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Working Papers

2022

1. The centipede game at school: does developing backward induction logic drive behavior?
   Artefactual Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website

2021

2. Dynamic coordination in efficient and fair strategies: a developmental perspective
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

2017

3. Altruism and strategic giving in children and adolescents
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (24)
4. Stress induces contextual blindness in lotteries and coordination games
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (4)
5. The Determinants of Strategic Thinking in Preschool Children
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   See also Journal Article The determinants of strategic thinking in preschool children, PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science (2018) View citations (4) (2018)

2016

6. Skewness Seeking in a Dynamic Portfolio Choice Experiment
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (4)

2015

7. Consistency in Simple vs. Complex Choices over the Life Cycle
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
8. Risk Aversion in a Dynamic Asset Allocation Experiment
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Risk Aversion in a Dynamic Asset Allocation Experiment, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Cambridge University Press (2019) View citations (6) (2019)
9. Second-price common value auctions with uncertainty, private and public information: experimental evidence
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   See also Journal Article Second-price common value auctions with uncertainty, private and public information: Experimental evidence, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier (2017) View citations (2) (2017)
10. Sequential Auctions with Capacity Constraints: an Experimental Investigation
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    See also Journal Article Sequential Auctions with Capacity Constraints: An Experimental Investigation, Games, MDPI (2018) View citations (2) (2018)

2014

11. Resource allocation in the brain
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (14)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Resource Allocation in the Brain, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2014) View citations (15) (2014)

2011

12. The nature of information and its effect on bidding behavior: laboratory evidence in a common value auction
    Working Paper, USC Lusk Center for Real Estate
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2010)

2009

13. Information Gatekeepers: Theory and Experimental Evidence
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Information gatekeepers: theory and experimental evidence, Economic Theory, Springer (2012) View citations (14) (2012)
14. Measuring attention and strategic behavior in games with private information
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (8)

2007

15. Reason, Emotion and Information Processing in the Brain
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    Also in Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine (2007)
16. Systematic errors in decision-making
    Levine's Bibliography, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (3)
17. The Brain as a Hierarchical Organization
    Levine's Bibliography, UCLA Department of Economics
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (5)
    Levine's Bibliography, UCLA Department of Economics (2005) View citations (5)
    IEPR Working Papers, Institute of Economic Policy Research (IEPR) (2006) View citations (1)
    Levine's Bibliography, UCLA Department of Economics (2005) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article The Brain as a Hierarchical Organization, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2008) View citations (80) (2008)

2006

18. Optimal Choice of Characteristics for a Non-Excludable Good
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    Also in IEPR Working Papers, Institute of Economic Policy Research (IEPR) (2006)
    See also Journal Article Optimal choice of characteristics for a nonexcludable good, RAND Journal of Economics, RAND Corporation (2008) View citations (2) (2008)

2005

19. A Theory of Influence: The Strategic Value of Public Ignorance
    IEPR Working Papers, Institute of Economic Policy Research (IEPR)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2005)
    Levine's Bibliography, UCLA Department of Economics (2005)
20. Biases in Perceptions, Beliefs and Behavior
    Levine's Bibliography, UCLA Department of Economics

2004

21. Commitment devices under self-control problems: an overview
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (24)

2002

22. Are We All Better Drivers than Average? Self-Perception and Biased Behaviour
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (4)
23. Do the 'Three-Point Victory' and 'Golden Goal' Rules Make Soccer More Exciting? A Theoretical Analysis of a Simple Game
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

2000

24. Workbook to accompany political economics: explaining economic policy
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (2)

1999

25. Entry Mistakes, Entrepreneurial Boldness and Optimism
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (10)
26. On Rush and Procrastination
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (4)

1998

27. A Theory of Haste with Applications to Construction of Nuclear Power Plants and Extinction of Endangered Species
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Journal Articles

2022

1. Adverse selection and contingent reasoning in preadolescents and teenagers
   Games and Economic Behavior, 2022, 133, (C), 331-351 View citations (2)
2. The development of randomization and deceptive behavior in mixed strategy games
   Quantitative Economics, 2022, 13, (2), 825-862 View citations (3)

2021

3. Self-serving, altruistic and spiteful lying in the schoolyard
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021, 187, (C), 159-175 View citations (2)
4. Shaming as an incentive mechanism against stealing: Behavioral and physiological evidence
   Journal of Public Economics, 2021, 194, (C) View citations (4)
5. Steps of Reasoning in Children and Adolescents
   Journal of Political Economy, 2021, 129, (7), 2067 - 2111 View citations (13)
6. Value computation and modulation: A neuroeconomic theory of self-control as constrained optimization
   Journal of Economic Theory, 2021, 198, (C)
7. Young children use commodities as an indirect medium of exchange
   Games and Economic Behavior, 2021, 125, (C), 48-61

2020

8. Introduction to special issue “Understanding Cognition and Decision Making by Children.” Studying decision-making in children: Challenges and opportunities
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020, 179, (C), 777-783 View citations (7)
9. Iterative dominance in young children: Experimental evidence in simple two-person games
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020, 179, (C), 623-637 View citations (2)
10. The development of social strategic ignorance and other regarding behavior from childhood to adulthood
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2020, 85, (C) View citations (1)
11. The evolution of choice and learning in the two-person beauty contest game from kindergarten to adulthood
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2020, 120, (C), 132-143 View citations (12)

2019

12. A neuroeconomic theory of (dis) honesty
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2019, 71, (C), 4-12 View citations (3)
13. Consistency in simple vs. complex choices by younger and older adults
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2019, 157, (C), 580-601 View citations (4)
14. Heuristic to Bayesian: The evolution of reasoning from childhood to adulthood
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2019, 159, (C), 305-322 View citations (6)
15. Risk Aversion in a Dynamic Asset Allocation Experiment
    Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 2019, 54, (5), 2209-2232 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Risk Aversion in a Dynamic Asset Allocation Experiment, CEPR Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (2) (2015)
16. The development of consistent decision-making across economic domains
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2019, 116, (C), 217-240 View citations (10)

2018

17. How long is a minute?
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2018, 111, (C), 305-322 View citations (11)
18. Self-awareness of biases in time perception
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2018, 148, (C), 1-19 View citations (2)
19. Sequential Auctions with Capacity Constraints: An Experimental Investigation
    Games, 2018, 9, (1), 1-31 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Sequential Auctions with Capacity Constraints: an Experimental Investigation, CEPR Discussion Papers (2015) (2015)
20. The determinants of strategic thinking in preschool children
    PLOS ONE, 2018, 13, (5), 1-14 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper The Determinants of Strategic Thinking in Preschool Children, CEPR Discussion Papers (2017) (2017)
21. The path to equilibrium in sequential and simultaneous games: A mousetracking study
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2018, 178, (C), 246-274 View citations (6)

2017

22. Second-price common value auctions with uncertainty, private and public information: Experimental evidence
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2017, 67, (C), 28-40 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Second-price common value auctions with uncertainty, private and public information: experimental evidence, CEPR Discussion Papers (2015) (2015)

2016

23. A neuroeconomic theory of memory retrieval
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2016, 130, (C), 198-205 View citations (1)

2015

24. The nature of information and its effect on bidding behavior: Laboratory evidence in a first price common value auction
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2015, 109, (C), 26-40 View citations (3)

2014

25. Countervailing incentives in allocation mechanisms with type-dependent externalities
    Journal of Mathematical Economics, 2014, 50, (C), 22-33 View citations (2)
26. Dual-process theories of decision-making: A selective survey
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2014, 41, (C), 45-54 View citations (32)
27. Imperfect Choice or Imperfect Attention? Understanding Strategic Thinking in Private Information Games
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2014, 81, (3), 944-970 View citations (75)
28. Resource Allocation in the Brain
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2014, 81, (2), 501-534 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Resource allocation in the brain, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2014) View citations (14) (2014)

2013

29. Optimal allocation mechanisms with type-dependent negative externalities
    Theory and Decision, 2013, 75, (3), 359-387 View citations (11)
30. Selling an asset to a competitor
    European Economic Review, 2013, 57, (C), 39-62 View citations (1)

2012

31. From perception to action: An economic model of brain processes
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2012, 75, (1), 81-103 View citations (5)
32. Information gatekeepers: theory and experimental evidence
    Economic Theory, 2012, 51, (3), 649-676 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Information Gatekeepers: Theory and Experimental Evidence, CEPR Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (1) (2009)
33. Information processing and decision-making: Evidence from the brain sciences and implications for economics
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2012, 83, (3), 292-310 View citations (14)

2011

34. Dynamic inconsistency and choice
    Theory and Decision, 2011, 71, (3), 343-364

2009

35. Information Acquisition and Choice Under Uncertainty
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2009, 18, (2), 423-455 View citations (4)

2008

36. Optimal choice of characteristics for a nonexcludable good
    RAND Journal of Economics, 2008, 39, (1), 283-304 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Optimal Choice of Characteristics for a Non-Excludable Good, CEPR Discussion Papers (2006) (2006)
37. The Brain as a Hierarchical Organization
    American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (4), 1312-46 View citations (80)
    See also Working Paper The Brain as a Hierarchical Organization, Levine's Bibliography (2007) (2007)
38. Theories of the Mind
    American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (2), 175-80 View citations (14)

2007

39. Influence through ignorance
    RAND Journal of Economics, 2007, 38, (4), 931-947 View citations (78)

2006

40. Designing Auctions in R&D: Optimal Licensing of an Innovation
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2006, 6, (1), 41 View citations (1)
41. Regulation under Asymmetric Information in Water Utilities
    American Economic Review, 2006, 96, (2), 62-66 View citations (24)

2005

42. A theory of haste
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2005, 56, (1), 1-23 View citations (10)
43. Multistage Contracting with Applications to R&D and Insurance Policies
    Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2005, 7, (2), 317-346

2004

44. Do the “Three-Point Victory†and “Golden Goal†Rules Make Soccer More Exciting?
    Journal of Sports Economics, 2004, 5, (2), 169-185 View citations (24)
45. Entrepreneurial Boldness and Excessive Investment
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2004, 13, (2), 321-350 View citations (27)
46. Optimal Regulation of Cooperative R&D Under Incomplete Information
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 2004, 52, (1), 81-120 View citations (12)

2003

47. Endogenous entry in auctions with negative externalities
    Theory and Decision, 2003, 54, (2), 125-149 View citations (8)
48. Les enjeux de la réglementation de la recherche et développement
    Revue d'économie politique, 2003, 113, (1), 125-148
49. Vertical integration and incentives to innovate
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2003, 21, (4), 457-488 View citations (35)

2001

50. Rush and Procrastination under Hyperbolic Discounting and Interdependent Activities
    Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2001, 22, (2), 141-64 View citations (30)

2000

51. The value of information when preferences are dynamically inconsistent
    European Economic Review, 2000, 44, (4-6), 1104-1115 View citations (24)

Edited books

2004

1. The Psychology of Economic Decisions: Volume Two: Reasons and Choices
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (14)

2003

2. The Psychology of Economic Decisions: Volume One: Rationality and Well-Being
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (10)