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John List

Kenneth C. Griffin Distinguished Service Professor, University of Chicago
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Economist at the University of Chicago, where he is the Kenneth C. Griffin Distinguished Service Professor of Economics and served as chairman of the Department of Economics from 2012 to 2018. Author of work using natural field experiments to study economic behavior, including experiments on charitable giving, discrimination, and early childhood education. Served on the White House Council of Economic Advisers from 2002 to 2003 and as chief economist at Uber, at Lyft, and, from 2022, at Walmart. Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Signed the wemustactnow.ai open letter.

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15 works in the co-authorship map · 3,717 citations across them

In the network

7 co-authors on the map · PageRank #43 of 400 · bridge #78 of 400 · 2 steps from Erik Brynjolfsson · cluster: Market design and field experiments.

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Documented positions

Will AI actually boost productivity and growth? unknown

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Will AI destroy more jobs than it creates? unknown

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Will AI widen inequality? unknown

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Should governments act on AI now? unknown

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How fast will the impact arrive? unknown

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Selected work

Writes with

Ian Muir (3), Bharat Chandar (2), Brian Jabarian (2), Gary Charness (2), Uri Gneezy (2), Basil Halperin (1), Chad Syverson (1)

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