Amanda Kaplan and Jeremy Barofsky

Kaplan is a Senior Behavioral Designer at ideas42. She specializes in advocating for behaviorally informed policies, including those that promote access to postsecondary education, reduce inequality, and advance racial equity. She is a former staff member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. Barofsky is an Associate Research Director at ideas42. His work covers the intersection between health and poverty, where the application of behavioral economics can improve wellbeing and human capital formation. His work has appeared in publications such as the Journal of Health Economics, The Lancet, and Health Affairs