Dafna Bearson

Too much hassle? Too complex? Why don't people take up a good public policy offering? Latest "New Voices" article on "Take Up" by @dafnabearson & @CassSunstein, newly on our #FirstView page 👇 cambridge.org/core/services/…

Just published! TAKE UP, by @dafnabearson and yours truly. On why people don't take up opportunities and benefits, even when they would really gain from them - and what to do about it. @BPPjournal cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Thrilled to share my paper co-authored with @CassSunstein is out in @BPPjournal! We discuss the main barriers to take up and how to reduce them so that more people benefit from available opportunities. doi.org/10.1017/bpp.20…

Fun fact: in what is kind of the most excellent coincidence I have ever seen, today's economics laureate @PikaGoldin has a new @nberpubs working paper out this morning called "Why Women Won." (This really presumably is a coincidence because not only is it not possible to predict receiving a @NobelPrize, but also the working paper release schedule is somewhat stochastic.) CONGRATULATIONS @PikaGoldin, QED!!!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

Excited to share that “Open Source Software and Global Entrepreneurship” (co-authored with @frank_nagle and Shane Greenstein) is now out in Research Policy. OSS spurs global tech venture founding and is complementary to endowments like human capital. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Why are take up rates – the percentage of people who are receiving a benefit for which they are eligble – so low? @dafnabearson and @CassSunstein discuss barriers to take up, the effects this has on an individual’s decision making and more here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

THE TIME HAS COME!!! Our 2023 Callahan Nominee is TANYA “Balto” BEARSON! We couldn’t be more proud of our wonderful captain and all that she’s accomplished! We love you Balto 💙 youtu.be/7dIDSDCu3xU

New paper: TAKE-UP. @donmoyn @pamela_herd @dilipsoman @LiamDelaney2020 @R_Thaler @elerianm @Harvard_Law @m_sendhil @1969ajo papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

New paper: TAKE-UP. (On why people don't take advantage of opportunities that might greatly benefit them.) #SaturdayIsForAcademicPapers @genebsperling @PowerUSAID papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

Announcing a postdoc position at the new Pricing Lab at @HarvardHBS! Open for AY 23-24 to those with (and without) AP offers. You can work with industry data alongside Alberto Cavallo (macro side of the lab) and myself. Here is the microeconomics posting: academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/12090

Go BLU! 😍

Twenty-seven years ago, I arrived in New York as a refugee. This fall, I will be returning there as an Assistant Professor at Columbia Business School. I am incredibly excited for this next step, and so grateful to my family, friends, and mentors for their support along the way.

@LangburdWright CONGRATS! So excited for you.

🚨 Excited to announce that I am launching a new research lab at HBS w/ @TarunKhannaHBS🚨 The *Tech 4 All* lab will support research focused on broadening the benefits of digital innovation and tech entrepreneurship. More 👇, including job postings and calls for collaboration.

We are setting up a "Digital Reskilling Lab" @HarvardHBS to study and experiment with retraining initiatives aimed at equipping “at risk” workers with the skills needed to thrive in the digital economy. Hiring now! @econ_ra #jobDetails=1953538_5341" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search…

#PublishedPapers 📖 70 % der Dienstleistungsbranche in den 🇺🇸 ist von #Plattformen abhängig: @DafnaBearson, @JohnZysman und Martin Kenney von der @UCBerkeley erforschen Ausmaß und Tragweite der #Plattformökonomie anhand des Fallbeispiels #Amazon👇 denkfabrik-bmas.de/fileadmin/Down…

Anna is a brilliant scholar and a wonderful person (I know this from the many hours we have shared working on microeconomics and econometrics problem sets and beyond). Read her first book with me! 🙂

In #SASE_SER, Kenney, @dafnabearson & Zysman illustrate how the platform economy matures. They argue „platforms are ever more pervasive in the global economy and [...] are shifting the locus of power and value capture to the platform as the intermediary." doi.org/10.1093/ser/mw…

Excellent thought piece by @saharpriano on the role of green banks in a sustainable and equitable economic recovery from Covid-19. saisperspectives.com/2021-issue/202…

Op-Ed: How COVID-19 will change the low-wage labor market permanently latimes.com/opinion/story/…