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Working Papers

2024

1. Social-Science Genomics: Progress, Challenges, and Future Directions
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2023

2. Adjusting for Scale-Use Heterogeneity in Self-Reported Well-Being
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
3. From Happiness Data to Economic Conclusions
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2021

4. Systematizing Confidence in Open Research and Evidence (SCORE)
   SocArXiv, Center for Open Science View citations (3)
5. What Do Happiness Data Mean? Theory and Survey Evidence
   GRU Working Paper Series, City University of Hong Kong, Department of Economics and Finance, Global Research Unit View citations (8)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2021) View citations (9)

2020

6. Reconsidering Risk Aversion
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
   Also in GRU Working Paper Series, City University of Hong Kong, Department of Economics and Finance, Global Research Unit (2020) View citations (3)

2018

7. Biased Beliefs About Random Samples: Evidence from Two Integrated Experiments
   GRU Working Paper Series, City University of Hong Kong, Department of Economics and Finance, Global Research Unit
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (8)
8. Errors in Probabilistic Reasoning and Judgment Biases
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
   Also in GRU Working Paper Series, City University of Hong Kong, Department of Economics and Finance, Global Research Unit (2018)
9. Genome-wide association analyses of risk tolerance and risky behaviors in over one million individuals identify hundreds of loci and shared genetic influences
   Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group View citations (26)

2017

10. Challenges in Constructing a Survey-Based Well-Being Index
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Challenges in Constructing a Survey-Based Well-Being Index, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2017) View citations (12) (2017)
11. Redefine Statistical Significance
    Artefactual Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (13)

2016

12. Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (33)
13. Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (45)

2015

14. Controlling for the Compromise Effect Debiases Estimates of Risk Preference Parameters
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)

2013

15. A Model of Non-Belief in the Law of Large Numbers
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article A MODEL OF NONBELIEF IN THE LAW OF LARGE NUMBERS, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2016) View citations (23) (2016)
16. Aggregating Local Preferences to Guide Marginal Policy Adjustments
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Aggregating Local Preferences to Guide Marginal Policy Adjustments, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2013) View citations (14) (2013)
17. Can Marginal Rates of Substitution Be Inferred from Happiness Data? Evidence from Residency Choices
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (23)
    See also Journal Article Can Marginal Rates of Substitution Be Inferred from Happiness Data? Evidence from Residency Choices, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2014) View citations (95) (2014)
18. GWAS of 126,559 Individuals Identifies Genetic Variants Associated with Educational Attainment
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (48)
19. Molecular Genetics and Subjective Well-Being
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (6)
20. Why It Is Hard to Find Genes Associated With Social Science Traits: Theoretical and Empirical Considerations
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Why it is hard to find genes associated with social science traits: Theoretical and empirical considerations, American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association (2013) View citations (10) (2013)

2012

21. Beyond Happiness and Satisfaction: Toward Well-Being Indices Based on Stated Preference
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Beyond Happiness and Satisfaction: Toward Well-Being Indices Based on Stated Preference, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2014) View citations (160) (2014)
22. Most Reported Genetic Associations with General Intelligence Are Probably False Positives
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (16)
23. The Genetic Architecture of Economic and Political Preferences
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (31)
24. The Promises and Pitfalls of Genoeconomics
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (36)
    See also Journal Article The Promises and Pitfalls of Genoeconomics, Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews (2012) View citations (36) (2012)

2010

25. Do People Seek to Maximize Happiness? Evidence from New Surveys
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
26. Religious Identity and Economic Behavior
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (45)
    See also Journal Article Religious Identity and Economic Behavior, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2016) View citations (134) (2016)

2007

27. Social Identity and Preferences
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Social Identity and Preferences, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2010) View citations (289) (2010)

2006

28. Thin-Slice Forecasts of Gubernatorial Elections
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Thin-Slice Forecasts of Gubernatorial Elections, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2009) View citations (25) (2009)
29. Who is “Behavioral”? Cognitive Ability and Anomalous Preferences
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine View citations (201)
    See also Journal Article WHO IS ‘BEHAVIORAL’? COGNITIVE ABILITY AND ANOMALOUS PREFERENCES, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2013) View citations (289) (2013)

Journal Articles

2020

1. Measuring and controlling for the compromise effect when estimating risk preference parameters
   Experimental Economics, 2020, 23, (4), 1069-1099 View citations (12)
2. Predicting mid-life capital formation with pre-school delay of gratification and life-course measures of self-regulation
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020, 179, (C), 743-756 View citations (5)

2019

3. A Well-Being Snapshot in a Changing World
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2019, 109, 344-49 View citations (2)
4. Three Recommendations for Improving the Use of p-Values
   The American Statistician, 2019, 73, (S1), 186-191 View citations (9)

2017

5. Challenges in Constructing a Survey-Based Well-Being Index
   American Economic Review, 2017, 107, (5), 81-85 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper Challenges in Constructing a Survey-Based Well-Being Index, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (12) (2017)
6. The relationship between the normalized gradient addition mechanism and quadratic voting
   Public Choice, 2017, 172, (1), 233-263

2016

7. A MODEL OF NONBELIEF IN THE LAW OF LARGE NUMBERS
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2016, 14, (2), 515-544 View citations (23)
   Also in Journal of the European Economic Association, 2016, 14, (2), 515-544 (2016) View citations (22)
   See also Working Paper A Model of Non-Belief in the Law of Large Numbers, Economics Series Working Papers (2013) View citations (2) (2013)
8. Religious Identity and Economic Behavior
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2016, 98, (4), 617-637 View citations (134)
   See also Working Paper Religious Identity and Economic Behavior, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (45) (2010)

2015

9. A Theory of Fairness in Labour Markets
   The Japanese Economic Review, 2015, 66, (2), 182-225 View citations (11)
10. Distributional Preferences, Reciprocity-Like Behavior, and Efficiency in Bilateral Exchange
    American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2015, 7, (1), 70-98 View citations (4)

2014

11. Beyond Happiness and Satisfaction: Toward Well-Being Indices Based on Stated Preference
    American Economic Review, 2014, 104, (9), 2698-2735 View citations (160)
    See also Working Paper Beyond Happiness and Satisfaction: Toward Well-Being Indices Based on Stated Preference, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (10) (2012)
12. Can Marginal Rates of Substitution Be Inferred from Happiness Data? Evidence from Residency Choices
    American Economic Review, 2014, 104, (11), 3498-3528 View citations (95)
    See also Working Paper Can Marginal Rates of Substitution Be Inferred from Happiness Data? Evidence from Residency Choices, NBER Working Papers (2013) View citations (23) (2013)
13. Erratum: Why it is hard to find genes associated with social science traits: Theoretical and empirical considerations (American Journal of Public Health (2013) 103 (S152-S166))
    American Journal of Public Health, 2014, 104, (1), e5

2013

14. Aggregating Local Preferences to Guide Marginal Policy Adjustments
    American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (3), 605-10 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Aggregating Local Preferences to Guide Marginal Policy Adjustments, NBER Working Papers (2013) View citations (13) (2013)
15. The Molecular Genetic Architecture of Self-Employment
    PLOS ONE, 2013, 8, (4), 1-15 View citations (11)
16. WHO IS ‘BEHAVIORAL’? COGNITIVE ABILITY AND ANOMALOUS PREFERENCES
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2013, 11, (6), 1231-1255 View citations (289)
    See also Working Paper Who is “Behavioral”? Cognitive Ability and Anomalous Preferences, Levine's Working Paper Archive (2006) View citations (201) (2006)
17. Why it is hard to find genes associated with social science traits: Theoretical and empirical considerations
    American Journal of Public Health, 2013, 103, (SUPPL.1), S152-S166 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Why It Is Hard to Find Genes Associated With Social Science Traits: Theoretical and Empirical Considerations, Scholarly Articles (2013) View citations (10) (2013)

2012

18. The Promises and Pitfalls of Genoeconomics
    Annual Review of Economics, 2012, 4, (1), 627-662 View citations (36)
    See also Working Paper The Promises and Pitfalls of Genoeconomics, Scholarly Articles (2012) View citations (36) (2012)
19. What Do You Think Would Make You Happier? What Do You Think You Would Choose?
    American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (5), 2083-2110 View citations (274)

2010

20. Social Identity and Preferences
    American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (4), 1913-28 View citations (289)
    See also Working Paper Social Identity and Preferences, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (14) (2007)

2009

21. Thin-Slice Forecasts of Gubernatorial Elections
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2009, 91, (3), 523-536 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper Thin-Slice Forecasts of Gubernatorial Elections, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (3) (2006)

2003

22. Does 401(k) eligibility increase saving?: Evidence from propensity score subclassification
    Journal of Public Economics, 2003, 87, (5-6), 1259-1290 View citations (84)
23. Good policies for bad governments: behavioral political economy
    Conference Series ; [Proceedings], 2003, 48, (Jun) View citations (9)