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John List

John List is an American economist known for establishing field experiments as a tool in empirical economic analysis. He works at the University of Chicago, where he serves as Kenneth C. Griffin Distinguished Service Professor; from 2012 until 2018, he served as Chairman of the Department of Economics. Since 2016, he has served as Visiting Robert F. Hartsook Chair in Fundraising at Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.

Books Mentioned in this Podcast with John List:

Book Title: Essays in Positive Economics

Author: Milton Friedman

Book Title: Economics

Author: Paul Samuelson & William Nordhaus 

Book Title: The Why Axis

Authors: Uri Gneezy & John A. List

Book Title: The Voltage Effect

Author: John A. List

Book Title: Freakonomics

Author: Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner