Eric Floyd

About

Dr. Lauren Eckhardt is the full-time director of the Atkinson Behavioral Research Lab at the Rady School of Management, UC San Diego. She oversees the operations of the lab, which is a center for behavioral research focused on how individuals form judgments and make decisions in business contexts. The lab supports experiments involving a participant pool of over 2,000 undergraduates each quarter, facilitating research from more than 30 Rady faculty and graduate students. The lab is a cornerstone of innovation at the Rady School, contributing impactful insights that shape business practices across various industries. The lab was established in 2013 with foundational support from former UC San Diego Chancellor Richard Atkinson, a Professor of Cognitive Science and Psychology. Dr. Eckhardt, along with faculty PI Dr. Chris Oveis, manages the lab's activities, including research studies, participant recruitment, and facility operations. Her role involves coordinating research efforts, ensuring compliance with IRB and CITI training requirements, and fostering a collaborative environment for behavioral research in the business domain.

Research topics

• Computer Science
• Finance
• Economics
• Computer Security
• Machine Learning
• Accounting
• Artificial Intelligence
• Mathematics
• Data Mining
• Public economics

Selected publications

• The real effects of mandated information on social responsibility in financial reports: Evidence from mine-safety records

  Journal of Accounting and Economics · 2017-09-23 · 563 citations

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• Using machine learning to detect misstatements

  Review of Accounting Studies · 2020 · 265 citations

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• Payout Policy Through the Financial Crisis: The Growth of Repurchases and the Resilience of Dividends

  SSRN Electronic Journal · 2011-01-01 · 98 citations

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• The Only Prescription Is Transparency: The Effect of Charge-Price-Transparency Regulation on Healthcare Prices

  Management Science · 2020 · 69 citations

  We examine the effect of charge-price-transparency regulation (PTR)—a common policy solution intended to curb rising healthcare costs—on hospitals’ prices. We find that, although PTR does not affect payments or consumer search, it does cause hospitals to reduce charges by approximately 5%. The reputational costs of perceived overcharging appear to be one impetus for the reduction in charges, suggesting that certain stakeholders who are able to impose costs on hospitals are unaware that hospitals…

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• The Effects of Price Transparency Regulation on Prices in the Healthcare Industry

  SSRN Electronic Journal · 2013-01-01 · 27 citations

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Frequent coauthors

• Paul G. Jewell

  Iowa State University

  10 shared

• Timothy C. Becker

  Arizona State University

  10 shared

• Edward J. Jaselskis

  10 shared

• Janaka Y. Ruwanpura

  9 shared

• Lahiru Silva

  University of Calgary

  9 shared

• John A. List

  University of Chicago

  8 shared

• Hans Bonde Christensen

  University of Chicago

  4 shared

• Mark G. Maffett

  4 shared

Labs

• Atkinson Behavioral Research LabPI

Awards & honors

• fundamental support through a generous donation from former…

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