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John List is the Kenneth C. Griffin Distinguished Service Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago and the director of the Becker Friedman Institute. His research emphasizes microeconomic questions, particularly through the lens of field experiments to address positive and normative issues in economics. List has received numerous prestigious awards for his contributions to the field of economics, including the Kenneth Galbraith Award, Adam Smith Award, John von Neumann Award, and several others. He has been recognized as a Top 50 Innovator in NonProfit work for 2015-2016, notably for his research on charitable giving. List has served as a member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers and held numerous prestigious fellowships, including a research associate position at the National Bureau of Economic Research and a university fellow position at Tilburg University in the Netherlands. He is also a fellow of the Econometric Society and the Association of Environmental Resource Economists. He received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Wyoming in 2005.
University of Chicago • Chicago, IL, USA
Teaching and conducting research in economics, focusing on experimental and field studies.
Becker Friedman Institute • Chicago, IL, USA
Overseeing the institute's research and academic initiatives in economics.
Department of Philosophy