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Robert D Metcalfe

Associate Professor of Economics · University of Southern California

Applied microeconomist using field experiments in behavioral, environmental and energy, and public economics. His CV lists a tenured associate professorship at USC from 2020, and he is Chief Economist of the Centre for Net Zero at Octopus Energy Group.

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Online First Review of Economic Studies Online 20 Feb 2026

Do The Effects of Nudges Persist? Theory and Evidence from 38 Natural Field Experiments

Alec Brandon · Paul J Ferraro · John A List · Robert D Metcalfe · Michael K Price · Florian Rundhammer

This paper asks why the Home Energy Report (HER) — a widely deployed social-comparison nudge that shows households how their electricity consumption compares to their neighbors — produces behavioral …

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Career

2020 – present Associate Professor of Economics (with tenure), University of Southern California
2022 – present Chief Economist, Centre for Net Zero, Octopus Energy Group
2017 – 2020 Assistant Professor, Boston University (Questrom School of Business)
2012 – 2017 Postdoctoral Research Scholar, University of Chicago
2009 – 2012 Fitzjames Research Scholar, University of Oxford
2004 – 2005 Economist, Department of Work and Pensions, U.K. Government

Editorial roles

Co-Editor Journal of Public Economics2022–present
Associate Editor Journal of Political Economy: Microeconomics2022–present

Research topics

Public Finance Macroeconomics

Co-authors in the warehouse

Alec Brandon Paul J Ferraro John A List Michael K Price Florian Rundhammer

Profile compiled from public sources, checked 2026-10-04: [1]