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Working Papers

2025

1. Making the Invisible Visible: The Impact of Revealing Indoor Air Pollution on Behavior and Welfare
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2024

2. A Welfare Analysis of Policies Impacting Climate Change
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
3. Decarbonizing Heat: The Impact of Heat Pumps and a Time-of-Use Heat Pump Tariff on Energy Demand
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
4. Expecting Climate Change: A Nationwide Field Experiment in the Housing Market
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)

2023

5. Do Water Audits Work?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
6. Managers and Productivity in Retail
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
7. The Impact of Fake Reviews on Demand and Welfare
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
8. Welfare Estimates of Shifting Peak Travel
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2022

9. Race and Redistribution in the United States: An Experimental Analysis
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
   Also in SocArXiv, Center for Open Science (2022) View citations (2)
10. The Human Perils of Scaling Smart Technologies: Evidence from Field Experiments
    Framed Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (4)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022) View citations (4)
11. What motivates people to pay their taxes? Evidence from four experiments on tax compliance
    Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website

2021

12. Efficiency and Equity Impacts of Energy Subsidies
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (27)
    Also in Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2021) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Efficiency and Equity Impacts of Energy Subsidies, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2021) View citations (27) (2021)

2020

13. Fatalism, Beliefs, and Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (43)
    See also Journal Article Fatalism, beliefs, and behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Springer (2022) View citations (12) (2022)
14. Nudging Timely Wage Reporting: Field Experimental Evidence from the United States Social Supplementary Income Program
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
15. The Value of Time in the United States: Estimates from Nationwide Natural Field Experiments
    Working Papers, Becker Friedman Institute for Research In Economics View citations (25)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (22)
    Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2020) View citations (20)
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future (2020) View citations (13)
16. The impact of management practices on employee productivity: a field experiment with airline captains
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (56)
    Also in Framed Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2018)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article The Impact of Management Practices on Employee Productivity: A Field Experiment with Airline Captains, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2020) View citations (69) (2020)

2019

17. Measuring the Welfare Effects of Shame and Pride
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Measuring the Welfare Effects of Shame and Pride, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2022) View citations (32) (2022)
18. Quantifying the Intangible Impact of the Olympics Using Subjective Well-Being Data
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (41)
    Also in PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2019) View citations (34)
    Post-Print, HAL (2019) View citations (41)
    Working Papers, HAL (2019) View citations (37)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2019) View citations (37)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2019) View citations (42)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2019) View citations (30)
    See also Journal Article Quantifying the intangible impact of the Olympics using subjective well-being data, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2019) View citations (41) (2019)
19. Testing for crowd out in social nudges: Evidence from a natural field experiment in the market for electricity
    Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (17)
    Also in Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2018) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Testing for crowd out in social nudges: Evidence from a natural field experiment in the market for electricity, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2019) View citations (24) (2019)

2017

20. A new approach to an age-old problem: solving externalities by incenting workers directly
    GRI Working Papers, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment View citations (4)
    Also in Framed Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2016) View citations (18)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (19)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2016) View citations (17)
21. Do The Effects of Nudges Persist? Theory and Evidence from 38 Natural Field Experiments
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (50)
22. Do The Effects of Social Nudges Persist? Theory and Evidence from 38 Natural Field Experiments
    Experimental Economics Center Working Paper Series, Experimental Economics Center, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University View citations (51)
    Also in Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2017) View citations (52)
23. Harnessing Policy Complementarities to Conserve Energy: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (24)
    Also in Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2017) View citations (21)
    2017 Annual Meeting, July 30-August 1, Chicago, Illinois, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (2017) View citations (27)
    Experimental Economics Center Working Paper Series, Experimental Economics Center, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University (2017) View citations (19)

2016

24. Can Myopic Loss Aversion Explain the Equity Premium Puzzle? Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment with Professional Traders
    Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (12)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (13)
25. The Behavioralist as Policy Designer: The Need to Test Multiple Treatments to Meet Multiple Targets
    Experimental Economics Center Working Paper Series, Experimental Economics Center, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University View citations (10)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (15)
26. The Host with the Most? The Effects of the Olympic Games on Happiness
    Working Papers, Queen Mary, University of London, School of Business and Management, Centre for Globalisation Research View citations (6)
    Also in Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research (2016) View citations (4)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2016) View citations (3)
    SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) (2016) View citations (6)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2016) View citations (4)
27. Understanding the Response to Financial and Non-Financial Incentives in Education: Field Experimental Evidence Using High-Stakes Assessments
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
    Also in Bristol Economics Discussion Papers, School of Economics, University of Bristol, UK (2016) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Understanding the response to financial and non-financial incentives in education: Field experimental evidence using high-stakes assessments, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2021) View citations (7) (2021)
28. Using Big Data to Estimate Consumer Surplus: The Case of Uber
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (122)

2015

29. The Making of Homo Honoratus: From Omission to Commission
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)
    Also in Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2015) View citations (18)

2014

30. Field experiments in the developed world: an introduction
    Artefactual Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Field experiments in the developed world: an introduction, Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Oxford University Press and Oxford Review of Economic Policy Limited (2014) View citations (13) (2014)
31. The Behavioralist As Tax Collector: Using Natural Field Experiments to Enhance Tax Compliance
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (78)
    Also in Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2014) View citations (74)
    See also Journal Article The behavioralist as tax collector: Using natural field experiments to enhance tax compliance, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2017) View citations (316) (2017)

2013

32. Neighbors, Knowledge, and Nuggets: Two Natural Field Experiments on the Role of Incentives on Energy Conservation
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (21)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2013) View citations (21)
    Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2013) View citations (26)

2012

33. Subjective Well-Being: Weather Matters; Climate Doesn't
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (5)
    Also in Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne (2012) View citations (9)

2011

34. A Step towards Valuing Utility the Marginal and Cardinal Way
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (8)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2011)
35. Measuring Subjective Wellbeing for Public Policy: Recommendations on Measures
    CEP Reports, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (70)
36. Measuring subjective well-being for public policy
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (80)
37. Student effort and educational attainment: Using the England football team to identify the education production function
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (14)
    Also in Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2011) View citations (14)

2010

38. Priming Cooperation in Social Dilemma Games
    Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of York View citations (18)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) View citations (18)

2009

39. The September 11 attacks and their impact on mental distress in the UK
    Working Papers, Imperial College, London, Imperial College Business School

2008

40. Comparing Willingness-to-Pay and Subjective Well-Being in the Context of Non-Market Goods
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (32)
41. Electing Happiness: Does Happiness Effect Voting and do Elections Affect Happiness
    Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of York View citations (25)

Undated

42. Destruction and distress: using a quasi-experiment to show the effects of the September 11 attacks on subjective well-being in the UK
    Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of York View citations (81)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Nudging Timely Wage Reporting: Field Experimental Evidence from the U.S. Supplemental Security Income Program
   Management Science, 2023, 69, (3), 1341-1353 View citations (2)

2022

2. Fatalism, beliefs, and behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic
   Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2022, 64, (2), 147-190 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper Fatalism, Beliefs, and Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (43) (2020)
3. Measuring the Welfare Effects of Shame and Pride
   American Economic Review, 2022, 112, (1), 122-68 View citations (32)
   See also Working Paper Measuring the Welfare Effects of Shame and Pride, NBER Working Papers (2019) View citations (8) (2019)

2021

4. Efficiency and Equity Impacts of Energy Subsidies
   American Economic Review, 2021, 111, (5), 1658-88 View citations (27)
   See also Working Paper Efficiency and Equity Impacts of Energy Subsidies, NBER Working Papers (2021) View citations (27) (2021)
5. Understanding the response to financial and non-financial incentives in education: Field experimental evidence using high-stakes assessments
   Economics of Education Review, 2021, 85, (C) View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper Understanding the Response to Financial and Non-Financial Incentives in Education: Field Experimental Evidence Using High-Stakes Assessments, IZA Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (6) (2016)

2020

6. Promoting customer engagement: A new trend in utility regulation
   Regulation & Governance, 2020, 14, (1), 121-149 View citations (4)
7. The Impact of Management Practices on Employee Productivity: A Field Experiment with Airline Captains
   Journal of Political Economy, 2020, 128, (4), 1195 - 1233 View citations (69)
   See also Working Paper The impact of management practices on employee productivity: a field experiment with airline captains, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2020) View citations (56) (2020)

2019

8. Quantifying the intangible impact of the Olympics using subjective well-being data
   Journal of Public Economics, 2019, 177, (C), - View citations (41)
   See also Working Paper Quantifying the Intangible Impact of the Olympics Using Subjective Well-Being Data, IZA Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (41) (2019)
9. Students' effort and educational achievement: Using the timing of the World Cup to vary the value of leisure
   Journal of Public Economics, 2019, 172, (C), 111-126 View citations (22)
10. Testing for crowd out in social nudges: Evidence from a natural field experiment in the market for electricity
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2019, 116, (12), 5293-5298 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper Testing for crowd out in social nudges: Evidence from a natural field experiment in the market for electricity, Natural Field Experiments (2019) View citations (17) (2019)

2017

11. The behavioralist as tax collector: Using natural field experiments to enhance tax compliance
    Journal of Public Economics, 2017, 148, (C), 14-31 View citations (316)
    See also Working Paper The Behavioralist As Tax Collector: Using Natural Field Experiments to Enhance Tax Compliance, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (78) (2014)

2016

12. Subjective wellbeing: why weather matters
    Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, 2016, 179, (1), 203-228 View citations (40)
13. The Impact of Behavioral Science Experiments on Energy Policy
    Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy, 2016, Volume 5, (Number 2) View citations (28)

2015

14. Can priming cooperation increase public good contributions?
    Theory and Decision, 2015, 79, (3), 479-492 View citations (23)

2014

15. Field experiments in the developed world: an introduction
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2014, 30, (4), 585-596 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Field experiments in the developed world: an introduction, Artefactual Field Experiments (2014) View citations (11) (2014)

2012

16. Behavioural economics and its implications for transport
    Journal of Transport Geography, 2012, 24, (C), 503-511 View citations (38)
17. Influencing behaviour: The mindspace way
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2012, 33, (1), 264-277 View citations (108)
18. The relationship between innovation and subjective wellbeing
    Research Policy, 2012, 41, (8), 1489-1498 View citations (38)
19. Valuing Health
    Medical Decision Making, 2012, 32, (4), 578-582

2011

20. Destruction and Distress: Using a Quasi‐Experiment to Show the Effects of the September 11 Attacks on Mental Well‐Being in the United Kingdom
    Economic Journal, 2011, 121, (550), F81-F103 View citations (154)

2010

21. 'Oops...I did it again': Repeated focusing effects in reports of happiness
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2010, 31, (4), 732-737 View citations (10)