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Working Papers
2021
- A Note on the Level of Customer Support by State Governments: A Mystery-Shopping Approach
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
- Do Financial Concerns Make Workers Less Productive?
Working Papers, Becker Friedman Institute for Research In Economics View citations (7)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2021) View citations (7)
- Fragile Algorithms and Fallible Decision-Makers: Lessons from the Justice System
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2021)
2020
- An Economic Approach to Regulating Algorithms
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
- Scarcity and Cognitive Function around Payday: A Conceptual and Empirical Analysis
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (16)
See also Journal Article in Journal of the Association for Consumer Research (2020)
2019
- Diagnosing Physician Error: A Machine Learning Approach to Low-Value Health Care
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
- Discrimination In The Age Of Algorithms
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
- Machine-Learning Tests for Effects on Multiple Outcomes
Papers, arXiv.org View citations (1)
- Measuring the Completeness of Theories
Papers, arXiv.org View citations (2)
- Simplicity Creates Inequity: Implications for Fairness, Stereotypes, and Interpretability
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
2018
- Debt Traps? Market Vendors and Moneylender Debt in India and the Philippines
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (2) Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2018) View citations (2)
See also Journal Article in American Economic Review: Insights (2019)
2017
- Human Decisions and Machine Predictions
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (48)
See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2018)
- The Theory is Predictive, but is it Complete? An Application to Human Perception of Randomness
PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania View citations (6)
Also in PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania (2017) View citations (6)
2015
- Thinking, Fast and Slow? Some Field Experiments to Reduce Crime and Dropout in Chicago
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2017)
2014
- Behavioral Design: A New Approach to Development Policy
WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (26)
See also Journal Article in Review of Income and Wealth (2014)
2013
- Framing Lifetime Income
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
- The Nature of the Beast: What Behavioral Economics is Not
Working Papers, eSocialSciences
2012
- Behavioral Hazard in Health Insurance
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (20)
See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2015)
- Corruption
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
Also in Scholarly Articles, Harvard Kennedy School of Government (2012) View citations (4) Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2012) View citations (1) Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (2012)
- Energy Policy with Externalities and Internalities
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2014)
- Learning Through Noticing: Theory and Experimental Evidence in Farming
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (27)
Also in Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (2012) View citations (18) CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2012) View citations (18)
- Notes on Behavioral Economics and Labor Market Policy
Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (33)
See also Journal Article in IZA Journal of Labor Policy (2012)
- Site Selection Bias in Program Evaluation
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
- The Market for Financial Advice: An Audit Study
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (191)
2011
- Comparison Friction: Experimental Evidence from Medicare Drug Plans
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
Also in Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research View citations (73)
See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2012)
- Mechanism Experiments and Policy Evaluations
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (80)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2011)
2010
- Getting to the Top of Mind: How Reminders Increase Saving
Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center View citations (89)
Also in Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research (2010) View citations (82) NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (87) CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (87) Working Papers, Yale University, Department of Economics (2010) View citations (98) Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2010) View citations (29) Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2010) View citations (87)
- The Shape of Temptation: Implications for the Economic Lives of the Poor
Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (196)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (208) CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (204)
2009
- Behavioral Economics and Tax Policy
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (43)
See also Journal Article in National Tax Journal (2009)
- What's Advertising Content Worth? Evidence from a Consumer Credit Marketing Field Experiment
Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center View citations (11)
Also in Working Papers, Yale University, Department of Economics (2009) View citations (16) Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2009) View citations (8)
See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2010)
2008
- Affirmative Action in Education: Evidence From Engineering College Admissions in India
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2010)
- Coarse Thinking and Persuasion
Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (174)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (79)
See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2008)
- Limited Attention and Income Distribution
Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (69)
See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2008)
- Why Don't People Insure Late Life Consumption: A Framing Explanation of the Under-Annuitization Puzzle
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (145)
Also in Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics (2008) View citations (137)
See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2008)
2007
- Sticking with Your Vote: Cognitive Dissonance Voting
Working Papers, Yale University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (5)
See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2009)
2006
- Behavioral Economics and Marketing in Aid of Decision Making Among the Poor
Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (88)
- Does Corruption Produce Unsafe Drivers?
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (25)
Also in Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2006) View citations (12)
- What's psychology worth? A field experiment in the consumer credit market
Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (7)
Also in Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center (2005) View citations (45) NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (33) Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2005) View citations (55)
2005
- Persuasion in Finance
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
- Profitable Investments or Dissipated Cash? Evidence on the Investment-Cash Flow Relationship From Oil and Gas Lease Bidding
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2005) View citations (4)
2004
- A Behavioral Economics View of Poverty
Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (132)
See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2004)
2003
- Are Emily and Greg More Employable than Lakisha and Jamal? A Field Experiment on Labor Market Discrimination
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (79)
Also in Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2003) View citations (69)
See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2004)
- Enjoying the Quiet Life? Corporate Governance and Managerial Preferences
Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (1028)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2003)
2002
- Do Cigarette Taxes Make Smokers Happier?
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (91)
See also Journal Article in The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy (2005) Chapter (2006)
- How Much Should We Trust Differences-in-Differences Estimates?
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (326)
See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2004)
- Media Bias
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2002) View citations (8)
See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2005)
2000
- Agents With and Without Principals
Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. View citations (51)
See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2000)
- Behavioral Economics
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (94)
- Do CEOs Set Their Own Pay? The Ones Without Principals Do
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (23)
Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (2000) View citations (20)
- Ferreting Out Tunneling: An Application to Indian Business Groups
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (39)
See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2002)
- Public Policy and Extended Families: Evidence from South Africa
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (1999) View citations (1)
See also Journal Article in The World Bank Economic Review (2003)
1999
- Network Effects and Welfare Cultures
Working Papers, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago 
Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (1998) View citations (6) Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1998) View citations (24) Working Papers, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - Public and International Affairs (1998) View citations (5) JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research (1999) View citations (12) NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1998) View citations (7)
See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2000)
1998
- Executive Compensation and Incentives: The Impact of Takeover Legislation
Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (16)
Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (1998) View citations (15) NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1998) View citations (18) Working Papers, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - Public and International Affairs (1998) View citations (17)
- Is There Discretion in Wage Setting? A Test Using Takeover Legislation
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (1998) View citations (1) Working Papers, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - Public and International Affairs (1998) View citations (1) Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1998) View citations (1)
See also Journal Article in RAND Journal of Economics (1999)
Undated
- Megastudies Improve the Impact of Applied Behavioural Science
Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research 
See also Journal Article in Nature (2021)
Journal Articles
2022
- A 680,000-person megastudy of nudges to encourage vaccination in pharmacies
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2022, 119, (6), e2115126119 View citations (1)
- Erratum: Self-Control at Work
Journal of Political Economy, 2022, 130, (8), 2223 - 2224
- Measuring the Completeness of Economic Models
Journal of Political Economy, 2022, 130, (4), 956 - 990 View citations (4)
2021
- Fragile Algorithms and Fallible Decision-Makers: Lessons from the Justice System
Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2021, 35, (4), 71-96 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper (2021)
- Integrating explanation and prediction in computational social science
Nature, 2021, 595, (7866), 181-188 View citations (13)
- Megastudies improve the impact of applied behavioural science
Nature, 2021, 600, (7889), 478-483 View citations (14)
See also Working Paper
- On the Inequity of Predicting A While Hoping for B
AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2021, 111, 37-42
2020
- An Economic Perspective on Algorithmic Fairness
AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2020, 110, 91-95 View citations (5)
- Scarcity and Cognitive Function around Payday: A Conceptual and Empirical Analysis
Journal of the Association for Consumer Research, 2020, 5, (4), 365 - 376 View citations (15)
See also Working Paper (2020)
2019
- An exercise in self-replication: Replicating Shah, Mullainathan, and Shafir (2012)
Journal of Economic Psychology, 2019, 75, (PA) View citations (12)
- Augmenting Pre-Analysis Plans with Machine Learning
AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2019, 109, 71-76 View citations (4)
- Debt Traps? Market Vendors and Moneylender Debt in India and the Philippines
American Economic Review: Insights, 2019, 1, (1), 27-42 View citations (7)
See also Working Paper (2018)
2018
- Algorithmic Fairness
AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2018, 108, 22-27 View citations (17)
- An opportunity for self-replication
Nature Human Behaviour, 2018, 2, (9), 603-603 View citations (1)
- Human Decisions and Machine Predictions
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2018, 133, (1), 237-293 View citations (100)
See also Working Paper (2017)
2017
- Does Machine Learning Automate Moral Hazard and Error?
American Economic Review, 2017, 107, (5), 476-80 View citations (19)
- Machine Learning: An Applied Econometric Approach
Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2017, 31, (2), 87-106 View citations (501)
- Thinking, Fast and Slow? Some Field Experiments to Reduce Crime and Dropout in Chicago
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2017, 132, (1), 1-54 View citations (102)
See also Working Paper (2015)
2016
- Productivity and Selection of Human Capital with Machine Learning
American Economic Review, 2016, 106, (5), 124-27 View citations (45)
- The Psychological Lives of the Poor
American Economic Review, 2016, 106, (5), 435-40 View citations (82)
2015
- Behavioral Hazard in Health Insurance
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2015, 130, (4), 1623-1667 View citations (78)
See also Working Paper (2012)
- Prediction Policy Problems
American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (5), 491-95 View citations (141)
- Self-Control at Work
Journal of Political Economy, 2015, 123, (6), 1227 - 1277 View citations (105)
2014
- Behavioral Design: A New Approach to Development Policy
Review of Income and Wealth, 2014, 60, (1), 7-35 View citations (33)
See also Working Paper (2014)
- Energy policy with externalities and internalities
Journal of Public Economics, 2014, 112, (C), 72-88 View citations (124)
See also Working Paper (2012)
- Learning Through Noticing: Theory and Evidence from a Field Experiment
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2014, 129, (3), 1311-1353 View citations (160)
2013
- Targeting with Agents
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2013, 5, (1), 206-38 View citations (38)
2012
- A Reduced-Form Approach to Behavioral Public Finance
Annual Review of Economics, 2012, 4, (1), 511-540 View citations (74)
- Comparison Friction: Experimental Evidence from Medicare Drug Plans
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2012, 127, (1), 199-235 View citations (183)
See also Working Paper (2011)
- Do Judges Vary in Their Treatment of Race?
The Journal of Legal Studies, 2012, 41, (2), 347 - 383 View citations (106)
- Notes on behavioral economics and labor market policy
IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 2012, 1, (1), 1-14 View citations (33)
See also Working Paper (2012)
2011
- Helping Consumers Know Themselves
American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (3), 417-22 View citations (20)
- Mechanism Experiments and Policy Evaluations
Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2011, 25, (3), 17-38 View citations (77)
See also Working Paper (2011)
2010
- Affirmative action in education: Evidence from engineering college admissions in India
Journal of Public Economics, 2010, 94, (1-2), 16-29 View citations (104)
See also Working Paper (2008)
- Self-Control and the Development of Work Arrangements
American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (2), 624-28 View citations (55)
- What's Advertising Content Worth? Evidence from a Consumer Credit Marketing Field Experiment
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2010, 125, (1), 263-306 View citations (152)
See also Working Paper (2009)
2009
- Behavioral Economics and Tax Policy
National Tax Journal, 2009, 62, (3), 375-86 View citations (45)
See also Working Paper (2009)
- Labor market discrimination in Delhi: Evidence from a field experiment
Journal of Comparative Economics, 2009, 37, (1), 14-27 View citations (86)
- Sticking with Your Vote: Cognitive Dissonance and Political Attitudes
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2009, 1, (1), 86-111 View citations (92)
See also Working Paper (2007)
2008
- Coarse Thinking and Persuasion
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2008, 123, (2), 577-619 View citations (187)
See also Working Paper (2008)
- Limited Attention and Income Distribution
American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (2), 489-93 View citations (69)
See also Working Paper (2008)
- Why Donât People Insure Late-Life Consumption? A Framing Explanation of the Under-Annuitization Puzzle
American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (2), 304-09 View citations (160)
See also Working Paper (2008)
2007
- Obtaining a Driver's License in India: An Experimental Approach to Studying Corruption
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2007, 122, (4), 1639-1676 View citations (53)
2005
- Do Cigarette Taxes Make Smokers Happier
The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2005, 5, (1), 1-45 View citations (213)
See also Working Paper (2002) Chapter (2006)
- Implicit Discrimination
American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (2), 94-98 View citations (216)
- Market Efficiency versus Behavioral Finance
Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, 2005, 17, (3), 124-136 View citations (8)
- Psychology, Behavioral Economics, and Public Policy
Marketing Letters, 2005, 16, (3), 443-454 View citations (17)
- The Market for News
American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (4), 1031-1053 View citations (426)
See also Working Paper (2002)
2004
- A Behavioral-Economics View of Poverty
American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (2), 419-423 View citations (139)
See also Working Paper (2004)
- Are Emily and Greg More Employable Than Lakisha and Jamal? A Field Experiment on Labor Market Discrimination
American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (4), 991-1013 View citations (1383)
See also Working Paper (2003)
- How Much Should We Trust Differences-In-Differences Estimates?
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2004, 119, (1), 249-275 View citations (5319)
See also Working Paper (2002)
2003
- Enjoying the Quiet Life? Corporate Governance and Managerial Preferences
Journal of Political Economy, 2003, 111, (5), 1043-1075 View citations (1047)
See also Working Paper (2003)
- Public Policy and Extended Families: Evidence from Pensions in South Africa
The World Bank Economic Review, 2003, 17, (1), 27-50 View citations (150)
See also Working Paper (2000)
- Pyramids
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2003, 1, (2-3), 478-483
2002
- A Memory-Based Model of Bounded Rationality
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2002, 117, (3), 735-774 View citations (220)
- Ferreting out Tunneling: An Application to Indian Business Groups
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2002, 117, (1), 121-148 View citations (558)
See also Working Paper (2000)
2001
- Are CEOs Rewarded for Luck? The Ones Without Principals Are
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2001, 116, (3), 901-932 View citations (586)
- Do Firm Boundaries Matter?
American Economic Review, 2001, 91, (2), 195-199 View citations (35)
- Do People Mean What They Say? Implications for Subjective Survey Data
American Economic Review, 2001, 91, (2), 67-72 View citations (799)
2000
- Agents with and without Principals
American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (2), 203-208 View citations (57)
See also Working Paper (2000)
- Network Effects and Welfare Cultures
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2000, 115, (3), 1019-1055 View citations (514)
See also Working Paper (1999)
1999
- Is There a Discretion in Wage Setting? A Test Using Takeover Legislation
RAND Journal of Economics, 1999, 30, (3), 535-554 View citations (108)
See also Working Paper (1998)
Chapters
2023
- Health Data Platforms
A chapter in The Economics of Artificial Intelligence: Health Care Challenges, 2023
2014
- Contract Farming and Agricultural Productivity in Western Kenya
A chapter in African Successes, Volume IV: Sustainable Growth, 2014, pp 137-160 View citations (2)
2010
- Does Less Market Entry Regulation Generate More Entrepreneurs? Evidence from a Regulatory Reform in Peru
A chapter in International Differences in Entrepreneurship, 2010, pp 159-177 View citations (19)
2006
- Do Cigarette Taxes Make Smokers Happier?
Palgrave Macmillan View citations (14)
See also Working Paper (2002) Journal Article in The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy (2005)
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