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Homepage:http://www.christophercotton.ca
Postal address:Dunning Hall 230 Department of Economics Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6
Workplace:Economics Department, Queen's University, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2024

  1. The Gates Effect in Public Goods Experiments: How Donations Flow to the Recipients Favored by the Wealthy
    MUNI ECON Working Papers, Masaryk University Downloads

2023

  1. Delegation And Coordination With Multiple Threshold Public Goods: Experimental Evidence
    MUNI ECON Working Papers, Masaryk University Downloads View citations (3)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019) Downloads View citations (5)
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University (2019) Downloads View citations (5)

    See also Journal Article Delegation and coordination with multiple threshold public goods: experimental evidence, Experimental Economics, Springer (2020) Downloads View citations (17) (2020)
  2. Productivity Versus Motivation in Adolescent Human Capital Production: Evidence from a Structurally-Motivated Field Experiment
    Framed Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website Downloads View citations (8)
    Also in Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University (2020) Downloads View citations (9)
    Working Papers, Becker Friedman Institute for Research In Economics (2020) Downloads View citations (10)
  3. Student Experiences with COVID-19 in Canada
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University Downloads

2022

  1. Can Dialogues Around Girls' Education Improve Academic Outcomes? Evidence from a Randomized Development Project
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University Downloads
  2. Pro-Rich and Progressive: Policy Selection and Contributions in Threshold Public Goods Experiments
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University Downloads

2021

  1. A Model of Challenge Funds: How Funding Availability and Selection Rigor Affect Project Quality
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University Downloads

2020

  1. Affirmative Action, Shifting Competition, and Human Capital Accumulation: A Comparative Static Analysis of Investment Contests
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University Downloads View citations (2)
  2. Community Campaigns to Improve Attitudes towards Girls' Education Can Increase Math Scores and Enrollment
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University Downloads
  3. Disentangling Motivation and Study Productivity as Drivers of Adolescent Human Capital Formation: Evidence from a Field Experiment and Structural Analysis
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (8)
  4. Impact of a Severe Drought on Education: More Schooling but Less Learning
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University Downloads View citations (5)
  5. Information and Advocacy Campaigns in Support of Girls' Education Increase Math Performance and Enrolment
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University Downloads
  6. Quantifying the Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Policy Responses on Canada's Provinces in (Almost) Real Time
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University Downloads
    See also Journal Article Quantifying the economic impacts of COVID‐19 policy responses on Canada's provinces in (almost) real time, Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons (2022) Downloads View citations (1) (2022)

2019

  1. Disincentive Effects of Evaluation
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University Downloads
  2. Persistence of Power: Repeated Multilateral Bargaining with Endogenous Agenda Setting Authority
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University Downloads
    See also Journal Article Persistence of power: Repeated multilateral bargaining with endogenous agenda setting authority, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2020) Downloads View citations (10) (2020)
  3. Polarized education levels and civil unrest
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University Downloads

2017

  1. Competing For Capital: Auditing And Credibility In Financial Reporting
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University Downloads
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) Downloads

2016

  1. Affirmative Action And Human Capital Investment: Theory And Evidence From A Randomized Field Experiment
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University Downloads View citations (2)
  2. Clueless Politicians
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University Downloads View citations (1)
  3. Correcting For Bias In Hot Hand Analysis: Analyzing Performance Streaks In Youth Golf
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University Downloads
  4. Persistence Of Power: Repeated Multilateral Bargaining
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University Downloads

2015

  1. Competing For Attention
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University Downloads
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2015) Downloads View citations (1)
  2. Demonstrations And Price Competition In New Product Release
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Demonstrations and Price Competition in New Product Release, Management Science, INFORMS (2017) Downloads View citations (15) (2017)
  3. Deterrence effects under Twombly: on the costs of increasing pleading standards in litigation
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Deterrence effects under Twombly: On the costs of increasing pleading standards in litigation, International Review of Law and Economics, Elsevier (2015) Downloads View citations (3) (2015)
  4. Informational Lobbying And Agenda Distortion
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University Downloads View citations (6)
    Also in Working Papers, University of Miami, Department of Economics (2012) Downloads View citations (4)

    See also Journal Article Informational Lobbying and Agenda Distortion, The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Oxford University Press (2016) Downloads View citations (21) (2016)
  5. Limited Capacity In Project Selection: Competition Through Evidence Production
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University Downloads View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Limited capacity in project selection: competition through evidence production, Economic Theory, Springer (2018) Downloads View citations (26) (2018)
  6. Which Explanations For Gender Differences In Competition Are Consistent With A Simple Theoretical Model?
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University Downloads View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Which explanations for gender differences in competition are consistent with a simple theoretical model?, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier (2015) Downloads View citations (2) (2015)

2014

  1. Affirmative Action and Human Capital Investment: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Affirmative Action and Human Capital Investment: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2022) Downloads View citations (5) (2022)

2013

  1. Competing for the Attention of Policymakers
    Working Papers, University of Miami, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (1)
  2. Profiling, screening and criminal recruitment
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads
    Also in Working Papers, University of Miami, Department of Economics (2012) Downloads View citations (1)

    See also Journal Article Profiling, Screening, and Criminal Recruitment, Journal of Public Economic Theory, Association for Public Economic Theory (2015) Downloads View citations (1) (2015)
  3. Too many charities? Insight from an experiment with multiple public goods and contribution thresholds
    Working Papers, University of Miami, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (3)
    Also in "Marco Fanno" Working Papers, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche "Marco Fanno" (2013) Downloads View citations (3)

2012

  1. Grade Inflation and Education Quality
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads
    Also in Working Papers, University of Miami, Department of Economics (2012) Downloads
  2. Information and Extremism in Elections
    Working Papers, University of Miami, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Information and Extremism in Elections, American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, American Economic Association (2015) Downloads View citations (21) (2015)
  3. Salience, Coordination and Cooperation in Contributing to Threshold Public Goods
    ISLA Working Papers, ISLA, Centre for research on Latin American Studies and Transition Economies, Universita' Bocconi, Milano, Italy Downloads

2011

  1. Learning More by Doing Less
    Working Papers, University of Miami, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (5)
    Also in Working Papers, University of Miami, Department of Economics (2011) Downloads View citations (3)

2010

  1. Causes of Gender Differences in Competition: Theory and Evidence
    Working Papers, University of Miami, Department of Economics Downloads
  2. Dynamic Legislative Bargaining with Endogenous Agenda Setting Authority
    Working Papers, University of Miami, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (7)
  3. Evidence Revelation in Competitions for Access
    Working Papers, University of Miami, Department of Economics Downloads
  4. Pay-to-Play Politics: Informational lobbying and campaign finance reform when contributions buy access
    Working Papers, University of Miami, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (7)
  5. The Gender Gap Cracks Under Pressure: A Detailed Look at Male and Female Performance Differences During Competitions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (8)
    Also in Working Papers, University of Miami, Department of Economics (2010) Downloads View citations (8)

2009

  1. Competition for Access and Full Revelation of Evidence
    Working Papers, University of Miami, Department of Economics Downloads
  2. Gender Differences Disappear with Exposure to Competition
    Working Papers, University of Miami, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (12)
  3. Sniping to Avoid the Endowment E ect in Auctions
    Working Papers, University of Miami, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (3)

2008

  1. Access Fees in Politics
    Working Papers, University of Miami, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (3)
  2. An Application Game with Fees and Time Costs
    Working Papers, University of Miami, Department of Economics Downloads
  3. Multiple-bidding in auctions as bidders become confident of their private valuations
    Working Papers, University of Miami, Department of Economics Downloads
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2007) Downloads View citations (1)

    See also Journal Article Multiple bidding in auctions as bidders become confident of their private valuations, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2009) Downloads View citations (10) (2009)
  4. Should We Tax or Cap Political Contributions? A Lobbying Model with Policy Favors and Access
    Working Papers, University of Miami, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Should we tax or cap political contributions? A lobbying model with policy favors and access, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2009) Downloads View citations (80) (2009)

2007

  1. Informational Lobbying and Competition for Access
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads View citations (1)

2006

  1. The Hot Hand, Competitive Experience, and Performance Differences by Gender
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads View citations (4)

Journal Articles

2024

  1. Coordinated selection of collective action: Wealthy-interest bias and inequality
    Journal of Public Economics, 2024, 238, (C) Downloads

2023

  1. Profiling restrictions in a model of law enforcement and strategic crime
    European Journal of Law and Economics, 2023, 55, (3), 511-532 Downloads

2022

  1. Affirmative Action and Human Capital Investment: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2022, 40, (1), 157 - 185 Downloads View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Affirmative Action and Human Capital Investment: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment, NBER Working Papers (2014) Downloads View citations (12) (2014)
  2. Quantifying the economic impacts of COVID‐19 policy responses on Canada's provinces in (almost) real time
    Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2022, 55, (S1), 406-445 Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Quantifying the Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Policy Responses on Canada's Provinces in (Almost) Real Time, Working Paper (2020) Downloads (2020)

2020

  1. Delegation and coordination with multiple threshold public goods: experimental evidence
    Experimental Economics, 2020, 23, (4), 1030-1068 Downloads View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Delegation And Coordination With Multiple Threshold Public Goods: Experimental Evidence, MUNI ECON Working Papers (2023) Downloads View citations (3) (2023)
  2. Persistence of power: Repeated multilateral bargaining with endogenous agenda setting authority
    Journal of Public Economics, 2020, 184, (C) Downloads View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Persistence of Power: Repeated Multilateral Bargaining with Endogenous Agenda Setting Authority, Working Paper (2019) Downloads (2019)

2019

  1. Correcting for bias in hot hand analysis: An application to youth golf
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2019, 75, (PB) Downloads View citations (6)

2018

  1. Clueless Politicians: On Policymaker Incentives for Information Acquisition in a Model of Lobbying
    The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2018, 34, (3), 425-456 Downloads View citations (8)
  2. Limited capacity in project selection: competition through evidence production
    Economic Theory, 2018, 65, (2), 385-421 Downloads View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper Limited Capacity In Project Selection: Competition Through Evidence Production, Working Paper (2015) Downloads View citations (2) (2015)

2017

  1. Demonstrations and Price Competition in New Product Release
    Management Science, 2017, 63, (6), 2016-2026 Downloads View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Demonstrations And Price Competition In New Product Release, Working Paper (2015) Downloads View citations (1) (2015)

2016

  1. Competing for Attention: Lobbying Time-Constrained Politicians
    Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2016, 18, (4), 642-665 Downloads View citations (10)
  2. Informational Lobbying and Agenda Distortion
    The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2016, 32, (4), 762-793 Downloads View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper Informational Lobbying And Agenda Distortion, Working Paper (2015) Downloads View citations (6) (2015)

2015

  1. Deterrence effects under Twombly: On the costs of increasing pleading standards in litigation
    International Review of Law and Economics, 2015, 44, (C), 61-71 Downloads View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Deterrence effects under Twombly: on the costs of increasing pleading standards in litigation, MPRA Paper (2015) Downloads View citations (3) (2015)
  2. Donor coordination in project funding: Evidence from a threshold public goods experiment
    Journal of Public Economics, 2015, 128, (C), 16-29 Downloads View citations (51)
  3. Grading Standards and Education Quality
    American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2015, 7, (2), 248-79 Downloads View citations (58)
  4. Information and Extremism in Elections
    American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2015, 7, (1), 165-207 Downloads View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper Information and Extremism in Elections, Working Papers (2012) Downloads View citations (1) (2012)
  5. Profiling, Screening, and Criminal Recruitment
    Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2015, 17, (6), 964-985 Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Profiling, screening and criminal recruitment, MPRA Paper (2013) Downloads (2013)
  6. Which explanations for gender differences in competition are consistent with a simple theoretical model?
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2015, 59, (C), 56-67 Downloads View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Which Explanations For Gender Differences In Competition Are Consistent With A Simple Theoretical Model?, Working Paper (2015) Downloads View citations (2) (2015)

2013

  1. Gender differences in repeated competition: Evidence from school math contests
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2013, 86, (C), 52-66 Downloads View citations (36)
  2. Submission Fees and Response Times in Academic Publishing
    American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (1), 501-09 Downloads View citations (21)

2012

  1. Pay-to-play politics: Informational lobbying and contribution limits when money buys access
    Journal of Public Economics, 2012, 96, (3), 369-386 Downloads View citations (43)

2011

  1. 100 Horsemen and the empty city: A game theoretic examination of deception in Chinese military legend
    Journal of Peace Research, 2011, 48, (2), 217-223 Downloads

2009

  1. Multiple bidding in auctions as bidders become confident of their private valuations
    Economics Letters, 2009, 104, (3), 148-150 Downloads View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Multiple-bidding in auctions as bidders become confident of their private valuations, Working Papers (2008) Downloads (2008)
  2. Should we tax or cap political contributions? A lobbying model with policy favors and access
    Journal of Public Economics, 2009, 93, (7-8), 831-842 Downloads View citations (80)
    See also Working Paper Should We Tax or Cap Political Contributions? A Lobbying Model with Policy Favors and Access, Working Papers (2008) Downloads View citations (2) (2008)
 
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