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Our mission is to understand how people think and reason about economic issues and policies. We pursue this by designing and conducting large-scale Social Economics Surveys and Experiments that shed light on people’s economic understanding and provide a way to hear different ways of thinking.
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Founder of Harvard’s Social Economics Lab on a mindset held across the bipartisan divide
Inflation has come way down in the past two years. But the issue might have decided the recent presidential election, and its effects still weigh on many Americans.
Even inflation this low could feed consumer frustration, workplace friction and an inflationary psychology
Gains for women aren’t losses for men and the opposite is also true. Shifting from competition to collaboration makes progress a win-win for all.
Inflation remains a top concern even as it slows. Economy also a worry despite growth. A hard issue for incumbents.