Season 1: Anything but Dismal
Episode 2: Behaviors to Fight COVID-19
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Reporter: Sarah Jacobson
Release date: July 19, 2020 7:00 pm ET
In this episode, we look at how lessons from behavioral economists can be used to encourage people to take actions that will reduce the spread of COVID-19. Reporter Sarah Jacobson speaks with behavioral economists Syon Bhanot, Paul Ferraro, and Linda Thunstrom about how role modeling, peer pressure, and messaging from trusted experts can help encourage people to adopt behaviors that will slow the spread of COVID-19. Matt Lazzarino, Little Solutions Reporter, presents solutions to a few little problems. Jasmine Fuller, Cool Things Reporter, explains the international Mask Project and highlights the work of Anne Karing and Velario Capraro, two behavioral economists working on impactful research related to COVID-19.
Dr. Syon Bhanot
Assistant Professor of Economics
Swarthmore College
Research:
Good for You or Good for Us?: A Field Experiment on Motivating Citizen Behavior Change
Dr. Paul Ferraro
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor
Carey Business School
Whiting School of Engineering
Johns Hopkins University
Dr. Linda Thunström
Assistant professor
Department of Economics
University of Wyoming