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Working Papers

2024

1. The Effects of “Buy American”: Electric Vehicles and the Inflation Reduction Act
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2023

2. An Economic View of Corporate Social Impact
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2022

3. When do "Nudges" Increase Welfare?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2021

4. Are High-Interest Loans Predatory? Theory and Evidence from Payday Lending
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
5. Digital Addiction
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
6. What Drives Demand for State-Run Lotteries? Evidence and Welfare Implications
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2020

7. Optimal Regulation of E-cigarettes: Theory and Evidence
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
8. Polarization and Public Health: Partisan Differences in Social Distancing during the Coronavirus Pandemic
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (411)
9. What Explains Temporal and Geographic Variation in the Early US Coronavirus Pandemic?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)

2019

10. Regressive Sin Taxes, With an Application to the Optimal Soda Tax
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (121)
11. Should We Tax Sugar-Sweetened Beverages? An Overview of Theory and Evidence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (69)
12. The Welfare Effects of Social Media
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
13. Trends in the Diffusion of Misinformation on Social Media
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (39)

2018

14. Ramsey Strikes Back: Optimal Commodity Taxes and Redistribution in the Presence of Salience Effects
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2017

15. Are Consumers Poorly Informed about Fuel Economy? Evidence from Two Experiments
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (20)
16. Food Deserts and the Causes of Nutritional Inequality
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
17. Measuring the Welfare Effects of Residential Energy Efficiency Programs
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (49)
18. Social Media and Fake News in the 2016 Election
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (492)

2015

19. Regulating Internalities
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
20. The Welfare Effects of Nudges: A Case Study of Energy Use Social Comparisons
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (49)

2014

21. Dutch Disease or Agglomeration? The Local Economic Effects of Natural Resource Booms in Modern America
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (69)
22. How Do Electricity Shortages Affect Industry? Evidence from India
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
23. Paternalism and Energy Efficiency: An Overview
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
24. The Role of Sales Agents in Information Disclosure: Evidence from a Field Experiment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)

2013

25. The Lightbulb Paradox: Evidence from Two Randomized Experiments
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)

2012

26. Energy Policy with Externalities and Internalities
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
27. Gasoline Prices, Fuel Economy, and the Energy Paradox
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (23)
28. Is There an Energy Efficiency Gap?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (519)
29. Site Selection Bias in Program Evaluation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
30. The Short-Run and Long-Run Effects of Behavioral Interventions: Experimental Evidence from Energy Conservation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (39)
31. The Smart Grid, Entry, and Imperfect Competition in Electricity Markets
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)

2006

32. Political institutions, inequality, and agricultural growth: the public expenditure connection
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (19)

Journal Articles

2007

1. Community Size and Network Closure
   American Economic Review, 2007, 97, (2), 80-85 View citations (20)