Erika Kirgios
@erikakirgios.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Behavioral Science at Chicago Booth
Wharton OID PhD
Princeton '17
I study gender & race and prosocial behavior
she, her, hers
https://www.erikakirgios.com/
Wharton OID PhD
Princeton '17
I study gender & race and prosocial behavior
she, her, hers
https://www.erikakirgios.com/
What happens if you *ask* instead of *tell*? Turns out, teasing people with a question before sharing a fact can shape whether people engage with critical health information. Read our new paper in Management Science to learn more: pubsonline.informs.org/doi/full/10....
Does Q&A Boost Engagement? Health Messaging Experiments in the United States and Ghana | Management Science
pubsonline.informs.org
September 19, 2025 at 7:13 PM
What happens if you *ask* instead of *tell*? Turns out, teasing people with a question before sharing a fact can shape whether people engage with critical health information. Read our new paper in Management Science to learn more: pubsonline.informs.org/doi/full/10....
🚨NEW PAPER ALERT🚨 A field experiment w/ 2,035 female employees at a multinational engineering firm shows women are more willing to express an interest in leadership roles when their orgs implement diversity incentives. Read more about this joint work with Edward Chang in AMJ: doi.org/10.5465/amj....
June 17, 2025 at 10:12 PM
🚨NEW PAPER ALERT🚨 A field experiment w/ 2,035 female employees at a multinational engineering firm shows women are more willing to express an interest in leadership roles when their orgs implement diversity incentives. Read more about this joint work with Edward Chang in AMJ: doi.org/10.5465/amj....
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💢New paper alert💢
Dishonesty is everywhere — but it’s not all the same. My new solo-authored paper in Journal of Experimental Psychology: General disentangles cheating and lying as distinct forms of dishonesty.
Link to paper: doi.org/10.1037/xge0...
A thread 🧵👇
Dishonesty is everywhere — but it’s not all the same. My new solo-authored paper in Journal of Experimental Psychology: General disentangles cheating and lying as distinct forms of dishonesty.
Link to paper: doi.org/10.1037/xge0...
A thread 🧵👇
May 16, 2025 at 11:30 PM
💢New paper alert💢
Dishonesty is everywhere — but it’s not all the same. My new solo-authored paper in Journal of Experimental Psychology: General disentangles cheating and lying as distinct forms of dishonesty.
Link to paper: doi.org/10.1037/xge0...
A thread 🧵👇
Dishonesty is everywhere — but it’s not all the same. My new solo-authored paper in Journal of Experimental Psychology: General disentangles cheating and lying as distinct forms of dishonesty.
Link to paper: doi.org/10.1037/xge0...
A thread 🧵👇
Reposted by Erika Kirgios
Concrete language can attract underrepresented candidates, particularly in the current environment, via Chicago Booth’s
@erikakirgios.bsky.social, University of Southern California’s @ikesilver.bsky.social, and Harvard’s Edward H. Chang. www.chicagobooth.edu/review/adver... #diversity
@erikakirgios.bsky.social, University of Southern California’s @ikesilver.bsky.social, and Harvard’s Edward H. Chang. www.chicagobooth.edu/review/adver... #diversity
Advertising Measurable Hiring Goals Attracts a More Diverse Pipeline
Concrete language can attract underrepresented candidates, particularly in the current environment.
www.chicagobooth.edu
March 31, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Concrete language can attract underrepresented candidates, particularly in the current environment, via Chicago Booth’s
@erikakirgios.bsky.social, University of Southern California’s @ikesilver.bsky.social, and Harvard’s Edward H. Chang. www.chicagobooth.edu/review/adver... #diversity
@erikakirgios.bsky.social, University of Southern California’s @ikesilver.bsky.social, and Harvard’s Edward H. Chang. www.chicagobooth.edu/review/adver... #diversity
Reposted by Erika Kirgios
Research from @erikakirgios.bsky.social, @ikesilver.bsky.social, and Edward H. 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
March 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Research from @erikakirgios.bsky.social, @ikesilver.bsky.social, and Edward H. 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
Reposted by Erika Kirgios
🚨New paper alert!🚨
Women are less likely to enter competitions than men—even when equally qualified. But telling them this can change behavior.
📈 In a field experiment on a job application platform, we found that highlighting this gender gap increased the # of job apps women submitted by ~20%.
Women are less likely to enter competitions than men—even when equally qualified. But telling them this can change behavior.
📈 In a field experiment on a job application platform, we found that highlighting this gender gap increased the # of job apps women submitted by ~20%.
March 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
🚨New paper alert!🚨
Women are less likely to enter competitions than men—even when equally qualified. But telling them this can change behavior.
📈 In a field experiment on a job application platform, we found that highlighting this gender gap increased the # of job apps women submitted by ~20%.
Women are less likely to enter competitions than men—even when equally qualified. But telling them this can change behavior.
📈 In a field experiment on a job application platform, we found that highlighting this gender gap increased the # of job apps women submitted by ~20%.
How do job seekers react when orgs quantify their diversity commitments? In a 🚨new paper🚨 with @ikesilver.bsky.social & Edward Chang, we explore competing predictions about how women and racial minorities react to measurable goals vs. vague, values-focused commitments.
January 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM
How do job seekers react when orgs quantify their diversity commitments? In a 🚨new paper🚨 with @ikesilver.bsky.social & Edward Chang, we explore competing predictions about how women and racial minorities react to measurable goals vs. vague, values-focused commitments.
🚨new paper alert🚨 @iamlindachang.bsky.social, @sendhil.bsky.social, @katymilkman.bsky.social, and I find that people systematically overweight numeric information in decision-making, a tendency we dub “quantification fixation”. Read more in Linda’s thread 👇
In our new PNAS paper, across 21 experiments with 23,000+ participants, we identify a critical distortion that shapes decisions involving tradeoffs: we find that people systematically overweight quantified information in such decisions. Paper (open access): pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2400215121 🧵
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
pnas.org
November 12, 2024 at 6:39 PM
🚨new paper alert🚨 @iamlindachang.bsky.social, @sendhil.bsky.social, @katymilkman.bsky.social, and I find that people systematically overweight numeric information in decision-making, a tendency we dub “quantification fixation”. Read more in Linda’s thread 👇
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! www.chicagobooth.edu/-/media/facu...
www.chicagobooth.edu
January 16, 2024 at 10:59 PM
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! www.chicagobooth.edu/-/media/facu...