Plenary: Behavioural Insights in Regulated Markets

John A. List is the Kenneth C. Griffin Distinguished Service Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago, and Chairman of the Department of Economics. He received his B.S. in economics at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, and Ph.D. in economics at the University of Wyoming.  Before joining the University of Chicago in 2005, he was a professor at the University of Central Florida, University of Arizona, and University of Maryland.  He also served in the White House on the Council of Economic Advisers from 2002-2003, and is a Research Associate at the NBER.

Elisabeth is the Director of Consumers, Economic Growth and Energy at the Behavioural Insights Team. She leads a broad portfolio of projects covering economic growth, productivity, consumer markets financial behaviour, energy, sustainability and housing. Elisabeth was the lead author of BIT’s report ‘Applying behavioural insights to regulated markets’ and has recently led the team’s work with Ofgem, the UK energy regulator, running a series of trials to increase consumer engagement and switching across the energy market.

Dr David Gruen is the Deputy Secretary, Economic at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and Australia’s G20 Sherpa.  Before joining the Department in September 2014, he was Executive Director of Macroeconomic Group at the Australian Treasury.

He joined the Treasury in January 2003. Before joining the Treasury in 2003, he was Head of Economic Research Department at the Reserve Bank of Australia from May 1998 to December 2002.