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Pauline Mourot has an idea that could save more than 800 lives a year. All it would require? Switching cardiac surgeons between hospitals. The proposal combines a classic idea from labor economics— worker sorting across firms—with the economics of healthcare production. In the health economics literature, often known for hotly debated topics like insurance and Read more... The post The Surgeon Shuffle: How Moving Doctors Across Hospitals Can Save Lives appeared first on Becker Friedman In...| Becker Friedman Institute
The Development Innovation Lab (DIL) at the Becker Friedman Institute (BFI) uses the tools of economics to develop innovations of practical use in developing countries. By bringing together experts in different fields and working closely with nonprofit organizations, firms and governments in developing countries, we can simultaneously advance knowledge and generate solutions to development challenges Read more... The post Research Fellow (Latin America), DIL appeared first on Becker Friedman ...| Becker Friedman Institute
Job Summary The DEC seeks a full-time Government Innovation Policy Manager based in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), Lima (Peru), or Fortaleza (Brazil). The Policy Manager will help advise on the design and implementation of Government Innovation Units within DEC government partners. The aim is to help institutionalize the virtuous cycle of evidence informing policy and Read more... The post Government Innovation Policy Manager appeared first on Becker Friedman Institute.| Becker Friedman Institute
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About DIL’s Work in Uganda DIL is working towards groundbreaking research and policy opportunities in Uganda. DIL has several projects that explore a framework in which teachers are trained to “learn how to learn.” This involves taking teachers through activities in which they learn to learn like scientists. The training helps teachers change practices with Read more... The post Manager, Policy and Research / Senior Manager, Policy and Research appeared first on Becker Friedman Institute.| Becker Friedman Institute
The Becker Friedman Institute for Economics serves as a hub for cutting-edge analysis and research across the entire University of Chicago economics community, uniting researchers from the Booth School of Business, the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics, the Harris School of Public Policy, and the Law School in an unparalleled effort to uncover new ways of thinking about economics.| Becker Friedman Institute
In many contexts, the individual value from consuming a product or service increases as more people consume it. The more of your peers who join TikTok, for example, the more value you probably see in joining yourself. Building on this logic, it’s possible that products like social media not only offer greater utility to users Read more...| Becker Friedman Institute