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Working Papers

2025

1. How Businesses Set Prices—In Their Own Words
   Liberty Street Economics, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

2023

2. Beyond High-Income Countries: Low Numeracy Is Associated with Older Adult Age around the World
   Post-Print, HAL
3. Estimates of Cost-Price Passthrough from Business Survey Data
   FRB Atlanta Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta View citations (3)
   Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (2023) View citations (3)
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (2023) View citations (3)
4. How Do Firms Adjust Prices in a High Inflation Environment?
   Liberty Street Economics, Federal Reserve Bank of New York View citations (1)

2011

5. Expectations of inflation: the biasing effect of thoughts about specific prices
   Staff Reports, Federal Reserve Bank of New York View citations (52)
   See also Journal Article Expectations of inflation: The biasing effect of thoughts about specific prices, Journal of Economic Psychology, Elsevier (2011) View citations (54) (2011)
6. Inflation expectations and behavior: Do survey respondents act on their beliefs?
   Staff Reports, Federal Reserve Bank of New York View citations (10)
   See also Journal Article INFLATION EXPECTATIONS AND BEHAVIOR: DO SURVEY RESPONDENTS ACT ON THEIR BELIEFS?, International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association (2015) View citations (105) (2015)

2010

7. The effect of question wording on reported expectations and perceptions of inflation
   Staff Reports, Federal Reserve Bank of New York View citations (10)

2009

8. Measuring consumer uncertainty about future inflation
   Staff Reports, Federal Reserve Bank of New York View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article Measuring consumer uncertainty about future inflation, Journal of Applied Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2011) View citations (75) (2011)

2008

9. Rethinking the measurement of household inflation expectations: preliminary findings
   Staff Reports, Federal Reserve Bank of New York View citations (36)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Fear, anger, and COVID-19 risk: a longitudinal US study
   Journal of Risk Research, 2025, 28, (3-4), 366-382
2. Global public concerns about climate change: the role of education, direct experience, and indirect experience
   Journal of Risk Research, 2025, 28, (3-4), 298-312

2024

3. Improving figures for climate change communications: Insights from interviews with international policymakers and practitioners
   Climatic Change, 2024, 177, (4), 1-24 View citations (4)
4. Public understanding of climate change terminology in Germany
   Climatic Change, 2024, 177, (5), 1-27 View citations (1)
5. Self-reported anticipated harm from drinking water across 141 countries
   Nature Communications, 2024, 15, (1), 1-13
6. Should we change the term we use for “climate change”? Evidence from a national U.S. terminology experiment
   Climatic Change, 2024, 177, (8), 1-21
7. Younger Americans are less politically polarized than older Americans about climate policies (but not about other policy domains)
   PLOS ONE, 2024, 19, (5), 1-19

2023

8. Spatial characteristics of food insecurity and food access in Los Angeles County during the COVID-19 pandemic
   Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, 2023, 15, (5), 1255-1271 View citations (1)
   Also in Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, 2023, 15, (5), 1273-1273 (2023) View citations (1)
9. The Role of Confidence and Knowledge in Intentions to (Not) Seek Care for Hypertension: Evidence From a National Survey
   Medical Decision Making, 2023, 43, (4), 461-477

2022

10. Effect of COVID-19 vaccine allocation strategies on vaccination refusal: a national survey
    Journal of Risk Research, 2022, 25, (9), 1047-1054 View citations (2)
11. On the differential correlates of climate change concerns and severe weather concerns: evidence from the World Risk Poll
    Climatic Change, 2022, 171, (3), 1-24 View citations (5)
12. Perceived Social Norms Guide Health Care Decisions for Oneself and Others: A Cross-Sectional Experiment in a US Online Panel
    Medical Decision Making, 2022, 42, (3), 326-340 View citations (1)
13. Which financial stressors are linked to food insecurity among older adults in the United Kingdom, Germany, and the Netherlands? An exploratory study
    Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, 2022, 14, (2), 533-556 View citations (1)

2021

14. Age Differences in COVID-19 Risk Perceptions and Mental Health: Evidence From a National U.S. Survey Conducted in March 2020
    The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 2021, 76, (2), e24-e29 View citations (5)
15. Envisioning Climate Change Adaptation Futures Using Storytelling Workshops
    Sustainability, 2021, 13, (12), 1-16 View citations (1)
16. Human social sensing is an untapped resource for computational social science
    Nature, 2021, 595, (7866), 214-222 View citations (8)
17. Low numeracy is associated with poor financial well-being around the world
    PLOS ONE, 2021, 16, (11), 1-15 View citations (3)
18. Mental associations with COVID-19 and how they relate with self-reported protective behaviors: A national survey in the United States
    Social Science & Medicine, 2021, 275, (C)
19. On the association of debt attitudes with socioeconomic characteristics and financial behaviors
    Journal of Consumer Affairs, 2021, 55, (3), 939-966 View citations (1)
20. Public understanding of climate change terminology
    Climatic Change, 2021, 167, (3), 1-21 View citations (10)

2020

21. Political polarization in US residents’ COVID-19 risk perceptions, policy preferences, and protective behaviors
    Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2020, 61, (2), 177-194 View citations (36)
22. Predictors of mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic in the US: Role of economic concerns, health worries and social distancing
    PLOS ONE, 2020, 15, (11), 1-13 View citations (20)
23. Probability Size Matters: The Effect of Foreground‐Only versus Foreground+Background Graphs on Risk Aversion Diminishes with Larger Probabilities
    Risk Analysis, 2020, 40, (4), 771-788 View citations (2)
24. The Role of Social Circle Perceptions in “False Consensus†about Population Statistics: Evidence from a National Flu Survey
    Medical Decision Making, 2020, 40, (2), 235-241
25. Visualizations of Projected Rainfall Change in the United Kingdom: An Interview Study about User Perceptions
    Sustainability, 2020, 12, (7), 1-21 View citations (3)

2019

26. How Do Women Interpret the NHS Information Leaflet about Cervical Cancer Screening?
    Medical Decision Making, 2019, 39, (7), 738-754
27. Investing in a good pair of wellies: how do non-experts interpret the expert terminology of climate change impacts and adaptation?
    Climatic Change, 2019, 155, (2), 257-272 View citations (4)
28. Public priorities and expectations of climate change impacts in the United Kingdom
    Journal of Risk Research, 2019, 22, (2), 150-160
29. Taking the Biggest First: Age Differences in Preferences for Monetary and Hedonic Sequences
    The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 2019, 74, (6), 964-974 View citations (1)

2018

30. Designing Graphs that Promote Both Risk Understanding and Behavior Change
    Risk Analysis, 2018, 38, (5), 929-946 View citations (4)
31. Eliciting Stock Market Expectations: The Effects of Question Wording on Survey Experience and Response Validity
    Journal of Behavioral Finance, 2018, 19, (1), 101-110 View citations (2)
32. Measuring Subjective Probabilities: The Effect of Response Mode on the Use of Focal Responses, Validity, and Respondents’ Evaluations
    Risk Analysis, 2018, 38, (10), 2128-2143 View citations (12)
33. Public Perceptions of How Long Air Pollution and Carbon Dioxide Remain in the Atmosphere
    Risk Analysis, 2018, 38, (3), 525-534 View citations (4)
34. Towards demand-side solutions for mitigating climate change
    Nature Climate Change, 2018, 8, (4), 260-263 View citations (109)

2017

35. Designing Graphs to Communicate Risks: Understanding How the Choice of Graphical Format Influences Decision Making
    Risk Analysis, 2017, 37, (4), 612-628 View citations (8)
36. Effects of Anti- Versus Pro-Vaccine Narratives on Responses by Recipients Varying in Numeracy: A Cross-sectional Survey-Based Experiment
    Medical Decision Making, 2017, 37, (8), 860-870 View citations (1)
37. Measuring expectations of inflation: Effects of survey mode, wording, and opportunities to revise
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2017, 59, (C), 45-58 View citations (29)
38. Perceptions of electricity-use communications: effects of information, format, and individual differences
    Journal of Risk Research, 2017, 20, (9), 1132-1153

2015

39. Developing communications about CCS: three lessons learned
    Journal of Risk Research, 2015, 18, (6), 699-705 View citations (5)
40. Heat protection behaviors and positive affect about heat during the 2013 heat wave in the United Kingdom
    Social Science & Medicine, 2015, 128, (C), 282-289 View citations (13)
41. INFLATION EXPECTATIONS AND BEHAVIOR: DO SURVEY RESPONDENTS ACT ON THEIR BELIEFS?
    International Economic Review, 2015, 56, (2), 505-536 View citations (105)
    See also Working Paper Inflation expectations and behavior: Do survey respondents act on their beliefs?, Staff Reports (2011) View citations (10) (2011)
42. “Thinking about Numbers Is Not My Idea of Funâ€
    Medical Decision Making, 2015, 35, (1), 22-26

2014

43. Climate Change Beliefs and Perceptions of Weather‐Related Changes in the United Kingdom
    Risk Analysis, 2014, 34, (11), 1995-2004 View citations (24)
44. Labeling energy cost on light bulbs lowers implicit discount rates
    Ecological Economics, 2014, 97, (C), 42-50 View citations (36)
45. Public perceptions of local flood risk and the role of climate change
    Environment Systems and Decisions, 2014, 34, (4), 591-599 View citations (9)

2013

46. Effects of simplifying outreach materials for energy conservation programs that target low-income consumers
    Energy Policy, 2013, 62, (C), 1157-1164 View citations (5)
47. I can take the risk, but you should be safe: Self-other differences in situations involving physical safety
    Judgment and Decision Making, 2013, 8, (3), 250-267 View citations (2)
48. Measuring Inflation Expectations
    Annual Review of Economics, 2013, 5, (1), 273-301 View citations (78)
49. Setting a standard for electricity pilot studies
    Energy Policy, 2013, 62, (C), 401-409 View citations (12)
50. The effect of communication design and recipients' numeracy on responses to UXO risk
    Journal of Risk Research, 2013, 16, (8), 981-1004 View citations (4)

2012

51. Measuring Risk Perceptions
    Medical Decision Making, 2012, 32, (2), 232-236 View citations (33)
52. Preparing for smart grid technologies: A behavioral decision research approach to understanding consumer expectations about smart meters
    Energy Policy, 2012, 41, (C), 790-797 View citations (68)
53. Public Perceptions of Hurricane Modification
    Risk Analysis, 2012, 32, (7), 1194-1206 View citations (1)
54. The effect of question wording on consumers’ reported inflation expectations
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2012, 33, (4), 749-757 View citations (62)

2011

55. Assessing small non-zero perceptions of chance: The case of H1N1 (swine) flu risks
    Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2011, 42, (2), 145-159 View citations (17)
56. Expectations of inflation: The biasing effect of thoughts about specific prices
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2011, 32, (5), 834-845 View citations (54)
    See also Working Paper Expectations of inflation: the biasing effect of thoughts about specific prices, Staff Reports (2011) View citations (52) (2011)
57. Measuring consumer uncertainty about future inflation
    Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2011, 26, (3), 454-478 View citations (75)
    See also Working Paper Measuring consumer uncertainty about future inflation, Staff Reports (2009) View citations (7) (2009)

2010

58. Can Female Adolescents Tell Whether They Will Test Positive for Chlamydia Infection?
    Medical Decision Making, 2010, 30, (2), 189-193 View citations (2)
59. Improving survey measures of household inflation expectations
    Current Issues in Economics and Finance, 2010, 16, (Aug/Sep) View citations (18)
60. Informed Public Preferences for Electricity Portfolios with CCS and Other Low‐Carbon Technologies
    Risk Analysis, 2010, 30, (9), 1399-1410 View citations (19)

2009

61. Communicating About Xenotransplantation: Models and Scenarios
    Risk Analysis, 2009, 29, (8), 1105-1115 View citations (3)
62. Preferences for change: Do individuals prefer voluntary actions, soft regulations, or hard regulations to decrease fossil fuel consumption?
    Ecological Economics, 2009, 68, (6), 1701-1710 View citations (51)

2007

63. Maximizers versus satisficers: Decision-making styles, competence, and outcomes
    Judgment and Decision Making, 2007, 2, (6), 342-350

2004

64. Interactive video behavioral intervention to reduce adolescent females' STD risk: a randomized controlled trial
    Social Science & Medicine, 2004, 59, (8), 1561-1572 View citations (9)
65. Travel Risks in a Time of Terror: Judgments and Choices
    Risk Analysis, 2004, 24, (5), 1301-1309 View citations (13)

2003

66. Order effects in sequentially judged options due to the direction of comparison
    Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 2003, 92, (1-2), 91-101 View citations (20)

2002

67. What Number is “Fifty‐Fifty”?: Redistributing Excessive 50% Responses in Elicited Probabilities
    Risk Analysis, 2002, 22, (4), 713-723 View citations (29)

2000

68. Verbal and Numerical Expressions of Probability: "It's a Fifty-Fifty Chance"
    Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 2000, 81, (1), 115-131 View citations (19)