“Billionaires and professionals turn to philanthropy to get that warm glow in their lives. And there are other motivations too—from currying favours with God and getting awards to converting profits to purpose, Miranda, chairman and cofounder of Indian School of...
Daily on Energy: A new finding that smart thermostats may not save energy at scale “SMART THERMOSTATS MAY NOT SCALE UP: An important new study finds that “smart” thermostats do not have a statistically or economically significant effect on energy use. The...
The Daily Iowan Ask the Author: John A. List Economist John List is used to academic writing, but recently explored a more down-to-earth writing style in his new book, ‘The Voltage Effect.’ “John A. List is the Kenneth C. Griffin Distinguished...
Next Big Idea Club – The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale “John List is a professor of economics at the University of Chicago. He is also the Chief Economist at Lyft, and Co-Director of various research centers around the...
‘The Voltage Effect’ Review: Do We Have a Winner? The former chief economist at Uber has sound advice for innovators who, after modest success with an idea or product, would ‘go big’ with it. “John List’s ‘The Voltage Effect’ is marketed as a generic...
