by mheinl | Jan 12, 2023
What Drives Racial Differences in Speeding Tickets and Fines? New research finds minorities are 24-33% more likely to be stopped for speeding and will pay 23-34% more in fines, relative to a white driver traveling the exact same speed. UChicago economists John List...
by mheinl | Oct 4, 2022
The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale A Conversation with Leo Feler and John List Featuring: Leo Feler, Senior Economist, UCLA Anderson Forecast; John List, Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago and Chief Economist at...
by mheinl | Apr 12, 2022
311: Walmart’s Chief Economist on Inflation, War and What It Takes to Scale a Business “I have started a number of small businesses over the past decade. I know that a number of you run your own business or are thinking about some kind of new...
by mheinl | Apr 11, 2022
Wisconsin Public Radio: How to expand our good ideas onto a large scale Most good ideas start small, but what makes them grow? We talk with an economist and UW-Stevens Point alumnus about developing an idea to reach larger and larger groups of people. Listen...
by mheinl | Apr 6, 2022
John List on the Business of Government Hour “What is the Voltage Effect? Why do some ideas fail while others change the world? What are the five hurdles one must clear to ensure the vitality of an idea? Why should policymakers move from evidence-based policy to...
