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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

2023

2. Delegation And Coordination With Multiple Threshold Public Goods: Experimental Evidence
   MUNI ECON Working Papers, Masaryk University View citations (3)
   Also in Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University (2019) View citations (5)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019) View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Delegation and coordination with multiple threshold public goods: experimental evidence, Experimental Economics, Springer (2020) View citations (17) (2020)
3. Productivity Versus Motivation in Adolescent Human Capital Production: Evidence from a Structurally-Motivated Field Experiment
   Framed Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (8)
   Also in Working Papers, Becker Friedman Institute for Research In Economics (2020) View citations (10)
   Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University (2020) View citations (9)
4. Student Experiences with COVID-19 in Canada
   Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University

2022

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

2021

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

2020

8. Affirmative Action, Shifting Competition, and Human Capital Accumulation: A Comparative Static Analysis of Investment Contests
   Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (2)
9. Community Campaigns to Improve Attitudes towards Girls' Education Can Increase Math Scores and Enrollment
   Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
10. 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 View citations (8)
11. Impact of a Severe Drought on Education: More Schooling but Less Learning
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (5)
12. Information and Advocacy Campaigns in Support of Girls' Education Increase Math Performance and Enrolment
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
13. Quantifying the Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Policy Responses on Canada's Provinces in (Almost) Real Time
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
    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) View citations (1) (2022)

2019

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

2017

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

2016

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

2015

22. Competing For Attention
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2015) View citations (1)
23. Demonstrations And Price Competition In New Product Release
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Demonstrations and Price Competition in New Product Release, Management Science, INFORMS (2017) View citations (17) (2017)
24. Deterrence effects under Twombly: on the costs of increasing pleading standards in litigation
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany 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) View citations (3) (2015)
25. Informational Lobbying And Agenda Distortion
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (6)
    Also in Working Papers, University of Miami, Department of Economics (2012) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Informational Lobbying and Agenda Distortion, The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Oxford University Press (2016) View citations (21) (2016)
26. Limited Capacity In Project Selection: Competition Through Evidence Production
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Limited capacity in project selection: competition through evidence production, Economic Theory, Springer (2018) View citations (28) (2018)
27. Which Explanations For Gender Differences In Competition Are Consistent With A Simple Theoretical Model?
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University 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) View citations (2) (2015)

2014

28. Affirmative Action and Human Capital Investment: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc 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) View citations (5) (2022)

2013

29. Competing for the Attention of Policymakers
    Working Papers, University of Miami, Department of Economics View citations (1)
30. Profiling, screening and criminal recruitment
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
    Also in Working Papers, University of Miami, Department of Economics (2012) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Profiling, Screening, and Criminal Recruitment, Journal of Public Economic Theory, Association for Public Economic Theory (2015) View citations (1) (2015)
31. Too many charities? Insight from an experiment with multiple public goods and contribution thresholds
    "Marco Fanno" Working Papers, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche "Marco Fanno" View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, University of Miami, Department of Economics (2013) View citations (3)

2012

32. Grade Inflation and Education Quality
    Working Papers, University of Miami, Department of Economics
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2012)
33. Information and Extremism in Elections
    Working Papers, University of Miami, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Information and Extremism in Elections, American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, American Economic Association (2015) View citations (21) (2015)
34. 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

2011

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

2010

36. Causes of Gender Differences in Competition: Theory and Evidence
    Working Papers, University of Miami, Department of Economics
37. Dynamic Legislative Bargaining with Endogenous Agenda Setting Authority
    Working Papers, University of Miami, Department of Economics View citations (7)
38. Evidence Revelation in Competitions for Access
    Working Papers, University of Miami, Department of Economics
39. Pay-to-Play Politics: Informational lobbying and campaign finance reform when contributions buy access
    Working Papers, University of Miami, Department of Economics View citations (7)
40. 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 View citations (8)
    Also in Working Papers, University of Miami, Department of Economics (2010) View citations (8)

2009

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

2008

44. Access Fees in Politics
    Working Papers, University of Miami, Department of Economics View citations (3)
45. An Application Game with Fees and Time Costs
    Working Papers, University of Miami, Department of Economics
46. Multiple-bidding in auctions as bidders become confident of their private valuations
    Working Papers, University of Miami, Department of Economics
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2007) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Multiple bidding in auctions as bidders become confident of their private valuations, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2009) View citations (10) (2009)
47. Should We Tax or Cap Political Contributions? A Lobbying Model with Policy Favors and Access
    Working Papers, University of Miami, Department of Economics 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) View citations (80) (2009)

2007

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

2006

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

Journal Articles

2024

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

2023

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

2022

3. Affirmative Action and Human Capital Investment: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2022, 40, (1), 157 - 185 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Affirmative Action and Human Capital Investment: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (12) (2014)
4. 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 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) (2020)

2020

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

2019

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

2018

8. 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 View citations (8)
9. Limited capacity in project selection: competition through evidence production
   Economic Theory, 2018, 65, (2), 385-421 View citations (28)
   See also Working Paper Limited Capacity In Project Selection: Competition Through Evidence Production, Working Paper (2015) View citations (2) (2015)

2017

10. Demonstrations and Price Competition in New Product Release
    Management Science, 2017, 63, (6), 2016-2026 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Demonstrations And Price Competition In New Product Release, Working Paper (2015) View citations (1) (2015)

2016

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

2015

13. Deterrence effects under Twombly: On the costs of increasing pleading standards in litigation
    International Review of Law and Economics, 2015, 44, (C), 61-71 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Deterrence effects under Twombly: on the costs of increasing pleading standards in litigation, MPRA Paper (2015) View citations (3) (2015)
14. Donor coordination in project funding: Evidence from a threshold public goods experiment
    Journal of Public Economics, 2015, 128, (C), 16-29 View citations (51)
15. Grading Standards and Education Quality
    American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2015, 7, (2), 248-79 View citations (60)
16. Information and Extremism in Elections
    American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2015, 7, (1), 165-207 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper Information and Extremism in Elections, Working Papers (2012) View citations (1) (2012)
17. Profiling, Screening, and Criminal Recruitment
    Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2015, 17, (6), 964-985 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Profiling, screening and criminal recruitment, MPRA Paper (2013) (2013)
18. 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 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Which Explanations For Gender Differences In Competition Are Consistent With A Simple Theoretical Model?, Working Paper (2015) View citations (2) (2015)

2013

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

2012

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

2011

22. 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

2009

23. Multiple bidding in auctions as bidders become confident of their private valuations
    Economics Letters, 2009, 104, (3), 148-150 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Multiple-bidding in auctions as bidders become confident of their private valuations, Working Papers (2008) (2008)
24. 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 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) View citations (2) (2008)