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Hunt Allcott is a Professor of Environmental Social Sciences at Stanford University's Doerr School of Sustainability and a Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR). He co-directs the Stanford Environmental and Energy Policy Analysis Center, serves as a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and affiliates with ideas42 and the Poverty Action Lab while editing the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy.
His education includes:
- PhD in Public Policy, Harvard University (2009)
- MS in Engineering Economic Systems and Operations Research, Stanford University (2002)
- BS in Energy Engineering (with Honors), Stanford University (2002)
Allcott's research bridges environmental economics, behavioral science, and digital media. He examines how information, social norms, and behavioral interventions influence energy consumption, environmental outcomes, and social media usage through large-scale field experiments. His work on 'digital addiction' and social media's electoral impacts has reshaped policy debates, while his energy efficiency studies analyze consumer behavior and market failures in electricity markets.
Recent publications reveal three dominant research streams: social media's societal impacts (including emotional effects and election interference), behavioral approaches to energy/environmental policy (carbon pricing and efficiency programs), and welfare analysis of 'sin taxes' (soda and gambling). His experimental methodology combines theoretical models with real-world data from platforms like Facebook and Instagram.
Scientific recognition includes:
- Atkinson Award for Journal of Public Economics
- Cohn Dissertation Fellowship in Environmental Studies
- Joseph Fisher Dissertation Fellowship
- Joseph Crump Fellowship
- Ochoa Brillembourg research fellowship
Allcott has secured major grants from the Sloan Foundation, National Institute on Aging, and Stanford for projects on digital advertising, congestion pricing, and equitable energy transitions. He has advised PhD students at Stanford, MIT, and NYU while teaching courses in environmental economics and data science. As co-director of the Stanford Environmental and Energy Policy Analysis Center, he leads interdisciplinary teams analyzing policy interventions through the lenses of behavioral economics and data science.
