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Working Papers

2024

1. Green Technology Adoption under Uncertainty, Increasing Returns, and Complex Adaptive Dynamics
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
   Also in GREDEG Working Papers, Groupe de REcherche en Droit, Economie, Gestion (GREDEG CNRS), Université Côte d'Azur, France (2024)

2023

2. Climate Change Risk, and Human Behavior: Theory and Evidence
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
3. Green Technology Adoption, Complexity, and the Role of Public Policy: A Simple Theoretical Model
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
4. Loss Aversion and Tax Evasion: Theory and Evidence
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
5. Norms, Emotions, and Culture in Human Cooperation and Punishment: Theory and Evidence
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
6. Precautionary Savings, Loss Aversion, and Risk: Theory and Evidence
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo

2022

7. Morality, Altruism, and Occupation Choice: Theory and Evidence
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
8. Religious Identity, Trust, Reciprocity, and Prosociality: Theory and Evidence
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
   See also Journal Article Religious identity, trust, reciprocity, and prosociality: Theory and evidence, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2024) (2024)

2021

9. Classical and Belief-Based Gift Exchange Models: Theory and Evidence
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
   See also Journal Article Classical and belief-based gift exchange models: Theory and evidence, Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier (2023) View citations (3) (2023)
10. Preferences over Time and under Uncertainty: Theoretical Foundations
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo

2020

11. Identity and Redistribution: Theory and Evidence
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
    Also in Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester (2019) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Identity and Redistribution: Theory and Evidence, Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science (2021) View citations (4) (2021)
12. Mental Accounting, Loss Aversion, and Tax Evasion: Theory and Evidence
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo

2019

13. Psychological and Social Motivations in Microfinance Contracts: Theory and Evidence
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Psychological and social motivations in microfinance contracts: Theory and evidence, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2022) View citations (4) (2022)
14. The Behavioral Foundations of New Economic Thinking
    INET Oxford Working Papers, Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford

2018

15. Foundations for Intertemporal Choice
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (2)
16. Prosociality, Political Identity, and Redistribution of Earned Income: Theory and Evidence
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
17. Public Goods Games and Psychological Utility: Theory and Evidence
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (6)
    Also in Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester (2016)
    See also Journal Article Public goods games and psychological utility: Theory and evidence, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2019) View citations (25) (2019)
18. Quantum Decision Theory and the Ellsberg Paradox
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
19. Rationality in Economics: Theory and Evidence
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)

2017

20. Can quantum decision theory explain the Ellsberg paradox?
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester
21. Dominance concepts for discrete Fehr-Schmidt preferences with a focus on income inequality*
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester
22. Human Ethics and Virtues: Rethinking the Homo-Economicus Model
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (4)

2016

23. Social responsibility, human morality and public policy
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester
24. The Ellsberg paradox: A challenge to quantum decision theory?*
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester View citations (2)

2015

25. Evidential equilibria: Heuristics and biases in static games of complete information Working Paper Version
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester View citations (12)
26. Rank dependent expected utility theory explains the St. Petersburg paradox
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester

2014

27. Foundations and Properties of Time Discount Functions
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester View citations (1)
    Also in Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester (2013)

2013

28. A Theory of Reference Time
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester View citations (1)
29. Dominance Concepts for Fehr-Schmidt Preferences
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester
30. Evidential equilibria: Heuristics and biases in static games
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester

2012

31. Evidential equilibria in static games
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester
32. Philanthropy, multiple equilibria and optimal public policy
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester

2011

33. An extension of the Becker proposition to non-expected utility theory
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester
    See also Journal Article An extension of the Becker proposition to non-expected utility theory, Mathematical Social Sciences, Elsevier (2013) View citations (9) (2013)
34. Competitive Charitable Giving and Optimal Public Policy with Multiple Equilibria
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester
35. Hyperbolic Punishment Function
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The Hyperbolic Punishment Function, Review of Law & Economics, De Gruyter (2012) (2012)
36. Strategic monetary and fiscal policy interaction in a liquidity trap
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester

2010

37. Charitable Giving and Optimal Public Policy in a Competitive Equilibrium with Multiple Equilibria
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester View citations (1)
38. Composite Prospect Theory: A proposal to combine ‘prospect theory’ and ‘cumulative prospect theory’
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester View citations (8)
39. Probability Weighting Functions*
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester View citations (13)
40. Rebuttal of Hashimzade, Myles and Tran-Nam (2009) “New Approaches to the Economics of Tax Evasion”
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester
41. The Behavioral Economics of Crime and Punishment
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester View citations (3)
42. The Behavioral Economics of Insurance
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester View citations (1)

2008

43. A general theory of time discounting: The reference-time theory of intertemporal choice
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester View citations (6)
    Also in Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester (2008) View citations (6)
44. A value function that explains the magnitude and sign effects
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester
    See also Journal Article A value function that explains the magnitude and sign effects, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2009) View citations (10) (2009)
45. Discounting by intervals: An inconsistent theory of intertemporal choice?
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester View citations (1)
46. Existence of a Condorcet winner when voters have other-regarding preferences
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester
    See also Journal Article Existence of a Condorcet Winner When Voters Have Other‐Regarding Preferences, Journal of Public Economic Theory, Association for Public Economic Theory (2010) View citations (18) (2010)
47. Inequality and size of the government when voters have other regarding preferences
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester
48. Social Preferences and Redistribution Under Direct Democracy
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester View citations (2)

2007

49. Alice Through the Looking Glass: Strategic Monetary and Fiscal Policy Interaction in a Liquidity Trap
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester
    Also in Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester (2006)
50. Explaining the anomalies of the exponential discounted utility model
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester
51. Fairness and Direct Democracy
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester
52. Increasing elasticity of the value function in the Loewenstein-Prelec theory of intertemporal choice
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester
53. Optimal income taxation in the presence of tax evasion: Expected utility versus prospect theory
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester View citations (3)

2006

54. A Note On Generalized Hyperbolic Discounting
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester
55. Hang ’em with probability zero: Why does it not work?
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester View citations (4)
56. Insurance and Probability Weighting Functions
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester View citations (2)
57. The Utility Function Under Prospect Theory
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester View citations (7)
58. Why Do People Pay Taxes? Prospect Theory Versus Expected Utility Theory
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Why do people pay taxes? Prospect theory versus expected utility theory, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2007) View citations (135) (2007)

2005

59. A Note On The Loewenstein-Prelec Theory Of Intertemporal Choice
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester
    See also Journal Article A note on the Loewenstein-Prelec theory of intertemporal choice, Mathematical Social Sciences, Elsevier (2006) View citations (16) (2006)
60. A Simple Model of Optimal Tax Systems: Taxation, Measurement and Uncertainty
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article A SIMPLE MODEL OF OPTIMAL TAX SYSTEMS: TAXATION, MEASUREMENT AND UNCERTAINTY*, Manchester School, University of Manchester (2006) View citations (5) (2006)
61. A simple derivation of Prelec’s probability weighting function
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester View citations (1)
62. Coordination Failures, Philanthropy, and Public Policy
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester
63. Corruption And The Provision Of Public Output In A Hierarchical Asymmetric Information Relationship
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Corruption and the Provision of Public Output in a Hierarchical Asymmetric Information Relationship, Journal of Public Economic Theory, Association for Public Economic Theory (2007) View citations (5) (2007)
64. Non-Linearities, Large Forecasters And Evidential Reasoning Under Rational Expectations
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester
65. Optimal Distribution Of Powers In A Federation: A Simple, Unified Framework
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester
    See also Journal Article OPTIMAL DISTRIBUTION OF POWERS IN A FEDERATION: A SIMPLE, UNIFIED FRAMEWORK, Bulletin of Economic Research, Wiley Blackwell (2007) View citations (3) (2007)

2003

66. Why Do People Pay Taxes? An Explanation Based On Loss Aversion And Overweighting of Low Probabilities
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester View citations (3)

2001

67. The Political Economy of Redistribution Under Asymmetric Information
    Game Theory and Information, University Library of Munich, Germany
    See also Journal Article The political economy of redistribution under asymmetric information, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2003) View citations (11) (2003)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Religious identity, trust, reciprocity, and prosociality: Theory and evidence
   Journal of Development Economics, 2024, 166, (C)
   See also Working Paper Religious Identity, Trust, Reciprocity, and Prosociality: Theory and Evidence, CESifo Working Paper Series (2022) (2022)

2023

2. Classical and belief-based gift exchange models: Theory and evidence
   Games and Economic Behavior, 2023, 138, (C), 171-196 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Classical and Belief-Based Gift Exchange Models: Theory and Evidence, CESifo Working Paper Series (2021) (2021)

2022

3. Psychological and social motivations in microfinance contracts: Theory and evidence
   Journal of Development Economics, 2022, 158, (C) View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Psychological and Social Motivations in Microfinance Contracts: Theory and Evidence, CESifo Working Paper Series (2019) View citations (2) (2019)

2021

4. Identity and Redistribution: Theory and Evidence
   Economica, 2021, 88, (350), 499-531 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Identity and Redistribution: Theory and Evidence, CESifo Working Paper Series (2020) View citations (1) (2020)

2019

5. Heuristics and Public Policy: Decision-making Under Bounded Rationality
   Studies in Microeconomics, 2019, 7, (1), 7-58 View citations (4)
6. Public goods games and psychological utility: Theory and evidence
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2019, 167, (C), 361-390 View citations (25)
   See also Working Paper Public Goods Games and Psychological Utility: Theory and Evidence, CESifo Working Paper Series (2018) View citations (6) (2018)
7. Quantum Decision Theory, Bounded Rationality and the Ellsberg Paradox
   Studies in Microeconomics, 2019, 7, (1), 110-139 View citations (2)

2015

8. Evidential Equilibria: Heuristics and Biases in Static Games of Complete Information
   Games, 2015, 6, (4), 1-40 View citations (16)

2013

9. An extension of the Becker proposition to non-expected utility theory
   Mathematical Social Sciences, 2013, 65, (1), 10-20 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper An extension of the Becker proposition to non-expected utility theory, Discussion Papers in Economics (2011) (2011)

2012

10. The Hyperbolic Punishment Function
    Review of Law & Economics, 2012, 8, (3), 759-787
    See also Working Paper Hyperbolic Punishment Function, Discussion Papers in Economics (2011) View citations (1) (2011)

2011

11. Optimal institutional design when there is a zero lower bound on interest rates
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2011, 63, (4), 700-721 View citations (2)

2010

12. Existence of a Condorcet Winner When Voters Have Other‐Regarding Preferences
    Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2010, 12, (5), 897-922 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper Existence of a Condorcet winner when voters have other-regarding preferences, Discussion Papers in Economics (2008) (2008)
13. Optimal taxation in the presence of tax evasion: Expected utility versus prospect theory
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2010, 75, (2), 313-337 View citations (39)
14. Redistributive policies with heterogeneous social preferences of voters
    European Economic Review, 2010, 54, (6), 743-759 View citations (30)

2009

15. A value function that explains the magnitude and sign effects
    Economics Letters, 2009, 105, (3), 224-229 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper A value function that explains the magnitude and sign effects, Discussion Papers in Economics (2008) (2008)

2008

16. A note on the utility function under prospect theory
    Economics Letters, 2008, 99, (2), 337-339 View citations (27)
17. Corrigendum to "A note on the Loewenstein-Prelec theory of intertemporal choice" [Math. Social Sci. 52 (1) (2006) 99-108]
    Mathematical Social Sciences, 2008, 56, (1), 144-147

2007

18. Corruption and the Provision of Public Output in a Hierarchical Asymmetric Information Relationship
    Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2007, 9, (4), 727-755 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Corruption And The Provision Of Public Output In A Hierarchical Asymmetric Information Relationship, Discussion Papers in Economics (2005) View citations (1) (2005)
19. OPTIMAL DISTRIBUTION OF POWERS IN A FEDERATION: A SIMPLE, UNIFIED FRAMEWORK
    Bulletin of Economic Research, 2007, 59, (3), 197-229 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Optimal Distribution Of Powers In A Federation: A Simple, Unified Framework, Discussion Papers in Economics (2005) (2005)
20. Why do people pay taxes? Prospect theory versus expected utility theory
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2007, 64, (1), 171-192 View citations (135)
    See also Working Paper Why Do People Pay Taxes? Prospect Theory Versus Expected Utility Theory, Discussion Papers in Economics (2006) View citations (2) (2006)

2006

21. A SIMPLE MODEL OF OPTIMAL TAX SYSTEMS: TAXATION, MEASUREMENT AND UNCERTAINTY*
    Manchester School, 2006, 74, (6), 645-669 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper A Simple Model of Optimal Tax Systems: Taxation, Measurement and Uncertainty, Discussion Papers in Economics (2005) View citations (2) (2005)
22. A note on the Loewenstein-Prelec theory of intertemporal choice
    Mathematical Social Sciences, 2006, 52, (1), 99-108 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper A Note On The Loewenstein-Prelec Theory Of Intertemporal Choice, Discussion Papers in Economics (2005) (2005)

2003

23. The political economy of redistribution under asymmetric information
    Journal of Public Economics, 2003, 87, (9-10), 2069-2103 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper The Political Economy of Redistribution Under Asymmetric Information, Game Theory and Information (2001) (2001)

2002

24. Optimal Consumption Taxes and Social Security Under Tax Measurement Problems and Uncertainty
    International Tax and Public Finance, 2002, 9, (6), 673-685 View citations (1)

Books

2016

1. The Foundations of Behavioral Economic Analysis
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (149)

Chapters

2018

1. Prospect theory, crime and punishment
   Chapter 7 in Research Handbook on Behavioral Law and Economics, 2018, pp 174-218 View citations (1)