6 Pitt faculty presented at this year’s Behavioral Economic Design Initiative workshop

On Oct. 11, the University of Pittsburgh’s Behavioral Economic Design Initiative (BEDI) hosted its annual workshop in the William Pitt Union.

Lise Vesterlund, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Economics and BEDI director, opened the workshop and gave a presentation, “Gendered work: onset and consequence.”

5 additional Pitt faculty members shared their research:

• Osea Giuntella, associate professor, “Narratives, accents, and health behavior”
• David Huffman, Distinguished Professor of Economics, “Minds, models, and markets: How managerial cognition shapes pricing strategies”
• David Klinowski, visiting assistant professor, “Gender-equity paradox in competitiveness: Evidence and explanations”
• Colin Sullivan, assistant professor, “Confronting privilege”
• Alistair Wilson, professor, “Costly belief elicitation”