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Working Papers

2025

1. The Sources of Researcher Variation in Economics
   I4R Discussion Paper Series, The Institute for Replication (I4R)

2024

2. Mass Reproducibility and Replicability: A New Hope
   I4R Discussion Paper Series, The Institute for Replication (I4R) View citations (6)
3. Same-sex teacher effects
   ECON - Working Papers, Department of Economics - University of Zurich

2023

4. A Comment on "Patience, Risk-Taking, and Human Capital Investment Across Countries" by Hanushek et al. (2021)
   I4R Discussion Paper Series, The Institute for Replication (I4R) View citations (1)
5. Writing Matters
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   See also Journal Article Writing matters, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2024) (2024)

2022

6. Identifying and Overcoming Gender Barriers in Tech: A Field Experiment on Inaccurate Statistical Discrimination
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (11)
   Also in Discussion Papers, University of Exeter, Department of Economics (2022) View citations (3)
7. No Evidence That Siblings' Gender Affects Personality across Nine Countries
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
   Also in CEBI working paper series, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. The Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality (CEBI) (2022) View citations (1)
   ECON - Working Papers, Department of Economics - University of Zurich (2022) View citations (1)

2021

8. The effect of higher-achieving peers on major choices and labor market outcomes
   ECON - Working Papers, Department of Economics - University of Zurich View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article The effect of higher-achieving peers on major choices and labor market outcomes, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2022) View citations (10) (2022)

2020

9. The Effect of Peer Gender on Major Choice in Business School
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article The Effect of Peer Gender on Major Choice in Business School, Management Science, INFORMS (2021) View citations (10) (2021)

2019

10. Are Professors Worth It? The Value-added and Costs of Tutorial Instructors
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (7)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2018) View citations (5)
    Working Paper Series, Victoria University of Wellington, School of Economics and Finance (2018) View citations (1)
    ECON - Working Papers, Department of Economics - University of Zurich (2018) View citations (6)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2018) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Are Professors Worth It? The Value-Added and Costs of Tutorial Instructors, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2020) View citations (17) (2020)
11. Returns to Teaching Repetition - The Effect of Short-Term Teaching Experience on Student Outcomes
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    See also Journal Article Returns to Teaching Repetition: The Effect of Short-term Teaching Experience on Student Outcomes, Education Finance and Policy, MIT Press (2021) (2021)
12. Students Are Almost as Effective as Professors in University Teaching
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (7)
    Also in Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne (2017)
    Working Paper Series, Victoria University of Wellington, School of Economics and Finance (2019) View citations (3)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Students are almost as effective as professors in university teaching, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2019) View citations (7) (2019)
13. The Save More Tomorrow™ plan can boost retirement savings in New Zealand
    Working Paper Series, Victoria University of Wellington, School of Economics and Finance

2018

14. The effect of peer gender on major choice
    ECON - Working Papers, Department of Economics - University of Zurich View citations (23)

2017

15. Estimating the Relationship between Skill and Overconfidence
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE) View citations (13)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2017) View citations (12)
    Working Paper Series, Victoria University of Wellington, School of Economics and Finance (2017) View citations (3)
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics (2015) View citations (4)
    ROA Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) (2017) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Estimating the relationship between skill and overconfidence, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier (2017) View citations (10) (2017)

2016

16. A Short Note on Discrimination and Favoritism in the Labor Market
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Victoria University of Wellington, School of Economics and Finance (2016)
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne (2016) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article A Short Note on Discrimination and Favoritism in the Labor Market, The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics, De Gruyter (2017) (2017)
17. Understanding peer effects - On the nature, estimation and channels of peer effects
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE) View citations (23)
    Also in Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics (2015) View citations (6)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2015) View citations (4)
    Working Paper Series, Victoria University of Wellington, School of Economics and Finance (2015) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Understanding Peer Effects: On the Nature, Estimation, and Channels of Peer Effects, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2017) View citations (201) (2017)

2015

18. Endophilia or Exophobia: Beyond Discrimination
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (11)
    Also in Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE) (2013) View citations (4)
    ROA Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) (2013) View citations (7)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (7)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article Endophilia or Exophobia: Beyond Discrimination, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2016) View citations (49) (2016)

2008

19. Benediktinerabteien aus ökonomischer Sicht: über die ausserordentliche Stabilität einer besonderen Institution
    IEW - Working Papers, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Re‐examining the relationship between patience, risk‐taking, and human capital investment across countries
   Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2024, 39, (4), 705-713
2. Writing matters
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2024, 217, (C), 378-397
   See also Working Paper Writing Matters, IZA Discussion Papers (2023) (2023)

2023

3. Do Financial Incentives Encourage Women to Apply for a Tech Job? Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2023, 113, 432-35
4. What would happen if people could choose automatically increasing KiwiSaver contributions?
   New Zealand Economic Papers, 2023, 57, (1), 61-75

2022

5. The effect of higher-achieving peers on major choices and labor market outcomes
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2022, 196, (C), 200-219 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper The effect of higher-achieving peers on major choices and labor market outcomes, ECON - Working Papers (2021) View citations (1) (2021)

2021

6. Returns to Teaching Repetition: The Effect of Short-term Teaching Experience on Student Outcomes
   Education Finance and Policy, 2021, 16, (3), 516-532
   See also Working Paper Returns to Teaching Repetition - The Effect of Short-Term Teaching Experience on Student Outcomes, IZA Discussion Papers (2019) (2019)
7. The Effect of Peer Gender on Major Choice in Business School
   Management Science, 2021, 67, (11), 6963-6979 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper The Effect of Peer Gender on Major Choice in Business School, IZA Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (3) (2020)

2020

8. Are Professors Worth It? The Value-Added and Costs of Tutorial Instructors
   Journal of Human Resources, 2020, 55, (3), 836-863 View citations (17)
   See also Working Paper Are Professors Worth It? The Value-added and Costs of Tutorial Instructors, CEPR Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (7) (2019)
9. The effects of earthquake exposure on preparedness in the short and long term: a difference-in-differences estimation
   Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 2020, 104, (2), 1443-1463

2019

10. Students are almost as effective as professors in university teaching
    Economics of Education Review, 2019, 73, (C) View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Students Are Almost as Effective as Professors in University Teaching, CESifo Working Paper Series (2019) View citations (7) (2019)

2017

11. A Short Note on Discrimination and Favoritism in the Labor Market
    The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics, 2017, 17, (1), 10
    See also Working Paper A Short Note on Discrimination and Favoritism in the Labor Market, IZA Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (4) (2016)
12. Estimating the relationship between skill and overconfidence
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2017, 68, (C), 18-24 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Estimating the Relationship between Skill and Overconfidence, Research Memorandum (2017) View citations (13) (2017)
13. Understanding Peer Effects: On the Nature, Estimation, and Channels of Peer Effects
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2017, 35, (2), 387 - 428 View citations (201)
    See also Working Paper Understanding peer effects - On the nature, estimation and channels of peer effects, Research Memorandum (2016) View citations (23) (2016)

2016

14. Endophilia or Exophobia: Beyond Discrimination
    Economic Journal, 2016, 126, (594), 1503-1527 View citations (49)
    See also Working Paper Endophilia or Exophobia: Beyond Discrimination, Working Papers in Economics (2015) View citations (11) (2015)