David Laibson
Robert I. Goldman Professor of Economics and a Faculty Dean of Lowell House at Harvard Business School

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- Harvard Business School
- Harvard Kennedy School
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Harvard Business School
David Laibson is the Robert I. Goldman Professor of Economics and Chairman of the Department of Economics at Harvard University. He leads Harvard Universityʼs Foundations of Human Behavior Initiative. Laibsonʼs research focuses on the topic of behavioral economics, with emphasis on household finance, macroeconomics, aging, and intertemporal choice. Laibson is also a member of the National Bureau of Economic Research, where he co-directs the National Institute of Aging Roybal Center for Behavior Change in Health and Savings, and is a Research Associate in the Aging, Asset Pricing, and Economic Fluctuations Working Groups. Laibson serves on the Board of the Russell Sage Foundation and on Harvardʼs Pension Investment Committee. Laibson serves on the advisory board of the Social Science Genetics Association Consortium and has served on the Academic Research Council of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Laibson is a recipient of a Marshall Scholarship. He is a Fellow of the Econometric Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is a recipient of the TIAA-CREF Paul A. Samuelson Award for Outstanding Scholarly Writing on Lifelong Financial Security. Laibson holds degrees from Harvard University (AB in Economics, Summa), the London School of Economic (MSc in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics), and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD in Economics). He received his PhD in 1994 and has taught at Harvard since then. In recognition of his teaching, he has been awarded Harvardʼs ΦΒΚ Prize and a Harvard College Professorship.
Videos
BX2016 'Moving Beyond Nudging' Plenary
The Persistence of Defaults: When, Why and for Whom? David Laibson, Harvard
David Laibson - Talk at the Harvard Decision Making Workshop - How to Design a Commitment Contract
David Laibson: Solving the Commitment Puzzle
David Laibson's Big Idea
Household Finance - David Laibson
FinTech Plenary Panel with David Laibson, Arjan Schutte, and Hunt Allcott
Behavior Change For Good: David Laibson
Prof. David Laibson - Self-control, Paternalism and Freedom
David Laibson: On Inspiring Students
Present Bias, Self-Defeating Behaviors, and Behavior Change
Present Bias, Behavioral Economics, and Behavior Change
Fall 2011 Marc Sumerlin Lecture Series Featuring Prof. David Laibson
David Laibson - The Perception of Time
David Laibson FinTech Plenary Presentation
Courses Taught

Behavioral Economics: Understanding and Shaping Customer and Employee Behavior
Harvard Business School
Online

Investment Decisions and Behavioral Finance: Identifying and Capitalizing on Irrational Investment Practices
Harvard Kennedy School
Online

Behavioral Insights and Public Policy
Harvard Kennedy School
Online
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