust their governments more if they are committed to evidence-based policymaking? What happens when evaluation results disappoint? In this new WP, we explore how policymakers & the public react to unexpected evidence: drive.google.com/file/d/13SmS... Comments welcome! #EconSky

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Guglielmo Briscese @gubri.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Wife: "What's that app with a blue butterfly?!" Me: "Oh, it's like a new Twitter, that's what all the economists are using right now. Basically..." Wife: *Rolls eyes and walks away* 🤣

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Andreas Peichl @apeichl.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Dear Recruiters on the #EconJobMarket: if you are using Interfolio and a profile of an applicant has some missing documents -this might be due to a recent glitch in the Interfolio system -so please double-check with Interfolio and the applicant before excluding someone bec of missing files. #EconSky

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Nick Byrd, Ph.D. @byrdnick.com · 23/11/2024

@gubri.bsky.social reported a field experiment that - Corrected parents’ underestimation of #college tuition - Increased their savings balance Caveat: there was a backfire effect (that I failed to photograph). Dr. Briscese and co-authored paper are on gScholar: scholar.google.com/citations?vi...

Guglielmo Briscese and the experimental methods/setup

Plots indicating that "biased beliefs affect savings across all income groups"

The effect of different messages: talking about procrastination and compound interest seems most effective. (Talking about social norms hurt!)

Correcting the underestimation of future college costs happened only in middling underestimators but not the low or high underestimators?

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Guglielmo Briscese @gubri.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Looking forward to presenting my JMP at #SJDM conference on Saturday. Come say hi!

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Guglielmo Briscese @gubri.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Looking forward to presenting at #2024APPAM this Friday afternoon! I'd love to meet other researchers interested in policy experimentation, college savings, or trust in government.

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Guglielmo Briscese @gubri.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Our findings underscore the importance of addressing asymmetric information between social planners and decision-makers before implementing behavioral change interventions.

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Guglielmo Briscese @gubri.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

In some cases, an irrelevant message may backfire, such as showing the social norm to those who didn’t misperceive norms. This can lead to unintended consequences, reinforcing incorrect beliefs or behaviors instead of promoting the desired change.

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