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Working Papers

2025

1. Matching-Gift Incentives and Blood Donation: Linking Local and Global Altruism
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2024

2. Out-group Penalties in Refugee Assistance: A Survey Experiment
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2022

3. Is the Price Right? The Role of Economic Tradeoffs in Explaining Reactions to Price Surges
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
4. Is the Price Right? The Role of Morals, Ideology, and Tradeoff Thinking in Explaining Reactions to Price Surges
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2022) View citations (1)
5. Nudging the Nudger: A Field Experiment on the Effect of Performance Feedback to Service Agents on Increasing Organ Donor Registrations
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
6. Nudging the Nudger: Performance Feedback and Organ Donor Registrations
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2021

7. Sticky Price for Declining Risk? Business Strategies with “Behavioral” Customers in the Hotel Industry
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2020

8. Compliance with COVID-19 Social-Distancing Measures in Italy: The Role of Expectations and Duration
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (93)
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2020) View citations (105)
9. Expectations, reference points, and compliance with COVID-19 social distancing measures
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (34)

2019

10. Does Scientific Progress Affect Culture? A Digital Text Analysis
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
11. How Does Scientific Progress Affect Cultural Changes? A Digital Text Analysis
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article How does scientific progress affect cultural changes? A digital text analysis, Journal of Economic Growth, Springer (2022) View citations (8) (2022)
12. Leaning In or Not Leaning Out? Opt-Out Choice Framing Attenuates Gender Differences in the Decision to Compete
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
13. Paying for Kidneys? A Randomized Survey and Choice Experiment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (44)
    Also in Working Paper CRENoS, Centre for North South Economic Research, University of Cagliari and Sassari, Sardinia (2019) View citations (44)
    See also Journal Article Paying for Kidneys? A Randomized Survey and Choice Experiment, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2019) View citations (43) (2019)

2018

14. Moral NIMBY-ism? Understanding Societal Support for Monetary Compensation to Plasma Donors in Canada
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2018) View citations (1)
    Working Papers, Canadian Centre for Health Economics (2018) View citations (1)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2018) View citations (1)

2017

15. Economic Development and the Regulation of Morally Contentious Activities
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Economic Development and the Regulation of Morally Contentious Activities, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2017) View citations (8) (2017)
16. Understanding repugnance: Implications for public policy
    CEMA Working Papers: Serie Documentos de Trabajo., Universidad del CEMA View citations (2)

2016

17. Efficiency-Morality Trade-Offs in Repugnant Transactions: A Choice Experiment
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (10)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2016) View citations (8)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (8)
18. Incentives and Ethics in the Economics of Body Parts
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2015

19. Above a Swamp: A Theory of High-Quality Scientific Production
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Above a swamp: A theory of high-quality scientific production, Research Policy, Elsevier (2018) View citations (4) (2018)
20. Sacred Values? The Effect of Information on Attitudes toward Payments for Human Organs
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (51)
    See also Journal Article Sacred Values? The Effect of Information on Attitudes toward Payments for Human Organs, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2015) View citations (49) (2015)

2014

21. Viral Altruism? Generosity and Social Contagion in Online Networks
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)

2013

22. Bid Takers or Market Makers? The Effect of Auctioneers on Auction Outcomes
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Bid Takers or Market Makers? The Effect of Auctioneers on Auction Outcome, American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, American Economic Association (2016) View citations (20) (2016)
23. Digitization and the Contract Labor Market: A Research Agenda
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (28)
    See also Chapter Digitization and the Contract Labor Market: A Research Agenda, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (41) (2015)
24. Does Information Help or Hinder Job Applicants from Less Developed Countries in Online Markets?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (32)
25. Estimating the Effect of Salience in Wholesale and Retail Car Markets
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (40)
    See also Journal Article Estimating the Effect of Salience in Wholesale and Retail Car Markets, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2013) View citations (40) (2013)

2012

26. Removing Financial Barriers to Organ and Bone Marrow Donation: The Effect of Leave and Tax Legislation in the U.S
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Removing financial barriers to organ and bone marrow donation: The effect of leave and tax legislation in the U.S, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (17) (2014)
27. The Effects of Information, Social and Economic Incentives on Voluntary Undirected Blood Donations: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Argentina
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
28. Viral altruism? A natural field experiment of social contagion in on-line networks
    Working Papers, NET Institute
29. Would You Buy a Honda Made in the U.S.? The Impact of Production Location on Manufacturing Quality
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)

2011

30. Heuristic Thinking and Limited Attention in the Car Market
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
    Also in 2011 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2011) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Heuristic Thinking and Limited Attention in the Car Market, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2012) View citations (182) (2012)
31. Individual Preferences, Organization, and Competition in a Model of R&D Incentive Provision
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Individual preferences, organization, and competition in a model of R&D incentive provision, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2012) View citations (21) (2012)
32. Rewarding Altruism? A Natural Field Experiment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)

2010

33. WILL THERE BE BLOOD? INCENTIVES AND SUBSTITUTION EFFECTS IN PRO-SOCIAL BEHAVIOR*
    Working Papers, University of Sydney, School of Economics View citations (2)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009) View citations (7)

2009

34. Do All Material Incentives for Prosocial Activities Backfire? The Response to Cash and Non-Cash Incentives for Blood Donations
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Do all material incentives for pro-social activities backfire? The response to cash and non-cash incentives for blood donations, Journal of Economic Psychology, Elsevier (2010) View citations (81) (2010)

2008

35. Knowledge Spillovers, Competition, and R&D Incentive Contracts
    Working Papers, Dipartimento Scienze Economiche, Universita' di Bologna View citations (4)
36. Motivating Altruism: A Field Study
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)
37. Social Image Concerns and Pro-Social Behavior
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (19)
38. The Economics of Scientific Misconduct
    KITeS Working Papers, KITeS, Centre for Knowledge, Internationalization and Technology Studies, Universita' Bocconi, Milano, Italy View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article The Economics of Scientific Misconduct, The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Oxford University Press (2011) View citations (47) (2011)

2003

39. Incentives and spillovers in R&D activities: an agency-theoretic analysis of industry-university relations
    Microeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany

Journal Articles

2022

1. How does scientific progress affect cultural changes? A digital text analysis
   Journal of Economic Growth, 2022, 27, (3), 415-452 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper How Does Scientific Progress Affect Cultural Changes? A Digital Text Analysis, NBER Working Papers (2019) (2019)

2021

2. Opt-out choice framing attenuates gender differences in the decision to compete in the laboratory and in the field
   Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2021, 118, (42), e2108337118 View citations (4)

2019

3. Paying for Kidneys? A Randomized Survey and Choice Experiment
   American Economic Review, 2019, 109, (8), 2855-88 View citations (43)
   See also Working Paper Paying for Kidneys? A Randomized Survey and Choice Experiment, NBER Working Papers (2019) View citations (44) (2019)

2018

4. Above a swamp: A theory of high-quality scientific production
   Research Policy, 2018, 47, (5), 827-839 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Above a Swamp: A Theory of High-Quality Scientific Production, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (2) (2015)

2017

5. Economic Development and the Regulation of Morally Contentious Activities
   American Economic Review, 2017, 107, (5), 76-80 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper Economic Development and the Regulation of Morally Contentious Activities, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (8) (2017)

2016

6. Bid Takers or Market Makers? The Effect of Auctioneers on Auction Outcome
   American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2016, 8, (4), 195-229 View citations (20)
   See also Working Paper Bid Takers or Market Makers? The Effect of Auctioneers on Auction Outcomes, NBER Working Papers (2013) View citations (9) (2013)
7. Does standardized information in online markets disproportionately benefit job applicants from less developed countries?
   Journal of International Economics, 2016, 103, (C), 1-12 View citations (43)
8. Incentives for prosocial activities
   IZA World of Labor, 2016, 238 View citations (5)

2015

9. Markets and Morals: An Experimental Survey Study
   PLOS ONE, 2015, 10, (6), 1-13 View citations (9)
10. Sacred Values? The Effect of Information on Attitudes toward Payments for Human Organs
    American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (5), 361-65 View citations (49)
    See also Working Paper Sacred Values? The Effect of Information on Attitudes toward Payments for Human Organs, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (51) (2015)
11. Would You Buy a Honda Made in the United States? The Impact of Production Location on Manufacturing Quality
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2015, 97, (4), 855-876 View citations (2)

2014

12. Removing financial barriers to organ and bone marrow donation: The effect of leave and tax legislation in the U.S
    Journal of Health Economics, 2014, 33, (C), 43-56 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Removing Financial Barriers to Organ and Bone Marrow Donation: The Effect of Leave and Tax Legislation in the U.S, IZA Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (2) (2012)
13. Rewarding Volunteers: A Field Experiment
    Management Science, 2014, 60, (5), 1107-1129 View citations (55)

2013

14. Estimating the Effect of Salience in Wholesale and Retail Car Markets
    American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (3), 575-79 View citations (40)
    See also Working Paper Estimating the Effect of Salience in Wholesale and Retail Car Markets, NBER Working Papers (2013) View citations (40) (2013)
15. The effects of information, social and financial incentives on voluntary undirected blood donations: Evidence from a field experiment in Argentina
    Social Science & Medicine, 2013, 98, (C), 214-223 View citations (19)
16. Time for Blood: The Effect of Paid Leave Legislation on Altruistic Behavior
    The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2013, 29, (6), 1384-1420 View citations (16)

2012

17. Heuristic Thinking and Limited Attention in the Car Market
    American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (5), 2206-36 View citations (182)
    See also Working Paper Heuristic Thinking and Limited Attention in the Car Market, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (11) (2011)
18. Individual preferences, organization, and competition in a model of R&D incentive provision
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2012, 84, (2), 550-570 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper Individual Preferences, Organization, and Competition in a Model of R&D Incentive Provision, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (4) (2011)
19. Will There Be Blood? Incentives and Displacement Effects in Pro-social Behavior
    American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2012, 4, (1), 186-223 View citations (100)

2011

20. Incentives and Problem Uncertainty in Innovation Contests: An Empirical Analysis
    Management Science, 2011, 57, (5), 843-863 View citations (214)
21. The Economics of Scientific Misconduct
    The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2011, 27, (3), 568-603 View citations (47)
    See also Working Paper The Economics of Scientific Misconduct, KITeS Working Papers (2008) View citations (3) (2008)

2010

22. Do all material incentives for pro-social activities backfire? The response to cash and non-cash incentives for blood donations
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2010, 31, (4), 738-748 View citations (81)
    See also Working Paper Do All Material Incentives for Prosocial Activities Backfire? The Response to Cash and Non-Cash Incentives for Blood Donations, IZA Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (4) (2009)
23. Inside or outside the IP system? Business creation in academia
    Research Policy, 2010, 39, (8), 1060-1069 View citations (54)
24. Social image concerns and prosocial behavior: Field evidence from a nonlinear incentive scheme
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2010, 76, (2), 225-237 View citations (166)

2009

25. Academic entrepreneurship
    Managerial and Decision Economics, 2009, 30, (7), 443-464 View citations (27)
26. Different Missions and Commitment Power in R&D Organizations: Theory and Evidence on Industry-University Alliances
    Organization Science, 2009, 20, (3), 565-582 View citations (54)

2008

27. Sample Size and Precision in NIH Peer Review
    PLOS ONE, 2008, 3, (7), 1-3 View citations (9)

2001

28. Corporate Governance and the Governance of Innovation: The Case of Pharmaceutical Industry
    Journal of Management & Governance, 2001, 5, (1), 29-59 View citations (24)

Chapters

2015

1. Digitization and the Contract Labor Market: A Research Agenda
   A chapter in Economic Analysis of the Digital Economy, 2015, pp 219-250 View citations (41)
   See also Working Paper Digitization and the Contract Labor Market: A Research Agenda, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (28) (2013)