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Working Papers

2005

1. Overconfidence vs. Market Efficiency in the National Football League
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2004

2. Improving 401(k) Investment Performance
   Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
   Also in Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research (2004)

2003

3. Anomalies: Intertemporal Choice
   Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine View citations
4. Individual Preferences, Monetary Gambles and the Equity Premium
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2002

5. A Survey of Behavioral Finance
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
   See also Chapter (2003)

2001

6. Can the Market Add and Subtract? Mispricing in Tech Stock Carve-Outs
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
   Also in CRSP working papers, Center for Research in Security Prices, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago View citations
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2003)

2000

7. Behavioral Economics
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

1997

8. Do Changes in Dividends Signal the Future or the Past?
   CRSP working papers, Center for Research in Security Prices, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago View citations
   Also in CRSP working papers, Center for Research in Security Prices, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Finance (1997)

1996

9. Labor Supply of New York City Cab Drivers: One Day At A time
   Working Papers, California Institute of Technology, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences View citations

1994

10. Financial Decision-Making in Markets and Firms: A Behavioral Perspective
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
11. Price Reactions to Dividend Initiations and Omissions: Overreaction or Drift?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Finance (1995)

1993

12. Myopic Loss Aversion and the Equity Premium Puzzle
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1995)

1991

13. Window Dressing by Pension Fund Managers
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

1990

14. Investor Sentiment and the Closed-End Fund Puzzle
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Finance (1991)

1980

15. Public Policy Toward Life Saving: Maximize Lives Saved vs. Consumer Sovereignty
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

1977

16. An Economic Theory of Self-Control
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1981)

Journal Articles

2009

1. FELLOW OF THE AMERICAN FINANCE ASSOCIATION FOR 2009
   Journal of Finance, 2009, 64, (5), v-vii
2. The Nominal Share Price Puzzle
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2009, 23, (2), 121-42

2008

3. Deal or No Deal? Decision Making under Risk in a Large-Payoff Game Show
   American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (1), 38-71 View citations

2007

4. Heuristics and Biases in Retirement Savings Behavior
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2007, 21, (3), 81-104 View citations
5. The Law and Economics of Company Stock in 401(k) Plans
   Journal of Law & Economics, 2007, 50, (1), 45-79 View citations

2006

6. Anomalies: Utility Maximization and Experienced Utility
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2006, 20, (1), 221-234 View citations
7. Individual Preferences, Monetary Gambles, and Stock Market Participation: A Case for Narrow Framing
   American Economic Review, 2006, 96, (4), 1069-1090 View citations
8. Invest now, drink later, spend never: On the mental accounting of delayed consumption
   Journal of Economic Psychology, 2006, 27, (5), 694-712

2005

9. Dividend Changes Do Not Signal Changes in Future Profitability
   Journal of Business, 2005, 78, (5), 1659-1682 View citations

2004

10. Design Choices in Privatized Social-Security Systems: Learning from the Swedish Experience
    American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (2), 424-428 View citations
11. Save More Tomorrow (TM): Using Behavioral Economics to Increase Employee Saving
    Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 112, (S1), S164-S187 View citations

2003

12. Anomalies: The Law of One Price in Financial Markets
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2003, 17, (4), 191-202 View citations
13. Can the Market Add and Subtract? Mispricing in Tech Stock Carve-outs
    Journal of Political Economy, 2003, 111, (2), 227-268 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2001)
14. In Honor of Matthew Rabin: Winner of the John Bates Clark Medal
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2003, 17, (3), 159-176
15. Libertarian Paternalism
    American Economic Review, 2003, 93, (2), 175-179 View citations
16. Libertarian paternalism is not an oxymoron
    Conference Series ; [Proceedings], 2003, (Jun) View citations

2002

17. How Much Is Investor Autonomy Worth?
    Journal of Finance, 2002, 57, (4), 1593-1616 View citations
18. Response [Anomalies: Risk Aversion]
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2002, 16, (2), 229-230

2001

19. Anomalies: Risk Aversion
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2001, 15, (1), 219-232 View citations
20. Naive Diversification Strategies in Defined Contribution Saving Plans
    American Economic Review, 2001, 91, (1), 79-98 View citations
21. The Endowment Effect and Repeated Market Trials: Is the Vickrey Auction Demand Revealing?
    Experimental Economics, 2001, 4, (3), 257-269 View citations

2000

22. From Homo Economicus to Homo Sapiens
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2000, 14, (1), 133-141 View citations

1998

23. Caveat Compounder: A Warning about Using the Daily CRSP Equal-Weighted Index to Compute Long-Run Excess Returns
    Journal of Finance, 1998, 53, (1), 403-416 View citations

1997

24. Anomalies: The Equity Premium Puzzle
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1997, 11, (1), 191-200 View citations
25. Do Changes in Dividends Signal the Future or the Past?
    Journal of Finance, 1997, 52, (3), 1007-34 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1997)
26. Irving Fisher: Modern Behavioral Economist
    American Economic Review, 1997, 87, (2), 439-41 View citations
27. Probabilistic Insurance
    Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 1997, 15, (1), 7-28 View citations
28. The Effect of Myopia and Loss Aversion on Risk Taking: An Experimental Test
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1997, 112, (2), 647-61 View citations

1995

29. Myopic Loss Aversion and the Equity Premium Puzzle
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1995, 110, (1), 73-92 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1993)
30. Price Reactions to Dividend Initiations and Omissions: Overreaction or Drift?
    Journal of Finance, 1995, 50, (2), 573-608 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1994)
31. The Flypaper Effect
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1995, 9, (4), 217-26 View citations
32. Ultimatums, Dictators and Manners
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1995, 9, (2), 209-19 View citations

1994

33. Psychology and Savings Policies
    American Economic Review, 1994, 84, (2), 186-92 View citations

1991

34. Economic Analysis and the Psychology of Utility: Applications to Compensation Policy
    American Economic Review, 1991, 81, (2), 341-46 View citations
35. Investor Sentiment and the Closed-End Fund Puzzle
    Journal of Finance, 1991, 46, (1), 75-109 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1990)
36. The Endowment Effect, Loss Aversion, and Status Quo Bias: Anomalies
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1991, 5, (1), 193-206 View citations

1990

37. Anomalies: Preference Reversals
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1990, 4, (2), 201-11 View citations
38. Closed-End Mutual Funds
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1990, 4, (4), 153-64 View citations
39. Do Security Analysts Overreact?
    American Economic Review, 1990, 80, (2), 52-57 View citations
40. Experimental Tests of the Endowment Effect and the Coase Theorem
    Journal of Political Economy, 1990, 98, (6), 1325-48 View citations
41. Foreign Exchange
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1990, 4, (3), 179-92 View citations
42. Saving, Fungibility, and Mental Accounts
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1990, 4, (1), 193-205 View citations

1989

43. A Mean-Reverting Walk Down Wall Street
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1989, 3, (1), 189-202 View citations
44. Interindustry Wage Differentials
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1989, 3, (2), 181-93 View citations
45. Intertemporal Choice
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1989, 3, (4), 181-93 View citations

1988

46. Anomalies: Cooperation
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1988, 2, (3), 187-97 View citations
47. Anomalies: The Winner's Curse
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1988, 2, (1), 191-202 View citations
48. Parimutuel Betting Markets: Racetracks and Lotteries
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1988, 2, (2), 161-74 View citations
49. The Behavioral Life-Cycle Hypothesis
    Economic Inquiry, 1988, 26, (4), 609-43 View citations
50. The Ultimatum Game
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1988, 2, (4), 195-206 View citations

1987

51. Further Evidence on Investor Overreaction and Stock Market Seasonalit y
    Journal of Finance, 1987, 42, (3), 557-81 View citations
52. Seasonal Movements in Security Prices II: Weekend, Holiday, Turn of the Month, and Intraday Effects
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1987, 1, (2), 169-77 View citations
53. The January Effect
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1987, 1, (1), 197-201 View citations
54. The Relevance of Quasi Rationality in Competitive Markets: Reply
    American Economic Review, 1987, 77, (3), 499-501

1986

55. Fairness and the Assumptions of Economics
    Journal of Business, 1986, 59, (4), S285-300 View citations
56. Fairness as a Constraint on Profit Seeking: Entitlements in the Market
    American Economic Review, 1986, 76, (4), 728-41 View citations
57. The Psychology and Economics Conference Handbook: Comments
    Journal of Business, 1986, 59, (4), S279-84

1985

58. Does the Stock Market Overreact?
    Journal of Finance, 1985, 40, (3), 793-805 View citations
59. The Relevance of Quasi Rationality in Competitive Markets
    American Economic Review, 1985, 75, (5), 1071-82 View citations

1981

60. An Economic Theory of Self-Control
    Journal of Political Economy, 1981, 89, (2), 392-406 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1977)
61. Some empirical evidence on dynamic inconsistency
    Economics Letters, 1981, 8, (3), 201-207 View citations

1980

62. Interpreting [alpha]-rationality in hierarchical games
    Economics Letters, 1980, 5, (2), 109-113
63. Toward a positive theory of consumer choice
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1980, 1, (1), 39-60

1979

64. Sticky Wages and Implicit Contracts: A Transactional Approach
    Economic Inquiry, 1979, 17, (4), 559-74 View citations

1978

65. A note on the value of crime control: Evidence from the property market
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1978, 5, (1), 137-145 View citations

1977

66. An econometric analysis of property crime: Interaction between police and criminals
    Journal of Public Economics, 1977, 8, (1), 37-51

Chapters

2008

1. The Endowment Effect: Evidence of Losses Valued More than Gains
   Elsevier

2003

2. A survey of behavioral finance
   Chapter 18 in Handbook of the Economics of Finance, 2003, vol. 1, Part 2, pp 1053-1128 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2002)

1976

3. The Value of Saving a Life: Evidence from the Labor Market
   A chapter in Household Production and Consumption, 1976, pp 265-302 View citations