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Working Papers

2023

1. Discrimination in Evaluation Criteria: The Role of Beliefs versus Outcomes
   Discussion Papers, University of Exeter, Department of Economics
2. Using Milestones as a Source of Feedback in Teamwork: Insights from a Dynamic Voluntary Contribution Mechanism
   Discussion Papers, University of Exeter, Department of Economics

2022

3. Do women receive less blame than men? Attribution of outcomes in a prosocial setting
   University of East Anglia School of Economics Working Paper Series, School of Economics, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
   See also Journal Article Do women receive less blame than men? Attribution of outcomes in a prosocial setting, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2023) View citations (8) (2023)
4. Horizontal Merger Analysis with Endogenous Product Range Choice
   ISER Discussion Paper, Institute of Social and Economic Research, The University of Osaka

2021

5. By Chance or by Choice? Biased Attribution of Others'Outcomes when Social Preferences Matter
   University of East Anglia School of Economics Working Paper Series, School of Economics, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article By chance or by choice? Biased attribution of others’ outcomes when social preferences matter, Experimental Economics, Springer (2022) View citations (6) (2022)
6. Gender Biases in Performance Evaluation: The Role of Beliefs Versus Outcomes
   University of East Anglia School of Economics Working Paper Series, School of Economics, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. View citations (3)

2019

7. Competing by Default: A New Way to Break the Glass Ceiling*
   Monash Economics Working Papers, Monash University, Department of Economics

2018

8. By chance or by choice? Biased attribution of others’ outcomes
   Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, The University of Melbourne View citations (2)

2014

9. Strategic Incomplete Contracts: Theory and Experiments
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2013

10. Aggregate Oligopoly Games with Entry
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (13)
    Also in Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, The University of Melbourne (2013) View citations (7)
11. Optimal Sharing Strategies in Dynamic
    Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, The University of Melbourne
12. Recursive Contracts, Firm Longevity and Rat Races: Experimental Evidence
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (1)

2012

13. Cultural Integration: Experimental Evidence of Changes in Immigrants' Preferences
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)

2011

14. Recursive Contracts, Firm Longevity, and Rat Races: Theory and Experimental Evidence
    Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, The University of Melbourne

2009

15. An Experimental Analysis of Dynamic Incentives to Share Knowledge
    Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, The University of Melbourne
    See also Journal Article AN EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF DYNAMIC INCENTIVES TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2013) View citations (10) (2013)
16. Cultural Transmission of Work-Welfare Attitudes and the Intergenerational Correlation in Welfare Receipt
    CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2008) View citations (3)
    Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, The University of Melbourne (2008) View citations (3)
17. Relative Earnings and Giving in a Real-Effort Experiment
    Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, The University of Melbourne View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article Relative Earnings and Giving in a Real-Effort Experiment, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2011) View citations (194) (2011)
18. Scarcity of Ideas and R&D Options: Use it, Lose it or Bank it
    Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley View citations (16)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (15)
    Berkeley Olin Program in Law & Economics, Working Paper Series, Berkeley Olin Program in Law & Economics (2009) View citations (16)
19. Welfare?Reducing Mergers in Differentiated Oligopolies with Free Entry
    Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, The University of Melbourne
    See also Journal Article Welfare‐Reducing Mergers in Differentiated Oligopolies with Free Entry, The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia (2010) View citations (9) (2010)

2008

20. Optimal Sharing Strategies in Dynamic Games of Research and Development
    Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, The University of Melbourne View citations (4)
    Also in EAG Discussions Papers, Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (2008) View citations (7)
    EAG Discussions Papers, Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (2007) View citations (2)
21. Scarcity of Ideas and Options to Invest in R&D
    Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, The University of Melbourne View citations (4)
    Also in Competition Policy Center, Working Paper Series, Competition Policy Center, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (2007) View citations (8)
    Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (2007) View citations (8)

2007

22. Cooperative R&D under Uncertainty with Free Entry
    Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, The University of Melbourne
    See also Journal Article Cooperative R&D under uncertainty with free entry, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier (2010) View citations (24) (2010)

2006

23. Gender and Corruption: Insights from an Experimental Analysis
    Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, The University of Melbourne View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Gender, Culture, and Corruption: Insights from an Experimental Analysis, Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons (2009) View citations (29) (2009)
24. Horizontal Mergers with Free Entry in Differentiated Oligopolies
    Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, The University of Melbourne View citations (4)
25. Subject Pool Effects in a Corruption Experiment: A Comparison of Indonesian Public Servants and Indonesian Students
    Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, The University of Melbourne View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Subject pool effects in a corruption experiment: A comparison of Indonesian public servants and Indonesian students, Experimental Economics, Springer (2009) View citations (69) (2009)

2005

26. Do Attitudes Towards Corruption Differ Across Cultures? Experimental Evidence from Australia, India, Indonesia andSingapore
    Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, The University of Melbourne View citations (14)

2004

27. An Experimental Analysis of Third-Party Response to Corruption
    Econometric Society 2004 Australasian Meetings, Econometric Society
28. Optimal Licensing Policy in Differentiated Industries
    Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, The University of Melbourne View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Optimal Licensing Policy in Differentiated Industries, The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia (2005) View citations (42) (2005)

2003

29. BUYER-SUPPLIER INTERACTION, ASSET SPECIFICITY, AND PRODUCT CHOICE
    Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, The University of Melbourne View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Buyer-supplier interaction, asset specificity, and product choice, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier (2007) View citations (5) (2007)
30. The Decision to Patent, Cumulative Innovation,and Optimal Policy
    Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, The University of Melbourne View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The decision to patent, cumulative innovation, and optimal policy, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier (2005) View citations (27) (2005)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Scarcity of Ideas and Optimal R&D Policy
   Management Science, 2025, 71, (4), 3166-3184

2023

2. Do women receive less blame than men? Attribution of outcomes in a prosocial setting
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2023, 210, (C), 441-452 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper Do women receive less blame than men? Attribution of outcomes in a prosocial setting, University of East Anglia School of Economics Working Paper Series (2022) (2022)

2022

3. By chance or by choice? Biased attribution of others’ outcomes when social preferences matter
   Experimental Economics, 2022, 25, (2), 413-443 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper By Chance or by Choice? Biased Attribution of Others'Outcomes when Social Preferences Matter, University of East Anglia School of Economics Working Paper Series (2021) View citations (4) (2021)
4. Putting relational contract theory to the test: experimental evidence
   Experimental Economics, 2022, 25, (1), 111-139
   Also in Experimental Economics, 2022, 25, (1), 140-140 (2022)

2020

5. Aggregative games and oligopoly theory: short‐run and long‐run analysis
   RAND Journal of Economics, 2020, 51, (2), 470-495 View citations (29)
6. Replication: Belief elicitation with quadratic and binarized scoring rules
   Journal of Economic Psychology, 2020, 81, (C) View citations (18)

2018

7. Monetary and non-monetary incentives in real-effort tournaments
   European Economic Review, 2018, 101, (C), 528-545 View citations (42)

2016

8. Impact of Rebates and Refunds on Contributions to Threshold Public Goods: Evidence from a Field Experiment
   Southern Economic Journal, 2016, 83, (1), 69-86

2015

9. Cultural integration: Experimental evidence of convergence in immigrants’ preferences
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2015, 111, (C), 38-58 View citations (35)
10. Welfare receipt and the intergenerational transmission of work‐welfare norms
    Southern Economic Journal, 2015, 82, (1), 208-234 View citations (1)

2014

11. Optimal Technology Sharing Strategies in Dynamic Games of R&D
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2014, 23, (1), 149-177 View citations (10)

2013

12. AN EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF DYNAMIC INCENTIVES TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE
    Economic Inquiry, 2013, 51, (2), 1622-1639 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper An Experimental Analysis of Dynamic Incentives to Share Knowledge, Department of Economics - Working Papers Series (2009) (2009)
13. Recursive contracts, firm longevity, and rat races: An experimental analysis
    European Economic Review, 2013, 61, (C), 217-231 View citations (2)

2011

14. Relative Earnings and Giving in a Real-Effort Experiment
    American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (7), 3330-48 View citations (194)
    See also Working Paper Relative Earnings and Giving in a Real-Effort Experiment, Department of Economics - Working Papers Series (2009) View citations (18) (2009)

2010

15. Cooperative R&D under uncertainty with free entry
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2010, 28, (1), 74-85 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper Cooperative R&D under Uncertainty with Free Entry, Department of Economics - Working Papers Series (2007) (2007)
16. Welfare‐Reducing Mergers in Differentiated Oligopolies with Free Entry
    The Economic Record, 2010, 86, (273), 178-184 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Welfare?Reducing Mergers in Differentiated Oligopolies with Free Entry, Department of Economics - Working Papers Series (2009) (2009)

2009

17. Gender, Culture, and Corruption: Insights from an Experimental Analysis
    Southern Economic Journal, 2009, 75, (3), 663-680 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper Gender and Corruption: Insights from an Experimental Analysis, Department of Economics - Working Papers Series (2006) View citations (14) (2006)
18. Propensities to engage in and punish corrupt behavior: Experimental evidence from Australia, India, Indonesia and Singapore
    Journal of Public Economics, 2009, 93, (7-8), 843-851 View citations (139)
19. Subject pool effects in a corruption experiment: A comparison of Indonesian public servants and Indonesian students
    Experimental Economics, 2009, 12, (1), 113-132 View citations (69)
    See also Working Paper Subject Pool Effects in a Corruption Experiment: A Comparison of Indonesian Public Servants and Indonesian Students, Department of Economics - Working Papers Series (2006) View citations (12) (2006)

2007

20. Buyer-supplier interaction, asset specificity, and product choice
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2007, 25, (5), 988-1010 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper BUYER-SUPPLIER INTERACTION, ASSET SPECIFICITY, AND PRODUCT CHOICE, Department of Economics - Working Papers Series (2003) View citations (1) (2003)

2005

21. Optimal Licensing Policy in Differentiated Industries
    The Economic Record, 2005, 81, (252), 51-60 View citations (42)
    See also Working Paper Optimal Licensing Policy in Differentiated Industries, Department of Economics - Working Papers Series (2004) View citations (2) (2004)
22. The decision to patent, cumulative innovation, and optimal policy
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2005, 23, (7-8), 535-562 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper The Decision to Patent, Cumulative Innovation,and Optimal Policy, Department of Economics - Working Papers Series (2003) View citations (1) (2003)

Chapters

2010

1. Hotelling’s Model of Spatial Competition
   Chapter 22 in Famous Figures and Diagrams in Economics, 2010