
Erika Kirgios
@erika_kirgios
Assistant Professor of Behavioral Science at @ChicagoBooth | @Wharton OID PhD | @Princeton '17 | I study gender & race and prosocial behavior | she, her, hers
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Season 12 of #Choiceology with Katy Milkman is underway! Listen to the first two episodes here: 1) An Accidental Experiment, ft. #BCFGTeamScientist Steve Levitt: bit.ly/3Ze6puV 2) The Golden Misfits, ft. #BCFGTeamScientist Erika Kirgios: bit.ly/3szAR6f






If you’re interested in behavioral science & want to gain some experience before applying for a PhD, consider applying to be my full-time pre-doc! Bonus: by applying to this job ad you can also be considered for a role with one of my incredible colleagues. chicagobooth.edu/-/media/facult…

Marketing/Behavioral Science RP post at Chicago Booth bit.ly/3SmgiEQ Erika Kirgios Oleg Urminsky



New paper led by my wonderful friend and coauthor Aneesh Rai. Top-line insight: larger homogeneous groups are more likely to diversify than smaller ones. Ironically, this means large homogeneous groups are surprisingly rare (and small ones are excessively common).

🚨First Pub Alert🚨 Excited to share this work with Ayelet Fishbach and @Jiabi8 on what motivated people know: Balance Goals, but prioritize actions. Check it out! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…


Do numbers grab your attention more strongly than words? Learn about "quantitative fixation," how it can lead to decision-making bias, and how it can help in persuasion, via research from Linda Chang, @Katy_Milkman, Erika Kirgios, and 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐡𝐢𝐥 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧: whr.tn/3PUL45E


Research from Erika Kirgios, Ike Silver, and Edward Chang suggests that measurable #diversity goals signal to marginalized candidates that they are more likely to be hired, belong, and encounter a genuine commitment to diversity at the organization bit.ly/3D4t3iB
