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Working Papers

2024

1. Happiness fast and slow?
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
2. Hiding the elephant: the tragedy of COVID policy and its economist apologists
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (1)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2022)
   See also Journal Article Hiding the elephant: The tragedy of COVID policy and its economist apologists, Australian Economic Papers, Wiley Blackwell (2024) View citations (2) (2024)
3. The Failed History of Quarantines, and Its Implications for Public Health
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
4. The WELLBY: a new measure of social value and progress
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
   See also Journal Article The WELLBY: a new measure of social value and progress, Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan (2024) (2024)

2023

5. Should bads be inflicted all at once, like Machiavelli said? Evidence from life-satisfaction data
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
   See also Journal Article Should bads be inflicted all at once, like Machiavelli said? Evidence from life-satisfaction data, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2023) (2023)

2022

6. Caught between cultures: unintended consequences of improving opportunity for immigrant girls
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (3)
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2020) View citations (8)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (5)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020) View citations (8)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article Caught between Cultures: Unintended Consequences of Improving Opportunity for Immigrant Girls, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2022) View citations (15) (2022)

2021

7. Measuring resilience to major life events
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (12)
   See also Journal Article Measuring resilience to major life events, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2021) View citations (6) (2021)
8. Resilience to Disaster: Evidence from Daily Wellbeing Data
   CREMA Working Paper Series, Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts (CREMA) View citations (3)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2021) View citations (3)
9. WELLBYs, cost-benefit analyses and the Easterlin Discount
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
   See also Journal Article WELLBYs, cost-benefit analyses and the Easterlin Discount, Vienna Yearbook of Population Research, Vienna Institute of Demography (VID) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna (2021) (2021)

2020

10. A Happy Choice: Wellbeing as the Goal of Government
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (43)
    Also in PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2020) View citations (44)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2019) View citations (9)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article A happy choice: wellbeing as the goal of government, Behavioural Public Policy, Cambridge University Press (2020) View citations (68) (2020)
11. Machiavelli versus Concave Utility Functions: Should Bads Be Spread out or Concentrated?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2020)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2020) View citations (1)
12. Psychological Resilience to Major Socioeconomic Life Events
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)
13. The back-scratching game
    OSF Preprints, Center for Open Science
    See also Journal Article The back-scratching game, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2017) View citations (2) (2017)

2019

14. Heterogeneity in peer effects in random dormitory assignment in a developing country
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Heterogeneity in peer effects in random dormitory assignment in a developing country, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2019) View citations (8) (2019)
15. Roommate effects in health outcomes
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Roommate effects in health outcomes, Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2019) View citations (1) (2019)
16. Who Got the Brexit Blues? The Effect of Brexit on Subjective Wellbeing in the UK
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (35)
    Also in PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2019) View citations (41)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2019) View citations (34)
    See also Journal Article Who Got the Brexit Blues? The Effect of Brexit on Subjective Wellbeing in the UK, Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science (2019) View citations (41) (2019)

2018

17. Expectation formation in an evolving game of uncertainty: new experimental evidence
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Expectation formation in an evolving game of uncertainty: New experimental evidence, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2018) View citations (1) (2018)
18. Life satisfaction, QALYs, and the monetary value of health
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article Life satisfaction, QALYs, and the monetary value of health, Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier (2018) View citations (17) (2018)

2017

19. Is Transparency an Anti-Corruption Myth?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Is transparency an anti-corruption myth?, Journal of Behavioral Economics for Policy, Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics (SABE) (2021) (2021)
20. Modelling Heterogeneity in the Resilience to Major Socioeconomic Life Events
    PSE Working Papers, HAL View citations (7)
    Also in Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (7)
21. Takeoffs, Landing, and Economic Growth
    ADBI Working Papers, Asian Development Bank Institute View citations (1)
22. Who Got the Brexit Blues? Using a Quasi-Experiment to Show the Effect of Brexit on Subjective Wellbeing in the UK
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)

2016

23. Can we select the right peers in Indian Education? Evidence from Kolkata
    Monash Economics Working Papers, Monash University, Department of Economics
24. Improving the Peer Review Process: A Proposed Market System
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    See also Journal Article Improving the peer review process: a proposed market system, Scientometrics, Springer (2019) View citations (3) (2019)

2015

25. Clean Money in a Dirty System: Relationship Networks and Land Rezoning in Queensland
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
26. Give and You Shall Receive: The Emergence of Welfare-Reducing Reciprocity
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
27. Who Is Coming to the Artefactual Field Experiment? Participation Bias among Chinese Rural Migrants
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (11)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Who is coming to the artefactual field experiment? Participation bias among Chinese rural migrants, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2015) View citations (11) (2015)

2014

28. When Banana Import Restrictions Lead to Exports: A Tale of Cyclones and Quarantine Policies
    Discussion Papers Series, University of Queensland, School of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2014) View citations (1)

2013

29. Conspicuous Consumption, Conspicuous Health, and Optimal Taxation
    Discussion Papers Series, University of Queensland, School of Economics View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Conspicuous consumption, conspicuous health, and optimal taxation, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2015) View citations (22) (2015)
30. Expectation Formation in an Evolving Game of Uncertainty: Theory and New Experimental Evidence
    CREMA Working Paper Series, Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts (CREMA)
31. Exploring the relationship between macroeconomic conditions and problem drinking as captured by Google searches in the US
    Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Exploring the relationship between macroeconomic conditions and problem drinking as captured by Google searches in the US, Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier (2013) View citations (14) (2013)
32. Still Not Allowed on the Bus: It Matters If You're Black or White!
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (11)

2012

33. Child Education and the Family Income Gradient in China
    Discussion Papers Series, University of Queensland, School of Economics View citations (3)
34. The Optimality of Tax Transfers: What does Life Satisfaction Data Tell Us?
    Discussion Papers Series, University of Queensland, School of Economics View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article The Optimality of Tax Transfers: What does Life Satisfaction Data Tell Us?, Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer (2012) View citations (8) (2012)
35. The triumph of hope over regret: A note on the utility value of good health expectations
    Discussion Papers Series, University of Queensland, School of Economics View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article The triumph of hope over disappointment: A note on the utility value of good health expectations, Journal of Economic Psychology, Elsevier (2012) View citations (13) (2012)

2011

36. Altruism in Society: Evidence from a Natural Experiment Involving Commuters
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
37. Destined for (Un)Happiness: Does Childhood Predict Adult Life Satisfaction?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (14)
38. Migrant Entrepreneurs and Credit Constraints under Labour Market Discrimination
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (21)

2010

39. Are Early Educational Choices Affected by Unemployment Benefits? New Theory
    Discussion Papers Series, University of Queensland, School of Economics
40. Economic Choices and Status: Measuring Preferences for Income Rank
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Economic choices and status: measuring preferences for income rank, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press (2013) View citations (53) (2013)
41. Intra-household Resource Allocation: Do Parents Reduce or Reinforce Child Cognitive Ability Gaps?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Intrahousehold Resource Allocation: Do Parents Reduce or Reinforce Child Ability Gaps?, Demography, Springer (2013) View citations (29) (2013)
42. Mental Health and Labour Market Participation: Evidence from IV Panel Data Models
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (31)
43. The Cult of Theoi: Economic Uncertainty and Religion
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    See also Journal Article The Cult of Theoi: Economic Uncertainty and Religion, The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia (2012) (2012)

2009

44. Do the Obese Really Die Younger or Do Health Expenditures Buy Them Extra Years?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
45. Happiness in transition countries [2 articles]
    CEPREMAP Working Papers (Docweb), CEPREMAP View citations (3)
46. Is the Internet Bad News? The Online News Era and the Market for High-Quality News
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Is the Internet Bad News? The Online News Era and the Market for High-Quality News, Review of Network Economics, De Gruyter (2010) View citations (4) (2010)
47. Persistencies in the Labour Market
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
    Also in Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society (2000)

2008

48. Are optimistic expectations keeping the Chinese happy?
    NCER Working Paper Series, National Centre for Econometric Research View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Are optimistic expectations keeping the Chinese happy?, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2012) View citations (38) (2012)
49. Early Child Development and Maternal Labor Force Participation: Using Handedness as an Instrument
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in NCER Working Paper Series, National Centre for Econometric Research (2008) View citations (1)
50. Happiness Dynamics with Quarterly Life Event Data
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (29)
51. Relative income, happiness, and utility: An explanation for the Easterlin paradox and other puzzles
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (1698)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2007) View citations (135)
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2008) View citations (1664)
    See also Journal Article Relative Income, Happiness, and Utility: An Explanation for the Easterlin Paradox and Other Puzzles, Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association (2008) View citations (1930) (2008)
52. Robustness in Health Research: Do differences in health measures, techniques, and time frame matter?
    NCER Working Paper Series, National Centre for Econometric Research View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Robustness in health research: Do differences in health measures, techniques, and time frame matter?, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (13) (2008)
53. The mystery of the U-shaped relationship between happiness and age
    NCER Working Paper Series, National Centre for Econometric Research View citations (29)
    See also Journal Article The mystery of the U-shaped relationship between happiness and age, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2012) View citations (182) (2012)

2007

54. Childhood Economic Conditions and Length of Life: Evidence from the UK Boyd Orr Cohort, 1937–2005
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Childhood economic conditions and length of life: Evidence from the UK Boyd Orr cohort, 1937-2005, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2010) View citations (23) (2010)

2006

55. All-pay Auctions with Budget Constraints and Fair Insurance
    Vienna Economics Papers, University of Vienna, Department of Economics
    Also in Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2006) View citations (2)
56. From Golden Age to Golden Age: Australia's "Great Leap Forward"?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article From Golden Age to Golden Age: Australia's ‘Great Leap Forward’?, The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia (2006) View citations (8) (2006)
57. Income and Happiness: Evidence, Explanations and Economic Implications. Working paper #5
    NCER Working Paper Series, National Centre for Econometric Research View citations (67)
58. Income and happiness: Evidence, explanations and economic implications
    PSE Working Papers, HAL View citations (84)
    Also in Working Papers, HAL (2006) View citations (71)
59. Quantifying the Cost of Passive Smoking on Child Health: Evidence from Children’s Cotinine Samples
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Quantifying the cost of passive smoking on child health: evidence from children's cotinine samples, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, Royal Statistical Society (2011) View citations (8) (2011)
60. Testing for Employee Discrimination in Britain using Matched Employer-Employee Data
    University of Cyprus Working Papers in Economics, University of Cyprus Department of Economics View citations (2)

2005

61. Do You Need a Job to Find a Job?
    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) (2004)
62. Materialism on the March: From Conspicuous Leisure to Conspicuous Consumption?
    CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Materialism on the March: From conspicuous leisure to conspicuous consumption?, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier (2008) View citations (20) (2008)
63. Social Capital, Creative Destruction and Economic Development
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management)
64. Socio-Economic Status, Health Shocks, Life Satisfaction and Mortality: Evidence from an Increasing Mixed Proportional Hazard Model
    CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University View citations (4)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2005) View citations (28)

2004

65. Estimating the causal effect of income on health: Evidence from post-reunification Germany
    Econometric Society 2004 Australasian Meetings, Econometric Society View citations (3)
66. Immigrant Job Search in the UK: Evidence from Panel Data
    Econometric Society 2004 Australasian Meetings, Econometric Society View citations (1)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2003) View citations (18)
67. Investigating the Quitting Decision of Nurses: Panel Data Evidence from the British National Health Service
    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) (2003) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Investigating the quitting decision of nurses: panel data evidence from the british national health service, Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2007) View citations (13) (2007)
68. Job Search Success: Comparing Job Offer Rates In and Out of Employment
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne View citations (1)
69. Job Search with Nonparticipation
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (10)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2003) View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article Job Search with Nonparticipation, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2006) View citations (31) (2006)
70. Reducing Start-Up Costs for New Firms: The Double Dividend on the Labour Market
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2003) View citations (7)
    Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2003) View citations (4)
    Vienna Economics Papers, University of Vienna, Department of Economics (2003)
    Economics Series, Institute for Advanced Studies (2003) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Reducing Start‐up Costs for New Firms: The Double Dividend on the Labor Market*, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2006) View citations (12) (2006)
71. Social Capital, Creative Destruction and Economic Growth
    Vienna Economics Papers, University of Vienna, Department of Economics
72. TESTING FOR EMPLOYEE DISCRIMINATION USING MATCHED EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE DATA: THEORY AND EVIDENCE
    Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, The University of Melbourne View citations (4)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2003) View citations (9)
73. To Teach or Not to Teach? Panel Data Evidence on the Quitting Decision
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (15)
    Also in Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, The University of Melbourne (2004) View citations (14)
74. Why the US and not Brazil? Old Elites and the Development of a Modern Economy
    Vienna Economics Papers, University of Vienna, Department of Economics

2003

75. An Analysis of the Determinants of Job Satisfaction when Individuals’ Baseline Satisfaction Levels May Differ
    CAM Working Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. Centre for Applied Microeconometrics View citations (30)
    See also Journal Article An analysis of the determinants of job satisfaction when individuals' baseline satisfaction levels may differ, Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2007) View citations (58) (2007)
76. CHOOSING TO BECOME A ‘LOST CAUSE’:THE PERVERSE EFFECTS OF BENEFIT PRECONDITIONS
    Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, The University of Melbourne View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Choosing to become a 'lost cause': the perverse effects of benefit preconditions, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press (2008) (2008)
77. Contacts, Social Capital and Market Institutions - A Theory of Development
    Vienna Economics Papers, University of Vienna, Department of Economics
78. Estimating The Causal Effect of Income on Health: Evidence from Post Reunification East Germany
    CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University View citations (13)
79. How Well Do Individuals Predict Their Future Life Satisfaction? Rationality and Learning Following a Nationwide Exogenous Shock
    CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University View citations (2)
80. Socialism, Capitalism, and Transition-Coordination of Economic Relations and Output Performance
    Vienna Economics Papers, University of Vienna, Department of Economics
81. The Value of Reunification in Germany: An Analysis of Changes in Life Satisfaction
    Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2003, Royal Economic Society
    Also in Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, The University of Melbourne (2001) View citations (6)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2002) View citations (9)

2002

82. How important is Methodology for the Estimates of the Determinants of Happiness?
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article How Important is Methodology for the estimates of the determinants of Happiness?, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2004) View citations (2228) (2004)
83. Individual Rationality and Learning: Welfare Expectations in East Germany Post-Reunification
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
84. The Anatomy of Subjective Well-being
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (16)
    Also in Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research (2001) View citations (23)
    See also Journal Article The anatomy of subjective well-being, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2003) View citations (472) (2003)
85. The Economic Motives for Child Allowances: Altruism, Exchange or Value of Independence?
    Discussion Papers Series, University of Queensland, School of Economics

2001

86. The Pre-commitment Advantage of Having a Slow Legislative System
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
87. Welfare and Output Enhancing Moral Hazard: Disability Benefits and Endogenous Occupational Choice
    Discussion Papers Series, University of Queensland, School of Economics

2000

88. A Structural Model of Well-being: with an application to German Data
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (16)
89. Interpretation Problems with Changes in Indices based on Categorizations
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
    See also Journal Article Interpretation problems with changes in indices based on categorizations, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2001) (2001)
90. The Non-Parametric Identification of Lagged Duration Dependence
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The non-parametric identification of lagged duration dependence, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2002) View citations (12) (2002)

1999

91. The Role and Evolution of Central Authorities
    Game Theory and Information, University Library of Munich, Germany
    Also in Public Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany (1999)
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (1999)

1998

92. Consumption complementarities, monopolies and coordination
    Discussion Papers Series, University of Queensland, School of Economics
93. Hiring on the basis of expected productivity in a South African clothing firm
    Discussion Papers Series, University of Queensland, School of Economics
    See also Journal Article Hiring on the Basis of Expected Productivity in a South African Clothing Firm, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press (1999) View citations (13) (1999)
94. The effect of a minimum wage on unemployment in a model of team production
    Discussion Papers Series, University of Queensland, School of Economics
95. The sale of relational capital through tenure profiles and tournaments
    Discussion Papers Series, University of Queensland, School of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The sale of relational capital through tenure profiles and tournaments, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2000) View citations (6) (2000)

1997

96. Capital scarcities as a reason for high unemployment in the European Union
    Macroeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
97. Choice Behaviour and Verbal Behaviour: A Critical Assessment of their Relevance for Practical Policy
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (4)
98. Discrimination and job-uncertainty
    Labor and Demography, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Discrimination and job-uncertainty, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (1998) View citations (18) (1998)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Correction: The WELLBY: a new measure of social value and progress
   Palgrave Communications, 2024, 11, (1), 1-1
2. Hiding the elephant: The tragedy of COVID policy and its economist apologists
   Australian Economic Papers, 2024, 63, (1), 106-144 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Hiding the elephant: the tragedy of COVID policy and its economist apologists, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2024) View citations (1) (2024)
3. The WELLBY: a new measure of social value and progress
   Palgrave Communications, 2024, 11, (1), 1-12
   See also Working Paper The WELLBY: a new measure of social value and progress, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2024) (2024)

2023

4. Should bads be inflicted all at once, like Machiavelli said? Evidence from life-satisfaction data
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2023, 205, (C), 1-27
   See also Working Paper Should bads be inflicted all at once, like Machiavelli said? Evidence from life-satisfaction data, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2023) (2023)

2022

5. Caught between Cultures: Unintended Consequences of Improving Opportunity for Immigrant Girls
   The Review of Economic Studies, 2022, 89, (5), 2491-2528 View citations (15)
   See also Working Paper Caught between cultures: unintended consequences of improving opportunity for immigrant girls, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2022) View citations (3) (2022)
6. The Power of Creative Destruction
   The Economic Record, 2022, 98, (320), 115-118
7. The relationship between obesity and self-esteem: longitudinal evidence from Australian adults
   Oxford Open Economics, 2022, 1, 1-14

2021

8. Is transparency an anti-corruption myth?
   Journal of Behavioral Economics for Policy, 2021, 5, (1), 27-43
   See also Working Paper Is Transparency an Anti-Corruption Myth?, IZA Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (3) (2017)
9. Measuring resilience to major life events
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021, 191, (C), 598-619 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Measuring resilience to major life events, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2021) View citations (12) (2021)
10. The Colour of a Free Ride
    The Economic Journal, 2021, 131, (634), 970-999 View citations (11)
11. WELLBYs, cost-benefit analyses and the Easterlin Discount
    Vienna Yearbook of Population Research, 2021, 19, (1), 39-64
    See also Working Paper WELLBYs, cost-benefit analyses and the Easterlin Discount, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2021) (2021)

2020

12. A happy choice: a response to the responses
    Behavioural Public Policy, 2020, 4, (2), 263-271 View citations (2)
13. A happy choice: wellbeing as the goal of government
    Behavioural Public Policy, 2020, 4, (2), 126-165 View citations (68)
    See also Working Paper A Happy Choice: Wellbeing as the Goal of Government, Post-Print (2020) View citations (43) (2020)
14. Daily weather only has small effects on wellbeing in the US
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020, 176, (C), 747-762 View citations (15)

2019

15. Heterogeneity in peer effects in random dormitory assignment in a developing country
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2019, 163, (C), 117-134 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Heterogeneity in peer effects in random dormitory assignment in a developing country, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2019) View citations (8) (2019)
16. Improving the peer review process: a proposed market system
    Scientometrics, 2019, 119, (2), 1285-1288 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Improving the Peer Review Process: A Proposed Market System, IZA Discussion Papers (2016) (2016)
17. Roommate effects in health outcomes
    Health Economics, 2019, 28, (8), 998-1034 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Roommate effects in health outcomes, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2019) View citations (1) (2019)
18. Who Got the Brexit Blues? The Effect of Brexit on Subjective Wellbeing in the UK
    Economica, 2019, 86, (343), 471-494 View citations (41)
    See also Working Paper Who Got the Brexit Blues? The Effect of Brexit on Subjective Wellbeing in the UK, Post-Print (2019) View citations (35) (2019)

2018

19. A Tale of Cyclones, Exports and Surplus Forgone in Australia's Protected Banana Industry
    The Economic Record, 2018, 94, (306), 276-300
20. Expectation formation in an evolving game of uncertainty: New experimental evidence
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2018, 154, (C), 379-405 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Expectation formation in an evolving game of uncertainty: new experimental evidence, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2018) View citations (1) (2018)
21. Fair Share: Competing Claims and Australia's Economic Future
    The Economic Record, 2018, 94, (307), 508-511
22. Life satisfaction, QALYs, and the monetary value of health
    Social Science & Medicine, 2018, 211, (C), 131-136 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Life satisfaction, QALYs, and the monetary value of health, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2018) View citations (17) (2018)

2017

23. Migration and Discrimination in Urban China: A Decomposition Approach
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2017, 63, (4), 821-840 View citations (6)
24. The back-scratching game
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2017, 142, (C), 494-508 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper The back-scratching game, OSF Preprints (2020) (2020)

2016

25. Can collapsing business networks explain economic downturns?
    Economic Modelling, 2016, 54, (C), 289-308 View citations (2)
26. Clean money, dirty system: Connected landowners capture beneficial land rezoning
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2016, 93, (C), 99-114 View citations (16)

2015

27. A lifecycle perspective of stock market performance and wellbeing
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2015, 112, (C), 237-250 View citations (26)
28. Conspicuous consumption, conspicuous health, and optimal taxation
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2015, 111, (C), 59-70 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper Conspicuous Consumption, Conspicuous Health, and Optimal Taxation, Discussion Papers Series (2013) View citations (2) (2013)
29. Rising Inequality: A Benign Outgrowth of Markets or a Symptom of Cancerous Political Favours?
    Australian Economic Review, 2015, 48, (1), 67-75 View citations (4)
30. The Empire of Value, by André Orléan ( MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2014 ), pp. 360
    The Economic Record, 2015, 91, (292), 129-132
31. Who is coming to the artefactual field experiment? Participation bias among Chinese rural migrants
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2015, 114, (C), 62-74 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Who Is Coming to the Artefactual Field Experiment? Participation Bias among Chinese Rural Migrants, IZA Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (11) (2015)

2014

32. Does Childhood Predict Adult Life Satisfaction? Evidence from British Cohort Surveys
    Economic Journal, 2014, 124, (580), F688-F719 View citations (64)
33. Is shared misery double misery?
    Social Science & Medicine, 2014, 107, (C), 68-77 View citations (18)
34. On Battlers and Billionaires: The Story of Inequality in Australia, by Andrew Leigh ( Black, Inc. (an imprint of Schwartz Media Pty Ltd), Collingwood, Vic., Australia, 2013 ), pp. 224
    The Economic Record, 2014, 90, (288), 119-121
35. THE EFFECT OF MENTAL HEALTH ON EMPLOYMENT: EVIDENCE FROM AUSTRALIAN PANEL DATA
    Health Economics, 2014, 23, (9), 1058-1071 View citations (102)
36. The formation of expectations: Competing theories and new evidence
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2014, 53, (C), 66-81 View citations (4)

2013

37. Economic choices and status: measuring preferences for income rank
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2013, 65, (1), 47-73 View citations (53)
    See also Working Paper Economic Choices and Status: Measuring Preferences for Income Rank, IZA Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (1) (2010)
38. Exploring the relationship between macroeconomic conditions and problem drinking as captured by Google searches in the US
    Social Science & Medicine, 2013, 84, (C), 61-68 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Exploring the relationship between macroeconomic conditions and problem drinking as captured by Google searches in the US, Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers (2013) View citations (13) (2013)
39. Intrahousehold Resource Allocation: Do Parents Reduce or Reinforce Child Ability Gaps?
    Demography, 2013, 50, (6), 2187-2208 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper Intra-household Resource Allocation: Do Parents Reduce or Reinforce Child Cognitive Ability Gaps?, IZA Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (2) (2010)
40. The Limits of Inference Without Theory, by Kenneth I. Wolpin ( MIT University Press, Cambridge, MA, 2013 ), pp. 192
    The Economic Record, 2013, 89, (286), 429-432 View citations (1)
41. The Tyranny of Utility – Behavioral Social Science and the Rise of Paternalism by Gilles Saint-Paul ( Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2011 ) pp. 174
    The Economic Record, 2013, 89, (287), 580-582
42. UNPLANNED PREGNANCY AND THE IMPACT ON SIBLING HEALTH OUTCOMES
    Health Economics, 2013, 22, (8), 903-914 View citations (6)
43. Universities as Royal Courts: A Fable
    Agenda - A Journal of Policy Analysis and Reform, 2013, 20, (1), 71-78

2012

44. Are optimistic expectations keeping the Chinese happy?
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2012, 81, (1), 159-171 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper Are optimistic expectations keeping the Chinese happy?, NCER Working Paper Series (2008) View citations (2) (2008)
45. Offshoring and job loss fears: An econometric analysis of individual perceptions
    Labour Economics, 2012, 19, (5), 738-747 View citations (43)
46. The Cult of Theoi: Economic Uncertainty and Religion
    The Economic Record, 2012, 88, (s1), 116-136
    See also Working Paper The Cult of Theoi: Economic Uncertainty and Religion, IZA Discussion Papers (2010) (2010)
47. The Optimality of Tax Transfers: What does Life Satisfaction Data Tell Us?
    Journal of Happiness Studies, 2012, 13, (5), 821-832 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper The Optimality of Tax Transfers: What does Life Satisfaction Data Tell Us?, Discussion Papers Series (2012) View citations (8) (2012)
48. The mystery of the U-shaped relationship between happiness and age
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2012, 82, (2), 525-542 View citations (182)
    See also Working Paper The mystery of the U-shaped relationship between happiness and age, NCER Working Paper Series (2008) View citations (29) (2008)
49. The triumph of hope over disappointment: A note on the utility value of good health expectations
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2012, 33, (1), 206-214 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper The triumph of hope over regret: A note on the utility value of good health expectations, Discussion Papers Series (2012) View citations (13) (2012)

2011

50. Life Satisfaction Dynamics with Quarterly Life Event Data
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2011, 113, (1), 190-211 View citations (166)
51. Quantifying the cost of passive smoking on child health: evidence from children's cotinine samples
    Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, 2011, 174, (1), 195-212 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Quantifying the Cost of Passive Smoking on Child Health: Evidence from Children’s Cotinine Samples, IZA Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (1) (2006)
52. The Increasingly Mixed Proportional Hazard Model: An Application to Socioeconomic Status, Health Shocks, and Mortality
    Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 2011, 29, (2), 271-281 View citations (8)
    Also in Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 2011, 29, (2), 271-281 (2011) View citations (10)

2010

53. Childhood economic conditions and length of life: Evidence from the UK Boyd Orr cohort, 1937-2005
    Journal of Health Economics, 2010, 29, (1), 39-47 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper Childhood Economic Conditions and Length of Life: Evidence from the UK Boyd Orr Cohort, 1937–2005, IZA Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (2) (2007)
54. Is the Internet Bad News? The Online News Era and the Market for High-Quality News
    Review of Network Economics, 2010, 9, (2), 33 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Is the Internet Bad News? The Online News Era and the Market for High-Quality News, MPRA Paper (2009) View citations (2) (2009)
55. Students' beliefs about peer effects
    Economics Letters, 2010, 108, (3), 260-263 View citations (12)
56. The Romantic Economist: Imagination in Economics
    The Economic Record, 2010, 86, (272), 127-131

2009

57. Groom price-female human capital: Some empirical evidence
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2009, 38, (2), 270-279 View citations (1)
58. How well do individuals predict their future life satisfaction? Evidence from panel data following a nationwide exogenous shock
    Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2009, 42, (4), 1326-1346 View citations (9)
    Also in Canadian Journal of Economics, 2009, 42, (4), 1326-1346 (2009) View citations (25)
59. Quantifying the costs of drought: new evidence from life satisfaction data
    Journal of Population Economics, 2009, 22, (2), 445-461 View citations (133)
60. To Work or Not to Work? Child Development and Maternal Labor Supply
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2009, 1, (3), 97-110 View citations (29)

2008

61. Choosing to become a 'lost cause': the perverse effects of benefit preconditions
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2008, 60, (1), 1-19
    See also Working Paper CHOOSING TO BECOME A ‘LOST CAUSE’:THE PERVERSE EFFECTS OF BENEFIT PRECONDITIONS, Department of Economics - Working Papers Series (2003) View citations (1) (2003)
62. Materialism on the March: From conspicuous leisure to conspicuous consumption?
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2008, 37, (5), 1937-1945 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper Materialism on the March: From Conspicuous Leisure to Conspicuous Consumption?, CEPR Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (4) (2005)
63. Relative Income, Happiness, and Utility: An Explanation for the Easterlin Paradox and Other Puzzles
    Journal of Economic Literature, 2008, 46, (1), 95-144 View citations (1930)
    See also Working Paper Relative income, happiness, and utility: An explanation for the Easterlin paradox and other puzzles, Post-Print (2008) View citations (1698) (2008)
64. Robustness in health research: Do differences in health measures, techniques, and time frame matter?
    Journal of Health Economics, 2008, 27, (6), 1626-1644 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Robustness in Health Research: Do differences in health measures, techniques, and time frame matter?, NCER Working Paper Series (2008) View citations (13) (2008)
65. What Makes a Terrorist ‐ by Alan B. Krueger
    The Economic Record, 2008, 84, (266), 393-394

2007

66. An analysis of the determinants of job satisfaction when individuals' baseline satisfaction levels may differ
    Applied Economics, 2007, 39, (19), 2413-2423 View citations (58)
    See also Working Paper An Analysis of the Determinants of Job Satisfaction when Individuals’ Baseline Satisfaction Levels May Differ, CAM Working Papers (2003) View citations (30) (2003)
67. Investigating the quitting decision of nurses: panel data evidence from the british national health service
    Health Economics, 2007, 16, (1), 57-73 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Investigating the Quitting Decision of Nurses: Panel Data Evidence from the British National Health Service, CEPR Discussion Papers (2004) (2004)

2006

68. Can the Large Swings in Russian Life Satisfaction be Explained by Ups and Downs in Real Incomes?*
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2006, 108, (3), 433-458 View citations (95)
69. From Golden Age to Golden Age: Australia's ‘Great Leap Forward’?
    The Economic Record, 2006, 82, (257), 207-224 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper From Golden Age to Golden Age: Australia's "Great Leap Forward"?, IZA Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (8) (2006)
70. Job Search with Nonparticipation
    Economic Journal, 2006, 116, (508), 45-83 View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper Job Search with Nonparticipation, IZA Discussion Papers (2004) View citations (10) (2004)
71. Reducing Start‐up Costs for New Firms: The Double Dividend on the Labor Market*
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2006, 108, (2), 317-337 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Reducing Start-Up Costs for New Firms: The Double Dividend on the Labour Market, CEPR Discussion Papers (2004) (2004)

2005

72. Job Search Methods and Their Success: A Comparison of Immigrants and Natives in the UK
    Economic Journal, 2005, 115, (507), F359-F376 View citations (53)
73. The causal effect of income on health: Evidence from German reunification
    Journal of Health Economics, 2005, 24, (5), 997-1017 View citations (266)

2004

74. How Important is Methodology for the estimates of the determinants of Happiness?
    Economic Journal, 2004, 114, (497), 641-659 View citations (2228)
    See also Working Paper How important is Methodology for the Estimates of the Determinants of Happiness?, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers (2002) View citations (10) (2002)
75. Investigating the Patterns and Determinants of Life Satisfaction in Germany Following Reunification
    Journal of Human Resources, 2004, 39, (3) View citations (161)
76. Money Does Matter! Evidence from Increasing Real Income and Life Satisfaction in East Germany Following Reunification
    American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (3), 730-740 View citations (503)

2003

77. The anatomy of subjective well-being
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2003, 51, (1), 29-49 View citations (472)
    See also Working Paper The Anatomy of Subjective Well-being, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers (2002) View citations (16) (2002)

2002

78. The non-parametric identification of lagged duration dependence
    Economics Letters, 2002, 75, (3), 289-292 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper The Non-Parametric Identification of Lagged Duration Dependence, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers (2000) View citations (1) (2000)

2001

79. Interpretation problems with changes in indices based on categorizations
    Economics Letters, 2001, 72, (3), 375-379
    See also Working Paper Interpretation Problems with Changes in Indices based on Categorizations, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers (2000) (2000)

2000

80. Do individuals try to maximize general satisfaction?
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2000, 21, (3), 281-304 View citations (66)
81. The sale of relational capital through tenure profiles and tournaments
    Labour Economics, 2000, 7, (4), 373-384 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper The sale of relational capital through tenure profiles and tournaments, Discussion Papers Series (1998) View citations (1) (1998)

1999

82. A three-factor search model
    Economics Letters, 1999, 64, (3), 319-324
83. Hiring on the Basis of Expected Productivity in a South African Clothing Firm
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1999, 51, (2), 345-54 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Hiring on the basis of expected productivity in a South African clothing firm, Discussion Papers Series (1998) (1998)

1998

84. A model of fashions and status
    Economic Modelling, 1998, 15, (4), 501-517 View citations (14)
85. Discrimination and job-uncertainty
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1998, 36, (4), 433-446 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper Discrimination and job-uncertainty, Labor and Demography (1997) View citations (4) (1997)

Books

2013

1. An Economic Theory of Greed, Love, Groups, and Networks
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (15)
   Also in Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press (2013) View citations (15)

Chapters

2023

1. Realeconomik: Using the messy human experience to drive clean theoretical advance in economics
   Chapter 5 in Handbook of Research Methods in Behavioural Economics, 2023, pp 80-103

2019

2. Happiness Amongst Teens in Australia
   Springer View citations (2)

2017

3. Is it rational to be in love?
   Chapter 12 in Handbook of Behavioural Economics and Smart Decision-Making, 2017, pp 205-232 View citations (1)

2010

4. Jobs, Working Hours and Remuneration Packages for Migrant and Urban Workers
   Chapter 3 in The Great Migration, 2010 View citations (9)

1999

5. Different data sources for studying behaviour
   Chapter 16 in Economics, Welfare Policy and the History of Economic Thought, 1999, pp 290-309