Robert Metcalfe

Economist, professor @ColumbiaSIPA @nberpubs | Co-Editor @jpubecon | Chief Economist @CentreNetZero | Co-founder @tbehaviouralist & @signol_io | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[Robert Metcalfe @RDMetcalfe]

First-gen problems

[Becker Friedman Institute for Economics @BeckerFriedman]

Join us for the Advances with Field Experiments (AFE) 2026 Conference, bringing together leading researchers from around the world to present innovative new work using field experiments to answer important economic questions. https://t.co/6WniQFWQbA

[Becker Friedman Institute for Economics @BeckerFriedman]

Featuring keynote speakers:
• Josh Angrist (@MIT)
• Katherine Milkman (@Wharton)
• Magne Mogstad (@UChicago)

Organized by @Econ_4_Everyone and @RDMetcalfe.

Learn more and register: https://t.co/6WniQFWQbA

[Robert Metcalfe @RDMetcalfe]

RT @SipaSusdev: Congratulations to Haeyon Jeong for the successful defense of her dissertation "Essays in Policy & Behavior."

Many thank…

[Koenfucius 🔍 @koenfucius]

Analysis of 7 years of student test performance data in the UK by @rdmetcalfe et al suggests the football World Cup tournament coinciding with high stakes exams reduces the odds of meeting the required benchmark by 12% (28% for keen football fans):

https://t.co/WY6FckASyg

[Pieter Zwart @PieterZwartNL]

Schitterend wetenschappelijk onderzoek: voetbalfans halen slechtere cijfers in WK-jaar

[Robert Metcalfe @RDMetcalfe]

@JacquiOatley Thanks for sharing!

[Jacqui Oatley @JacquiOatley]

A lot of us can vouch for this from GCSE, A-Level and university days. Imagine how productivity will dip/plummet too 😬

PS This is genuinely why I had to change career and retrain as a journalist - because I couldn’t deal with missing World Cups at work…

[Florian Ederer @florianederer]

Evergreen classic paper by @RDMetcalfe and co-authors:
https://t.co/ivZmorB8XR

[Florian Ederer @florianederer]

Major international soccer tournaments like the World Cup have a significant negative effect on student exam performance.

The odds of reaching the achievement benchmark fall by 12% on average and considerably more for students likely to be interested in soccer.

[Becker Friedman Institute for Economics @BeckerFriedman]

Featuring keynote speakers:
• Josh Angrist (MIT)
• Katherine Milkman (UPenn)
• Magne Mogstad (UChicago)

PhD students & junior faculty strongly encouraged to apply.

[Becker Friedman Institute for Economics @BeckerFriedman]

Organized by @Econ_4_Everyone and @RDMetcalfe, AFE 2026 brings together innovative work shaping economics, policy, and business through real-world experimentation.

[Becker Friedman Institute for Economics @BeckerFriedman]

📢 Final Call for Papers: Advances with Field Experiments (AFE) 2026

Join leading researchers using field experiments to answer big economic questions.

Submit your abstract by May 29.
https://t.co/RiALxsweBU

[NBER @nberpubs]

Merger proposals create a selection effect: even if market power and efficiency gains are unrelated overall, proposed mergers will often show a negative correlation between them, from @rdmetcalfe, @ASollaci, and @ChadSyverson https://t.co/vMsm5lTEla

[SIPA SusDev @SipaSusdev]

Congrats to the @ColumbiaSIPA PhD graduates! We are so proud of you all and can't wait to see how you go forth and change the world, for the better.🎓👏🎉

[Robert Metcalfe @RDMetcalfe]

Very excited to be co-hosting this conference with @Econ_4_Everyone for the eighth time.

Join us in Chicago to present your experimental work & find out about the latest experimental research by others, in many different markets & policy sectors.

May 29 deadline to submit.

[Becker Friedman Institute for Economics @BeckerFriedman]

📢 CALL FOR PAPERS: Reminder to submit by May 29, 2026

The 2026 Advances with Field Experiments (AFE) Conference will take place Sept. 17–18 at the University of Chicago.

More information: https://t.co/44tMlOsxOn

[John A. List @Econ_4_Everyone]

The deadline is approaching! Looking forward to seeing you all in Chicago in September for the next AFE!

[Centre for Net Zero (Octopus Energy Group) @CentreNetZero]

⚡🌬️☀️ What happens if households get free electricity when renewables are abundant?

We tested this with 120,000 customers across @OctopusEnergy 🇬🇧 & @OctopusEnergyES 🇪🇸 - the results are pretty striking 🧵

[Andrew Schein 🐢🍦 @a_r_schein]

Heat pump flex is often framed as a big behavioral ask. @CentreNetZero analysis by Joe Grainger, @LouiseB99517942, & me of ~2k heat pump homes suggests it's already happening: households schedule setpoints to make their heat pumps respond to ToU tariff https://t.co/jSRBsE5Qf9

[Arin Dube @arindube]

A very insightful point with important implications

[Robert Metcalfe @RDMetcalfe]

Another set of amazing @SipaSusdev graduating PhD students going out there to change the world.

[SIPA SusDev @SipaSusdev]

Where will our 2026 Graduates be next year? They'll be headed off to Canada, South Korea, Chile and CA. We wish them the the best of luck at @McMasterEcon, @DukeEnvironment, @Stanford , @UChiClimate, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, @LSEGeography, @UCalgary & Chile Pontificia Universidad Católica.

Many thank to their advisors and to the amazing 2026 Job Market Director @RDMetcalfe!