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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