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Working Papers

2013

1. Framing Lifetime Income
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2012

2. Behavioral Hazard in Health Insurance
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
3. Comparison Friction: Experimental Evidence from Medicare Drug Plans
   Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2012)
4. Corruption
   Working Papers, eSocialSciences
   Also in Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (2012)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012)
5. Energy Policy with Externalities and Internalities
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
6. External Validity and Partner Selection Bias
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
7. Learning Through Noticing: Theory and Experimental Evidence in Farming
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
8. The Market for Financial Advice: An Audit Study
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2011

9. Mechanism Experiments and Policy Evaluations
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2011)

2010

10. Getting to the Top of Mind: How Reminders Increase Saving
    Working Papers, Yale University, Department of Economics
    Also in Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2010) View citations (8)
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research (2010) View citations (1)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (3)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (3)
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2010) View citations (1)
11. The Shape of Temptation: Implications for the Economic Lives of the Poor
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (6)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (8)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (9)

2009

12. Behavioral Economics and Tax Policy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
13. What's Advertising Content Worth? Evidence from a Consumer Credit Marketing Field Experiment
    Working Papers, Yale University, Department of Economics View citations (12)
    Also in Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2009) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2010)

2008

14. Affirmative Action in Education: Evidence From Engineering College Admissions in India
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2010)
15. Limited Attention and Income Distribution
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2008)
16. Why Don't People Insure Late Life Consumption: A Framing Explanation of the Under-Annuitization Puzzle
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
    Also in Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics (2008) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2008)

2007

17. Sticking with Your Vote: Cognitive Dissonance Voting
    Working Papers, Yale University, Department of Economics
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2009)

2006

18. Behavioral Economics and Marketing in Aid of Decision Making Among the Poor
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (5)
19. Coarse Thinking and Persuasion
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2008)
20. Does Corruption Produce Unsafe Drivers?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2007)

2005

21. Persuasion in Finance
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
22. Profitable Investments or Dissipated Cash? Evidence on the Investment-Cash Flow Relationship From Oil and Gas Lease Bidding
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2005) View citations (1)
23. What's Psychology Worth? A Field Experiment in the Consumer Credit Market
    Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University View citations (32)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (18)

2004

24. A Behavioral Economics View of Poverty
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2004)

2003

25. Are Emily and Greg More Employable than Lakisha and Jamal? A Field Experiment on Labor Market Discrimination
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2004)
26. Enjoying the Quiet Life? Corporate Governance and Managerial Preferences
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (77)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2003)

2002

27. Do Cigarette Taxes Make Smokers Happier?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (55)
    See also Journal Article in The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy (2005)
28. How Much Should We Trust Differences-in-Differences Estimates?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (227)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2004)
29. Media Bias
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2002) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2005)

2000

30. Agents with and without Principals
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2000)
31. Behavioral Economics
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (70)
32. Do CEOs Set Their Own Pay? The Ones Without Principals Do
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (2000) View citations (9)
33. Ferreting Out Tunneling: An Application to Indian Business Groups
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (24)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2002)
34. Public Policy and Extended Families: Evidence from South Africa
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (1999)
    See also Journal Article in World Bank Economic Review (2003)

1999

35. Network Effects and Welfare Cultures
    Working Papers, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (1998) View citations (22)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1998) View citations (4)
    JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research (1999) View citations (13)
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1998) View citations (16)
    Working Papers, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - Public and International Affairs (1998) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2000)

1998

36. Executive Compensation and Incentives: The Impact of Takeover Legislation
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. View citations (14)
    Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1998) View citations (11)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1998) View citations (11)
    Working Papers, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - Public and International Affairs (1998) View citations (15)
37. Is There Discretion in Wage Setting? A Test Using Takeover Legislation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1998)
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (1998)
    Working Papers, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - Public and International Affairs (1998)
    See also Journal Article in RAND Journal of Economics (1999)

Journal Articles

2012

1. Comparison Friction: Experimental Evidence from Medicare Drug Plans
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2012, 127, (1), 199-235 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2012)

2011

2. Helping Consumers Know Themselves
   American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (3), 417-22
3. Mechanism Experiments and Policy Evaluations
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2011, 25, (3), 17-38 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper (2011)

2010

4. Affirmative action in education: Evidence from engineering college admissions in India
   Journal of Public Economics, 2010, 94, (1-2), 16-29 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2008)
5. Self-Control and the Development of Work Arrangements
   American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (2), 624-28 View citations (1)
6. What's Advertising Content Worth? Evidence from a Consumer Credit Marketing Field Experiment
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2010, 125, (1), 263-305 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper (2009)

2009

7. Labor market discrimination in Delhi: Evidence from a field experiment
   Journal of Comparative Economics, 2009, 37, (1), 14-27 View citations (1)
8. Sticking with Your Vote: Cognitive Dissonance and Political Attitudes
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2009, 1, (1), 86-111 View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper (2007)

2008

9. Coarse Thinking and Persuasion
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2008, 123, (2), 577-619 View citations (39)
   See also Working Paper (2006)
10. Limited Attention and Income Distribution
    American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (2), 489-93 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (2008)
11. Why Don’t People Insure Late-Life Consumption? A Framing Explanation of the Under-Annuitization Puzzle
    American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (2), 304-09 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper (2008)

2007

12. Obtaining a Driver's License in India: An Experimental Approach to Studying Corruption
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2007, 122, (4), 1639-1676 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2005

13. Do Cigarette Taxes Make Smokers Happier
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2005, 5, (1), 1-45 View citations (43)
    See also Working Paper (2002)
14. Implicit Discrimination
    American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (2), 94-98 View citations (20)
15. Market Efficiency versus Behavioral Finance
    Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, 2005, 17, (3), 124-136 View citations (1)
16. Psychology, Behavioral Economics, and Public Policy
    Marketing Letters, 2005, 16, (3), 443-454 View citations (2)
17. The Market for News
    American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (4), 1031-1053 View citations (105)
    See also Working Paper (2002)

2004

18. A Behavioral-Economics View of Poverty
    American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (2), 419-423 View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
19. Are Emily and Greg More Employable Than Lakisha and Jamal? A Field Experiment on Labor Market Discrimination
    American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (4), 991-1013 View citations (130)
    See also Working Paper (2003)
20. How Much Should We Trust Differences-in-Differences Estimates?
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2004, 119, (1), 249-275 View citations (328)
    See also Working Paper (2002)

2003

21. Enjoying the Quiet Life? Corporate Governance and Managerial Preferences
    Journal of Political Economy, 2003, 111, (5), 1043-1075 View citations (90)
    See also Working Paper (2003)
22. Public Policy and Extended Families: Evidence from Pensions in South Africa
    World Bank Economic Review, 2003, 17, (1), 27-50 View citations (47)
    See also Working Paper (2000)
23. Pyramids
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2003, 1, (2-3), 478-483

2002

24. A Memory-Based Model Of Bounded Rationality
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2002, 117, (3), 735-774 View citations (38)
25. Ferreting Out Tunneling: An Application To Indian Business Groups
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2002, 117, (1), 121-148 View citations (98)
    See also Working Paper (2000)

2001

26. Are Ceos Rewarded For Luck? The Ones Without Principals Are
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2001, 116, (3), 901-932 View citations (98)
27. Do Firm Boundaries Matter?
    American Economic Review, 2001, 91, (2), 195-199 View citations (13)
28. Do People Mean What They Say? Implications for Subjective Survey Data
    American Economic Review, 2001, 91, (2), 67-72 View citations (208)

2000

29. Agents with and without Principals
    American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (2), 203-208 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper (2000)
30. Network Effects And Welfare Cultures
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2000, 115, (3), 1019-1055 View citations (161)
    See also Working Paper (1999)

1999

31. Is There a Discretion in Wage Setting? A Test Using Takeover Legislation
    RAND Journal of Economics, 1999, 30, (3), 535-554
    See also Working Paper (1998)

Chapters

2010

1. Does Less Market Entry Regulation Generate More Entrepreneurs? Evidence from a Regulatory Reform in Peru
   A chapter in International Differences in Entrepreneurship, 2010, pp 159-177