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Working Papers

2009

1. Behavioral Economics and Tax Policy
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2008

2. Affirmative Action in Education: Evidence From Engineering College Admissions in India
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
3. 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
   See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2008)

2007

4. Sticking with Your Vote: Cognitive Dissonance Voting
   Working Papers, Yale University, Department of Economics

2006

5. Coarse Thinking and Persuasion
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
   See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2008)
6. Does Corruption Produce Unsafe Drivers?
   Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations
7. Sticking with Your Vote: Cognitive Dissonance and Voting
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
8. What's Psychology Worth? A Field Experiment in the Consumer Credit Market
   Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations
   Also in Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2005) View citations
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations

2005

9. Persuasion in Finance
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
10. 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
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2005)

2003

11. Are Emily and Greg More Employable than Lakisha and Jamal? A Field Experiment on Labor Market Discrimination
    Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2004)

2002

12. Do Cigarette Taxes Make Smokers Happier?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
13. How Much Should We Trust Differences-in-Differences Estimates?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2004)
14. Media Bias
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2002) View citations

2000

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

1999

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

1998

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

Undated

23. What's Advertising Content Worth? Evidence from a Consumer Credit Marketing Field Experiment
    Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University

Journal Articles

2009

1. Sticking with Your Vote: Cognitive Dissonance and Political Attitudes
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2009, 1, (1), 86-111 View citations

2008

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

2007

5. 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

2005

6. Implicit Discrimination
   American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (2), 94-98 View citations
7. Psychology, Behavioral Economics, and Public Policy
   Marketing Letters, 2005, 16, (3), 443-454 View citations
8. The Market for News
   American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (4), 1031-1053 View citations

2004

9. A Behavioral-Economics View of Poverty
   American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (2), 419-423 View citations
10. 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
    See also Working Paper (2003)
11. How Much Should We Trust Differences-in-Differences Estimates?
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2004, 119, (1), 249-275 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2002)

2003

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

2002

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

2001

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

2000

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

1999

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

Chapters

2008

1. Does Less Market Entry Regulation Generate More Entrepreneurs? Evidence from a Regulatory Reform in Peru
   A chapter in International Differences in Entrepreneurship, 2008