ABOUT

Public recognition reveals people's behavior (which is usually private) to an audience (usually public). 

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Public recognition has been used for centuries by governments and companies to get people to pay their taxes, be more productive at work (e.g., employee of the month), be healthier, give more money to charity, etc.

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We are a team of economists interested in the overall behavioral and welfare effects of public recognition. The team is Luigi Butera (Copenhagen Business School), Robert Metcalfe (University of Southern California), William Morrison (University of California, Berkeley), and Dmitry Taubinsky (University of California, Berkeley).

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We are willing to work with organizations to help them understand how public recognition can help achieve their key objectives.