Social Media and Behavioral Economics Conference
On Wednesday, Feb. 6, scholars from across Harvard University will join social media experts from Facebook, Twitter, Socialflow and Microsoft Research, for a conference on social media, theory and practice, and its potential effects on voting behavior, electricity consumption, pro-social behavior and privacy.
The event, “Social Media and Behavioral Economics Conference,” sponsored by Harvard Law School’s new Program on Behavioral Economics and Public Policy, will be held at Harvard Law School’s Wasserstein Hall.
The event is free and open to the public and will also be webcast live, beginning at 9 a.m. on the day of the conference.
Social Media and Behavioral Economics Conference
Wednesday, February 6, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Wasserstein Hall 2019 (Milstein West AB)
1585 Massachusetts Avenue
Harvard Law School
Introductions (9 a.m.)
Cass Sunstein, Professor, Harvard Law School
Panel 1: Theory and Practice (9:15-10:20 a.m.)
Moderator: Yochai Benkler, Professor, Harvard Law School, and Faculty Co-Director, Berkman Center for Internet and Society
Eytan Bakshy, Data Scientist, Facebook
Sendhil Mullainathan, Professor of Economics, Harvard University
Sharad Goel, Senior Researcher, Microsoft Research
Gilad Lotan, VP of Research and Development, Socialflow
Panel 2: Behavioral Economics, Social Media, and Apps (10:30-11:40 a.m.)
Moderator: David Laibson, Professor of Economics, Harvard University
Sarah Feinberg, Director of Corporate Communications, Facebook
Andy Cameron, Ass...
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