Devin G. Pope
Steven G. Rothmeier Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics and Robert King Steel Faculty Fellow
Many Americans Skip Church (but Say They Go)
Cell-phone data provide new insights on religious attendance.
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Biography
Devin Pope is the Steven G. Rothmeier Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics at the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago. Pope is a behavioral economist that researches a variety of topics at the intersection of economics and psychology. He has published work in top journals of economics (Quarterly Journal of Economics, American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy, etc.), general science (Science, Nature, etc.), and Management and Psychology (Psychological Science, Management Science, etc.). His research primarily uses observational data and studies how psychological biases play out in important economic markets.
Prior to joining Chicago Booth faculty in 2010, Pope was on the faculty at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He earned a PhD in economics from UC Berkeley in 2007 and a BA in economics from Brigham Young University in 2002. Pope also worked as an Amazon Scholar from 2019-2021 and is currently a co-editor at the American Economic Review.
2024 - 2025 Course Schedule
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Fewer People Are Church Regulars Than Claim to Be
One in five claim to attend weekly religious service. Five in 100 actually do.
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We’ve Been Underestimating Discrimination
New methods of measuring racism and sexism find a larger, systemic impact.
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