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Working Papers
2024
- A Welfare Analysis of Policies Impacting Climate Change
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc 
- Decarbonizing Heat: The Impact of Heat Pumps and a Time-of-Use Heat Pump Tariff on Energy Demand
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
- Expecting Climate Change: A Nationwide Field Experiment in the Housing Market
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
2023
- Do Water Audits Work?
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
- Managers and Productivity in Retail
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
- The Impact of Fake Reviews on Demand and Welfare
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
- Welfare Estimates of Shifting Peak Travel
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
2022
- Race and Redistribution in the United States: An Experimental Analysis
SocArXiv, Center for Open Science
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022) View citations (3)
- The Human Perils of Scaling Smart Technologies: Evidence from Field Experiments
Framed Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (3)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022) View citations (3)
- What motivates people to pay their taxes? Evidence from four experiments on tax compliance
Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website
2021
- Efficiency and Equity Impacts of Energy Subsidies
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
Also in Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2021) View citations (9)
See also Journal Article Efficiency and Equity Impacts of Energy Subsidies, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2021) View citations (18) (2021)
2020
- Fatalism, Beliefs, and Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (42)
See also Journal Article Fatalism, beliefs, and behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Springer (2022) View citations (6) (2022)
- Nudging Timely Wage Reporting: Field Experimental Evidence from the United States Social Supplementary Income Program
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
- The Value of Time in the United States: Estimates from Nationwide Natural Field Experiments
Working Papers, Becker Friedman Institute for Research In Economics View citations (18)
Also in RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future (2020) View citations (6)
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (15)
Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2020) View citations (13)
- The impact of management practices on employee productivity: a field experiment with airline captains
LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (41)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (13)
Framed Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2018)
See also Journal Article The Impact of Management Practices on Employee Productivity: A Field Experiment with Airline Captains, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2020) View citations (54) (2020)
2019
- Measuring the Welfare Effects of Shame and Pride
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
See also Journal Article Measuring the Welfare Effects of Shame and Pride, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2022) View citations (20) (2022)
- Quantifying the Intangible Impact of the Olympics Using Subjective Well-Being Data
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (35)
Also in Post-Print, HAL (2019) View citations (35)
LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2019) View citations (31)
LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2019) View citations (27)
Working Papers, HAL (2019) View citations (34)
PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2019) View citations (31)
CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2019) View citations (36)
See also Journal Article Quantifying the intangible impact of the Olympics using subjective well-being data, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2019) View citations (35) (2019)
- Testing for crowd out in social nudges: Evidence from a natural field experiment in the market for electricity
Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (16)
Also in Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2018) View citations (11)
See also Journal Article Testing for crowd out in social nudges: Evidence from a natural field experiment in the market for electricity, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2019) View citations (20) (2019)
2017
- A new approach to an age-old problem: solving externalities by incenting workers directly
GRI Working Papers, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment View citations (4)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (17)
Framed Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2016) View citations (16)
LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2016) View citations (15)
- Do The Effects of Nudges Persist? Theory and Evidence from 38 Natural Field Experiments
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (49)
- Do The Effects of Social Nudges Persist? Theory and Evidence from 38 Natural Field Experiments
Experimental Economics Center Working Paper Series, Experimental Economics Center, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University View citations (50)
Also in Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2017) View citations (51)
- Harnessing Policy Complementarities to Conserve Energy: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
Also in Experimental Economics Center Working Paper Series, Experimental Economics Center, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University (2017) View citations (18)
Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2017) View citations (18)
2017 Annual Meeting, July 30-August 1, Chicago, Illinois, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (2017) View citations (21)
2016
- Can Myopic Loss Aversion Explain the Equity Premium Puzzle? Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment with Professional Traders
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
Also in Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2016) View citations (11)
- The Behavioralist as Policy Designer: The Need to Test Multiple Treatments to Meet Multiple Targets
Experimental Economics Center Working Paper Series, Experimental Economics Center, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University View citations (10)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (14)
- The Host with the Most? The Effects of the Olympic Games on Happiness
Working Papers, Queen Mary, University of London, School of Business and Management, Centre for Globalisation Research View citations (6)
Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2016) View citations (4)
SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) (2016) View citations (6)
Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research (2016) View citations (4)
LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2016) View citations (3)
- Understanding the Response to Financial and Non-Financial Incentives in Education: Field Experimental Evidence Using High-Stakes Assessments
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
Also in Bristol Economics Discussion Papers, School of Economics, University of Bristol, UK (2016) View citations (6)
See also Journal Article Understanding the response to financial and non-financial incentives in education: Field experimental evidence using high-stakes assessments, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2021) View citations (5) (2021)
- Using Big Data to Estimate Consumer Surplus: The Case of Uber
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (115)
2015
- The Making of Homo Honoratus: From Omission to Commission
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
Also in Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2015) View citations (17)
2014
- Field experiments in the developed world: an introduction
Artefactual Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (11)
See also Journal Article Field experiments in the developed world: an introduction, Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Oxford University Press and Oxford Review of Economic Policy Limited (2014) View citations (13) (2014)
- The Behavioralist As Tax Collector: Using Natural Field Experiments to Enhance Tax Compliance
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (78)
Also in Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2014) View citations (74)
See also Journal Article The behavioralist as tax collector: Using natural field experiments to enhance tax compliance, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2017) View citations (294) (2017)
2013
- Neighbors, Knowledge, and Nuggets: Two Natural Field Experiments on the Role of Incentives on Energy Conservation
CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (21)
Also in Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2013) View citations (26)
LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2013) View citations (21)
2012
- Subjective Well-Being: Weather Matters; Climate Doesn't
Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne View citations (9)
Also in Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2012) View citations (5)
2011
- A Step towards Valuing Utility the Marginal and Cardinal Way
CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (8)
Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2011)
- Measuring Subjective Wellbeing for Public Policy: Recommendations on Measures
CEP Reports, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (69)
- Measuring subjective well-being for public policy
LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (80)
- Student effort and educational attainment: Using the England football team to identify the education production function
The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (14)
Also in Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2011) View citations (14)
2010
- Priming Cooperation in Social Dilemma Games
Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of York View citations (17)
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) View citations (17)
2009
- The September 11 attacks and their impact on mental distress in the UK
Working Papers, Imperial College, London, Imperial College Business School
2008
- Comparing Willingness-to-Pay and Subjective Well-Being in the Context of Non-Market Goods
CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (32)
- Electing Happiness: Does Happiness Effect Voting and do Elections Affect Happiness
Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of York View citations (25)
Undated
- Destruction and distress: using a quasi-experiment to show the effects of the September 11 attacks on subjective well-being in the UK
Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of York View citations (81)
Journal Articles
2023
- Nudging Timely Wage Reporting: Field Experimental Evidence from the U.S. Supplemental Security Income Program
Management Science, 2023, 69, (3), 1341-1353 View citations (1)
2022
- Fatalism, beliefs, and behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic
Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2022, 64, (2), 147-190 View citations (6)
See also Working Paper Fatalism, Beliefs, and Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (42) (2020)
- Measuring the Welfare Effects of Shame and Pride
American Economic Review, 2022, 112, (1), 122-68 View citations (20)
See also Working Paper Measuring the Welfare Effects of Shame and Pride, NBER Working Papers (2019) View citations (8) (2019)
2021
- Efficiency and Equity Impacts of Energy Subsidies
American Economic Review, 2021, 111, (5), 1658-88 View citations (18)
See also Working Paper Efficiency and Equity Impacts of Energy Subsidies, NBER Working Papers (2021) View citations (18) (2021)
- Understanding the response to financial and non-financial incentives in education: Field experimental evidence using high-stakes assessments
Economics of Education Review, 2021, 85, (C) View citations (5)
See also Working Paper Understanding the Response to Financial and Non-Financial Incentives in Education: Field Experimental Evidence Using High-Stakes Assessments, IZA Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (6) (2016)
2020
- Promoting customer engagement: A new trend in utility regulation
Regulation & Governance, 2020, 14, (1), 121-149 View citations (2)
- The Impact of Management Practices on Employee Productivity: A Field Experiment with Airline Captains
Journal of Political Economy, 2020, 128, (4), 1195 - 1233 View citations (54)
See also Working Paper The impact of management practices on employee productivity: a field experiment with airline captains, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2020) View citations (41) (2020)
2019
- Quantifying the intangible impact of the Olympics using subjective well-being data
Journal of Public Economics, 2019, 177, (C), - View citations (35)
See also Working Paper Quantifying the Intangible Impact of the Olympics Using Subjective Well-Being Data, IZA Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (35) (2019)
- Students' effort and educational achievement: Using the timing of the World Cup to vary the value of leisure
Journal of Public Economics, 2019, 172, (C), 111-126 View citations (19)
- Testing for crowd out in social nudges: Evidence from a natural field experiment in the market for electricity
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2019, 116, (12), 5293-5298 View citations (20)
See also Working Paper Testing for crowd out in social nudges: Evidence from a natural field experiment in the market for electricity, Natural Field Experiments (2019) View citations (16) (2019)
2017
- The behavioralist as tax collector: Using natural field experiments to enhance tax compliance
Journal of Public Economics, 2017, 148, (C), 14-31 View citations (294)
See also Working Paper The Behavioralist As Tax Collector: Using Natural Field Experiments to Enhance Tax Compliance, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (78) (2014)
2016
- Subjective wellbeing: why weather matters
Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, 2016, 179, (1), 203-228 View citations (39)
- The Impact of Behavioral Science Experiments on Energy Policy
Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy, 2016, Volume 5, (Number 2) View citations (21)
2015
- Can priming cooperation increase public good contributions?
Theory and Decision, 2015, 79, (3), 479-492 View citations (22)
2014
- Field experiments in the developed world: an introduction
Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2014, 30, (4), 585-596 View citations (13)
See also Working Paper Field experiments in the developed world: an introduction, Artefactual Field Experiments (2014) View citations (11) (2014)
2012
- Behavioural economics and its implications for transport
Journal of Transport Geography, 2012, 24, (C), 503-511 View citations (38)
- Influencing behaviour: The mindspace way
Journal of Economic Psychology, 2012, 33, (1), 264-277 View citations (99)
- The relationship between innovation and subjective wellbeing
Research Policy, 2012, 41, (8), 1489-1498 View citations (33)
- Valuing Health
Medical Decision Making, 2012, 32, (4), 578-582
2011
- Destruction and Distress: Using a Quasi‐Experiment to Show the Effects of the September 11 Attacks on Mental Well‐Being in the United Kingdom
Economic Journal, 2011, 121, (550), F81-F103 View citations (150)
2010
- 'Oops...I did it again': Repeated focusing effects in reports of happiness
Journal of Economic Psychology, 2010, 31, (4), 732-737 View citations (10)
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