The Behavioral Economics Design Initiative at the University of Pittsburgh welcomes Dr. Uri Gneezy for a discussion of his new book Mixed Signals: How Incentives Really Work.

Incentives send powerful signals that aim to influence behavior. But often there is a conflict between what we say and what we do in response to these incentives. The result: mixed signals.

Consider the CEO who urges teamwork but designs incentives for individual success, who invites innovation but punishes failure, who emphasizes quality but pays for quantity. Employing real-world scenarios just like this to illustrate this everyday phenomenon, behavioral economist Uri Gneezy explains why incentives often fail and demonstrates how the right incentives can change behavior by aligning with signals for better results.

Uri Gneezy is the Epstein/Atkinson Endowed Chair in Behavioral Economics and professor of economics and strategic management at the Rady School of Management at the University of California, San Diego. 

Refreshments, reception, and book signing to follow, and the first 150 attendees will receive a free copy of Mixed Signals: How Incentives Really Work.  

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