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Working Papers

2016

1. Information and Learning in Stated-Preference Studies
   Working Papers, Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw View citations (12)
2. Nudging Backward Induction
   Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (2)
3. The effects of group composition in a strategic environment: Evidence from a field experiment
   Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article The effects of group composition in a strategic environment: Evidence from a field experiment, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2016) View citations (2) (2016)

2008

4. Value and Outcome Uncertainty as Explanations for the WTA vs WTP Disparity: Theory and Experimental Evidence
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, Appalachian State University View citations (1)

2000

5. Victory and Defeat in a Model of Behavior in Games and Toward Risk
   Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society

Journal Articles

2024

1. Overconfidence, underconfidence, and entry in contests
   Managerial and Decision Economics, 2024, 45, (1), 19-33

2021

2. Comparative risk apportionment
   Economic Theory Bulletin, 2021, 9, (1), 91-112 View citations (2)

2020

3. Cybercrime and Punishment
   The Journal of Legal Studies, 2020, 49, (2), 431 - 466
4. The participation puzzle with reference-dependent expected utility preferences
   Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, 2020, 93, (C), 278-287 View citations (2)

2019

5. Alternative Approaches to Comparative n th-Degree Risk Aversion
   Management Science, 2019, 65, (8), 3824-3834 View citations (8)

2018

6. Added surplus and lost bargaining power in long-term contracting
   Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2018, 76, (C), 7-22
7. Equilibrium vaccination patterns in incomplete and heterogeneous networks
   European Economic Review, 2018, 105, (C), 174-192 View citations (2)
8. Shareholder Protection and Agency Costs: An Experimental Analysis
   Management Science, 2018, 64, (7), 3108-3128 View citations (4)

2016

9. From taste-based to statistical discrimination
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2016, 129, (C), 116-128 View citations (7)
10. The effects of group composition in a strategic environment: Evidence from a field experiment
    European Economic Review, 2016, 90, (C), 67-85 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper The effects of group composition in a strategic environment: Evidence from a field experiment, Natural Field Experiments (2016) View citations (2) (2016)

2014

11. Social networks and non-market valuations
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2014, 67, (2), 155-170 View citations (10)

2013

12. Endogenous coordination and discoordination games: Multiculturalism and assimilation
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2013, 92, (C), 176-191 View citations (1)
13. Enforcement Leverage with Fixed Inspection Capacity
    Strategic Behavior and the Environment, 2013, 3, (4), 305-328 View citations (5)
14. The CEO Arms Race
    Southern Economic Journal, 2013, 79, (3), 586-599

2011

15. High scores but low skills
    Economics of Education Review, 2011, 30, (3), 507-516 View citations (12)
16. THE PECULIAR ECONOMICS OF HOUSING BUBBLES
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 2011, 29, (3), 374-381

2010

17. A simplified axiomatic approach to ambiguity aversion
    Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2010, 41, (2), 113-124 View citations (60)
18. Kiffin Goods
    Economics Bulletin, 2010, 30, (4), 3300-3305
19. Lessons from a behavioral economics success story: Comment on theory and experiment: What are the questions?
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2010, 73, (1), 62-64
20. PIECE‐RATE CONTRACTS FOR OTHER‐REGARDING WORKERS
    Economic Inquiry, 2010, 48, (3), 575-586 View citations (46)

2009

21. A theory of kindness, reluctance, and shame for social preferences
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2009, 66, (1), 394-403 View citations (13)
22. Endogenous games and equilibrium adoption of social norms and ethical constraints
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2009, 66, (2), 761-774 View citations (5)
23. Price sensitive prescribers
    Economics Letters, 2009, 104, (1), 20-22
24. THE IMPACT OF SOCIETAL RISK ATTITUDES ON TERRORISM AND COUNTERTERRORISM
    Economics and Politics, 2009, 21, (3), 433-451 View citations (3)

2008

25. Interim bribery in auctions
    Economics Letters, 2008, 99, (2), 238-241 View citations (11)
26. Votes based on protracted deliberations
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2008, 67, (1), 308-321 View citations (13)

2007

27. Higher-order generalizations of Arrow-Pratt and Ross risk aversion: A comparative statics approach
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2007, 136, (1), 719-728 View citations (79)
28. Inequality aversion and diminishing sensitivity
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2007, 28, (2), 143-153 View citations (2)

2006

29. Axiomatic reference-dependence in behavior toward others and toward risk
    Economic Theory, 2006, 28, (3), 681-692 View citations (53)
30. Endogenous private safety investment and the willingness to pay for mortality risk reductions
    European Economic Review, 2006, 50, (8), 2063-2074 View citations (15)

2005

31. Beliefs About Other-Regarding Preferences in a Sequential Public Goods Game
    Economic Inquiry, 2005, 43, (3), 614-622 View citations (24)
32. Endogenous private health investment and the willingness to pay for public health projects: The effects of income
    Economics Letters, 2005, 87, (3), 415-420 View citations (4)
33. Homework and performance for time-constrained students
    Economics Bulletin, 2005, 9, (1), 1-6 View citations (3)
34. The Elimination of Hung Juries: Retrials and Nonunanimous Verdicts
    International Review of Law and Economics, 2005, 25, (1), 1-19 View citations (3)

2002

35. A Further Examination of Cumulative Prospect Theory Parameterizations
    Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2002, 24, (1), 31-46 View citations (45)
36. A verification of the expected utility calibration theorem
    Economics Letters, 2002, 74, (3), 347-351 View citations (1)
37. Comparative Risk Sensitivity with Reference-Dependent Preferences
    Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2002, 24, (2), 131-42 View citations (27)

2001

38. A Standard‐Setting Agency and Environmental Enforcement
    Southern Economic Journal, 2001, 67, (3), 757-763
39. Calibration results for rank-dependent expected utility
    Economics Bulletin, 2001, 4, (10), 1-5 View citations (11)
40. The Objective of an Environmental Regulatory Agency
    Korean Economic Review, 2001, 17, 393-400

2000

41. Bias and the economics of jury selection
    International Review of Law and Economics, 2000, 20, (2), 223-250 View citations (5)

1999

42. Pure-strategy Equilibria with Non-expected Utility Players
    Theory and Decision, 1999, 46, (2), 201-212 View citations (7)
43. The economics of favors
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1999, 39, (4), 387-397 View citations (10)

1998

44. Optimal Punishment Schemes with State-Dependent Preferences
    Economic Inquiry, 1998, 36, (2), 266-71 View citations (15)
45. Reference Wealth Effects in Sequential Choice
    Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 1998, 17, (1), 27-47 View citations (13)

1997

46. On criminals' risk attitudes
    Economics Letters, 1997, 55, (1), 97-102 View citations (28)

1996

47. Infinitely-repeated games with endogenous discounting
    Economics Letters, 1996, 52, (2), 163-169 View citations (3)

1995

48. Comparative statics derivatives with nonlinear preferences
    Journal of Mathematical Economics, 1995, 24, (1), 45-57 View citations (1)

1994

49. Enhancing bargaining power with most-favored-customer pricing
    Economics Letters, 1994, 44, (1-2), 61-66 View citations (6)
50. Second Price Auctions without Expected Utility
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1994, 62, (1), 136-151 View citations (9)
51. The 1985-86 Oil Price Collapse and Afterwards: What Does Game Theory Add?
    Economic Inquiry, 1994, 32, (4), 543-61 View citations (18)

1993

52. An Expected Utility-User's Guide to Nonexpected Utility Experiments
    Eastern Economic Journal, 1993, 19, (3), 257-274 View citations (1)
53. Bilateral Most-Favored-Customer Pricing and Collusion
    RAND Journal of Economics, 1993, 24, (1), 147-155 View citations (14)

1992

54. A mixed fan hypothesis and its implications for behavior toward risk
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1992, 19, (2), 197-211 View citations (12)
55. Some mixed results on boundary effects
    Economics Letters, 1992, 39, (3), 275-278 View citations (27)
56. Unilateral most-favored-customer pricing: A comparison with Stackelberg
    Economics Letters, 1992, 38, (2), 229-232 View citations (15)

1991

57. Smooth indifference sets
    Journal of Mathematical Economics, 1991, 20, (2), 181-197 View citations (3)

1987

58. The Ross Characterization of Risk Aversion: Strengthening and Extension
    Econometrica, 1987, 55, (5), 1139-49 View citations (14)

Chapters

2013

1. Value and outcome uncertainty as explanations for the WTA vs WTP disparity
   Chapter 6 in Handbook on Experimental Economics and the Environment, 2013, pp 171-189 View citations (1)