The Institute for Behavioral Economics was established in 2020 at Copenhagen Business School, in partnership with the University of Chicago. It builds on two path-breaking and visionary initiatives led by Professor John A. List: the Science of Philanthropy Initiative and the Summer Institute on Field Experiments.
The Science of Philanthropy Initiative (www.spihub.org) is a research and outreach project that utilizes rigorous quantitative methods and partnerships with the philanthropic community to explore the motivations behind charitable giving. Funded by a generous grant from the John Templeton Foundation, the overarching goal of SPI is to develop a deeper understanding of the types of social preferences that shape philanthropic giving and to apply this knowledge to both practitioners and policymakers interested in philanthropy and the private provision of public goods. SPI continues its outreach activities by organizing a yearly conference bringing together practitioners and academics.
The Summer Institute on Field Experiments ran from 2015 to 2017, and partnered each year 20 of the brightest young scholars in the world with organizations interested in using field experiments and behavioral economics to answer their most compelling business questions. SIFE was been funded by a generous grant from the Laura and John Arnold Foundation until 2017. By matching organizations and scholars during this one week summer program, organizations gain research-based insights into how they could revolutionize their policy development, business processes, or charitable programming, and scholars conduct research that they can publish on top academic journals.
The Institute for Behavioral Economics builds and expands on the know-how, international connections and reputation generated by these initiatives.
The Science of Philanthropy Initiative (www.spihub.org) is a research and outreach project that utilizes rigorous quantitative methods and partnerships with the philanthropic community to explore the motivations behind charitable giving. Funded by a generous grant from the John Templeton Foundation, the overarching goal of SPI is to develop a deeper understanding of the types of social preferences that shape philanthropic giving and to apply this knowledge to both practitioners and policymakers interested in philanthropy and the private provision of public goods. SPI continues its outreach activities by organizing a yearly conference bringing together practitioners and academics.
The Summer Institute on Field Experiments ran from 2015 to 2017, and partnered each year 20 of the brightest young scholars in the world with organizations interested in using field experiments and behavioral economics to answer their most compelling business questions. SIFE was been funded by a generous grant from the Laura and John Arnold Foundation until 2017. By matching organizations and scholars during this one week summer program, organizations gain research-based insights into how they could revolutionize their policy development, business processes, or charitable programming, and scholars conduct research that they can publish on top academic journals.
The Institute for Behavioral Economics builds and expands on the know-how, international connections and reputation generated by these initiatives.