John A. List
@johnlist.bsky.social
I am an Economist leveraging the assignment mechanism in the field to test theory and help non-profits, govts, and anyone who will listen! My goal is to (hopefully!) change the world for the better. My picture is with my oldest son!
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Shout out to @johnlist.bsky.social, @gubri.bsky.social and Sabrina Liu on this work!
I'm personally particularly pumped that @beckerfriedman.bsky.social will be helping build on these findings!
I'm personally particularly pumped that @beckerfriedman.bsky.social will be helping build on these findings!
October 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Shout out to @johnlist.bsky.social, @gubri.bsky.social and Sabrina Liu on this work!
I'm personally particularly pumped that @beckerfriedman.bsky.social will be helping build on these findings!
I'm personally particularly pumped that @beckerfriedman.bsky.social will be helping build on these findings!
Why? Everyone had near-perfect quant scores—no variance to predict anything. Verbal scores actually differentiated candidates, and writing ability turns out to matter for research.
Please keep this between us because I want to maintain our competitive advantage and I want to avoid Campbells Law!
Please keep this between us because I want to maintain our competitive advantage and I want to avoid Campbells Law!
October 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Why? Everyone had near-perfect quant scores—no variance to predict anything. Verbal scores actually differentiated candidates, and writing ability turns out to matter for research.
Please keep this between us because I want to maintain our competitive advantage and I want to avoid Campbells Law!
Please keep this between us because I want to maintain our competitive advantage and I want to avoid Campbells Law!
"of laboratory and field experiments. It provides a sophisticated roadmap for designing experiments that are both internally valid and externally meaningful—making it essential reading for graduate students and applied researchers alike." ~Ernst Fehr
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Experimental Economics: Theory and Practice
Experimental Economics: Theory and Practice: 9780226820675: Economics Books @ Amazon.com
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September 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
"of laboratory and field experiments. It provides a sophisticated roadmap for designing experiments that are both internally valid and externally meaningful—making it essential reading for graduate students and applied researchers alike." ~Ernst Fehr
www.amazon.com/dp/022682067...
www.amazon.com/dp/022682067...
We find large excellence gaps emerge by 3rd grade across all demographics and persist through high school.
Paper is here: ideas.repec.org/p/feb/artefa...
Paper is here: ideas.repec.org/p/feb/artefa...
Five Facts About the First-Generation Excellence Gap
Parents are crucial to children's educational success, but the role of parental education in fostering academic excellence remains underexplored. Using longitudinal administrative data covering all No
ideas.repec.org
August 31, 2025 at 11:02 AM
We find large excellence gaps emerge by 3rd grade across all demographics and persist through high school.
Paper is here: ideas.repec.org/p/feb/artefa...
Paper is here: ideas.repec.org/p/feb/artefa...
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...
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.
ideas.repec.org
August 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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...
Our special issue seeks to foster novel theoretical and empirical papers that treat scaling as an object of study in its own right—exploring its methodological foundations, economic incentives, institutional challenges, and pathways to impact. Please spread the word! ideas.repec.org/p/feb/artefa...
Call for Papers: Special Issue on the Science of Scaling
We are excited to announce a special issue dedicated to the “Science of Scaling†in the Journal of Political Economy: Microeconomics. This special issue aims to advance rigorous, interdisciplinary
ideas.repec.org
August 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Our special issue seeks to foster novel theoretical and empirical papers that treat scaling as an object of study in its own right—exploring its methodological foundations, economic incentives, institutional challenges, and pathways to impact. Please spread the word! ideas.repec.org/p/feb/artefa...