Hunt Allcott

New York University (NYU)

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1.

Polarization and Public Health: Partisan Differences in Social Distancing During the Coronavirus Pandemic

NBER Working Paper No. w26946
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 13 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 18 Aug 2021
Hunt Allcott, Levi Boxell, Jacob Conway, Matthew Gentzkow, Michael Thaler and David Y. Yang
New York University (NYU), Stanford University, Stanford University, Stanford University, Princeton University and Harvard University
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Food Deserts and the Causes of Nutritional Inequality

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Food Deserts and the Causes of Nutritional Inequality

Stanford University Graduate School of Business Research Paper No. 18-6
Number of pages: 78 Posted: 05 Jan 2018 Last Revised: 21 Nov 2018
Hunt Allcott, Rebecca Diamond, Jean-Pierre Dubé, Jessie Handbury, Ilya M. Rahkovsky and Molly Schnell
New York University (NYU), Stanford Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS) and Northwestern University - Department of Economics
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Inequality, food deserts, grocery demand estimation, nutrition policy

Food Deserts and the Causes of Nutritional Inequality

NBER Working Paper No. w24094
Number of pages: 79 Posted: 19 Dec 2017
Hunt Allcott, Rebecca Diamond, Jean-Pierre Dubé, Jessie Handbury, Ilya M. Rahkovsky and Molly Schnell
New York University (NYU), Stanford Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (ERS) and Northwestern University - Department of Economics
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Regulating Internalities

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Regulating Internalities

Forthcoming, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 01 Mar 2015
Hunt Allcott and Cass R. Sunstein
New York University (NYU) and Harvard Law School
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Internalities, behavioral economics, fuel economy, energy efficiency

Regulating Internalities

NBER Working Paper No. w21187
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 26 May 2015
Hunt Allcott and Cass R. Sunstein
New York University (NYU) and Harvard Law School
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Measuring the Welfare Effects of Residential Energy Efficiency Programs with Self-Selection into Program Participation

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Measuring the Welfare Effects of Residential Energy Efficiency Programs with Self-Selection into Program Participation

Becker Friedman Institute for Research in Economics Working Paper
Number of pages: 93 Posted: 04 Apr 2017 Last Revised: 19 Jul 2017
Hunt Allcott and Michael Greenstone
New York University (NYU) and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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energy efficiency, program evaluation, randomized control trials, welfare analysis

Measuring the Welfare Effects of Residential Energy Efficiency Programs

NBER Working Paper No. w23386
Number of pages: 97 Posted: 08 May 2017
Hunt Allcott and Michael Greenstone
New York University (NYU) and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Social Media and Fake News in the 2016 Election

NBER Working Paper No. w23089
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 23 Jan 2017 Last Revised: 04 Aug 2021
Hunt Allcott and Matthew Gentzkow
New York University (NYU) and Stanford University
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Are Consumers Poorly Informed About Fuel Economy? Evidence from Two Experiments

NBER Working Paper No. w23076
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 23 Jan 2017 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2021
Hunt Allcott and Christopher R. Knittel
New York University (NYU) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management
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The Welfare Effects of Nudges: A Case Study of Energy Use Social Comparisons

NBER Working Paper No. w21671
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 26 Oct 2015 Last Revised: 19 Sep 2021
Hunt Allcott and Judd B. Kessler
New York University (NYU) and University of Pennsylvania - Business & Public Policy Department
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Site Selection Bias in Program Evaluation

NBER Working Paper No. w18373
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 15 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 15 Sep 2021
Hunt Allcott and Sendhil Mullainathan
New York University (NYU) and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Should We Tax Sugar-Sweetened Beverages? An Overview of Theory and Evidence

NBER Working Paper No. w25842
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 22 May 2019 Last Revised: 12 Aug 2021
Hunt Allcott, Benjamin B Lockwood and Dmitry Taubinsky
New York University (NYU), University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics
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Energy Policy with Externalities and Internalities

NBER Working Paper No. w17977
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 06 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 14 Feb 2021
Hunt Allcott, Sendhil Mullainathan and Dmitry Taubinsky
New York University (NYU), Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard University
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The Short-Run and Long-Run Effects of Behavioral Interventions: Experimental Evidence from Energy Conservation

NBER Working Paper No. w18492
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 27 Oct 2012 Last Revised: 12 Jul 2021
Hunt Allcott and Todd Rogers
New York University (NYU) and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
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Is There an Energy Efficiency Gap?

NBER Working Paper No. w17766
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 21 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 04 Nov 2014
Hunt Allcott and Michael Greenstone
New York University (NYU) and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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How Do Electricity Shortages Affect Industry? Evidence from India

NBER Working Paper No. w19977
Number of pages: 88 Posted: 19 Mar 2014 Last Revised: 02 Aug 2021
Hunt Allcott, Allan Collard-Wexler and Stephen D. O'Connell
New York University (NYU), Duke University and Emory University
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Paternalism and Energy Efficiency: An Overview

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Paternalism and Energy Efficiency: An Overview

NBER Working Paper No. w20363
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 11 Aug 2014 Last Revised: 21 Feb 2021
Hunt Allcott
New York University (NYU)
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Paternalism and Energy Efficiency: An Overview

Annual Review of Economics, Vol. 8, pp. 145-176, 2016
Posted: 18 Nov 2016
Hunt Allcott
New York University (NYU)

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Dutch Disease or Agglomeration? The Local Economic Effects of Natural Resource Booms in Modern America

NBER Working Paper No. w20508
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 22 Sep 2014 Last Revised: 29 Sep 2014
Hunt Allcott and Daniel Keniston
New York University (NYU) and Yale University
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Regressive Sin Taxes, with an Application to the Optimal Soda Tax

NBER Working Paper No. w25841
Number of pages: 120 Posted: 24 May 2019 Last Revised: 11 Aug 2021
Hunt Allcott, Benjamin B Lockwood and Dmitry Taubinsky
New York University (NYU), University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics
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Trends in the Diffusion of Misinformation on Social Media

NBER Working Paper No. w25500
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 04 Feb 2019 Last Revised: 05 Sep 2021
Hunt Allcott, Matthew Gentzkow and Chuan Yu
New York University (NYU), Stanford University and Stanford University - Department of Economics
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The Welfare Effects of Social Media

NBER Working Paper No. w25514
Number of pages: 122 Posted: 04 Feb 2019 Last Revised: 19 Sep 2021
Hunt Allcott, Luca Braghieri, Sarah Eichmeyer and Matthew Gentzkow
New York University (NYU), Stanford University - Department of Economics, Stanford University - Department of Economics and Stanford University
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Gasoline Prices, Fuel Economy, and the Energy Paradox

NBER Working Paper No. w18583
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 30 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 11 Oct 2021
Hunt Allcott and Nathan Wozny
New York University (NYU) and US Air Force - Department of Economics and Geosciences
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The Smart Grid, Entry, and Imperfect Competition in Electricity Markets

NBER Working Paper No. w18071
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 12 May 2012 Last Revised: 19 May 2021
Hunt Allcott
New York University (NYU)
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Ramsey Strikes Back: Optimal Commodity Taxes and Redistribution in the Presence of Salience Effects

NBER Working Paper No. w24233
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 22 Jan 2018 Last Revised: 19 Sep 2021
Hunt Allcott, Benjamin B Lockwood and Dmitry Taubinsky
New York University (NYU), University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School and Harvard University
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The Lightbulb Paradox: Evidence from Two Randomized Experiments

NBER Working Paper No. w19713
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 10 Dec 2013 Last Revised: 14 May 2021
Hunt Allcott and Dmitry Taubinsky
New York University (NYU) and Harvard University
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The Role of Sales Agents in Information Disclosure: Evidence from a Field Experiment

NBER Working Paper No. w20048
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 14 Apr 2014 Last Revised: 13 Oct 2021
Hunt Allcott and Richard Sweeney
New York University (NYU) and Harvard University
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Optimal Regulation of E-Cigarettes: Theory and Evidence

NBER Working Paper No. w27000
Number of pages: 108 Posted: 05 May 2020 Last Revised: 11 Aug 2021
Hunt Allcott and Charlie Rafkin
New York University (NYU) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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