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Working Papers

2020

1. Paying More for Less: Why Don't Households in Tanzania Take Advantage of Bulk Discounts ?
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
   Also in Working Papers of LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance (2016) View citations (1)
   Working Papers of LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance (2017)

2016

2. Forgetting and Heterogeneity in Task Delay: Evidence from New York City Parking-Ticket Recipients
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)

2012

3. Procrastination on Long-Term Projects
   Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley
   Also in Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (2002) View citations (1)
   Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (2002) View citations (1)
   Method and Hist of Econ Thought, University Library of Munich, Germany (2003)
   Working Papers, Cornell University, Center for Analytic Economics (2002) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Procrastination on long-term projects, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2008) View citations (20) (2008)
4. The Nature of Risk Preferences: Evidence from Insurance Choices
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (11)
   Also in Working Papers, Cornell University, Center for Analytic Economics (2011) View citations (13)
   See also Journal Article The Nature of Risk Preferences: Evidence from Insurance Choices, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2013) View citations (129) (2013)

2006

5. Incentives and Self Control
   Levine's Bibliography, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (5)

2005

6. Optimal Sin Taxes
   Levine's Bibliography, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article Optimal sin taxes, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2006) View citations (139) (2006)

2004

7. Animal Spirits: Affective and Deliberative Processes in Economic Behavior
   Working Papers, Cornell University, Center for Analytic Economics View citations (101)

2003

8. Addiction and Present-Biased Preferences
   Game Theory and Information, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (9)
   Also in Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (2002) View citations (29)
   Working Papers, Cornell University, Center for Analytic Economics (2002) View citations (26)

2002

9. Projection Bias in Predicting Future Utility
   Working Papers, Cornell University, Center for Analytic Economics View citations (8)
   Also in General Economics and Teaching, University Library of Munich, Germany (2001) View citations (2)
   Economics Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley (2000) View citations (14)
   Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (2000) View citations (16)
   See also Journal Article Projection Bias in Predicting Future Utility, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2003) View citations (430) (2003)
10. addiction, hyperbolic discounting, naivete, present-biased preferences, self control, sophistication, time inconsistency
    Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley

2001

11. Choice and Procrastination
    Microeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (324)
    Also in Economics Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley (2000) View citations (1)
    Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (2000) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Choice and Procrastination, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2001) View citations (365) (2001)

2000

12. Risky Behavior Among Youths: Some Issues from Behavioral Economics
    Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley View citations (15)
    Also in Economics Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley (2000) View citations (16)
    See also Chapter Risky Behavior among Youths: Some Issues from Behavioral Economics, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations (33) (2001)

1998

13. Patent breadth, patent life, and the pace of technological progress
    LIDAM Reprints CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (45)
    See also Journal Article Patent Breadth, Patent Life, and the Pace of Technological Progress, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell (1998) View citations (217) (1998)
14. Patents in a Model of Endogenous Growth
    Economics Series, Institute for Advanced Studies View citations (1)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1998) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Patents in a Model of Endogenous Growth, Journal of Economic Growth, Springer (2004) View citations (90) (2004)

1997

15. A Patentability Requirement For Sequential Innovation
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article A Patentability Requirement for Sequential Innovation, RAND Journal of Economics, The RAND Corporation (1998) View citations (26) (1998)
16. Doing It Now or Later
    Economics Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley View citations (11)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science (1996) View citations (17)
    Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (1997) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Doing It Now or Later, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1999) View citations (1233) (1999)
17. Incentives for Procrastinators
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science
    See also Journal Article Incentives for Procrastinators, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (1999) View citations (153) (1999)

1995

18. Patent Breadth, Patent Life and the Pace of Technological Improvement
    Economics Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2020

1. Age Effects in Sequence-Construction for a Continuous Cognitive Task: Similar Sequence-Trends but Fewer Switch-Points
   The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 2020, 75, (4), 762-771 View citations (1)

2019

2. Preferences for Temporal Sequences of Real Outcomes Differ Across Domains but do not Vary by Age
   The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 2019, 74, (3), 430-439 View citations (1)

2018

3. Estimating Risk Preferences in the Field
   Journal of Economic Literature, 2018, 56, (2), 501-64 View citations (35)
4. Modeling Risk Aversion in Economics
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2018, 32, (2), 91-114 View citations (44)

2015

5. Present Bias: Lessons Learned and to Be Learned
   American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (5), 273-79 View citations (86)
6. Teaching a Behavioral Economics Elective: Highlighting the Science of Economics
   American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (5), 391-95

2013

7. Distinguishing Probability Weighting from Risk Misperceptions in Field Data
   American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (3), 580-85 View citations (2)
8. The Nature of Risk Preferences: Evidence from Insurance Choices
   American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (6), 2499-2529 View citations (129)
   See also Working Paper The Nature of Risk Preferences: Evidence from Insurance Choices, CESifo Working Paper Series (2012) View citations (11) (2012)

2008

9. Procrastination on long-term projects
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2008, 66, (2), 161-175 View citations (20)
   See also Working Paper Procrastination on Long-Term Projects, Department of Economics, Working Paper Series (2012) (2012)

2007

10. Projection Bias in Catalog Orders
    American Economic Review, 2007, 97, (4), 1217-1249 View citations (79)

2006

11. Optimal sin taxes
    Journal of Public Economics, 2006, 90, (10-11), 1825-1849 View citations (139)
    See also Working Paper Optimal Sin Taxes, Levine's Bibliography (2005) View citations (6) (2005)

2004

12. Patents in a Model of Endogenous Growth
    Journal of Economic Growth, 2004, 9, (1), 81-123 View citations (90)
    See also Working Paper Patents in a Model of Endogenous Growth, Economics Series (1998) View citations (1) (1998)

2003

13. Projection Bias in Predicting Future Utility
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2003, 118, (4), 1209-1248 View citations (430)
    See also Working Paper Projection Bias in Predicting Future Utility, Working Papers (2002) View citations (8) (2002)
14. Studying Optimal Paternalism, Illustrated by a Model of Sin Taxes
    American Economic Review, 2003, 93, (2), 186-191 View citations (190)
15. The norm of restaurant tipping
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2003, 52, (3), 297-321 View citations (77)

2002

16. Time Discounting and Time Preference: A Critical Review
    Journal of Economic Literature, 2002, 40, (2), 351-401 View citations (2101)

2001

17. Choice and Procrastination
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2001, 116, (1), 121-160 View citations (365)
    See also Working Paper Choice and Procrastination, Microeconomics (2001) View citations (324) (2001)

1999

18. Doing It Now or Later
    American Economic Review, 1999, 89, (1), 103-124 View citations (1233)
    See also Working Paper Doing It Now or Later, Economics Working Papers (1997) View citations (11) (1997)
19. Incentives for Procrastinators
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1999, 114, (3), 769-816 View citations (153)
    See also Working Paper Incentives for Procrastinators, Discussion Papers (1997) (1997)

1998

20. A Patentability Requirement for Sequential Innovation
    RAND Journal of Economics, 1998, 29, (4), 654-679 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper A Patentability Requirement For Sequential Innovation, Discussion Papers (1997) View citations (1) (1997)
21. Patent Breadth, Patent Life, and the Pace of Technological Progress
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 1998, 7, (1), 1-32 View citations (217)
    See also Working Paper Patent breadth, patent life, and the pace of technological progress, LIDAM Reprints CORE (1998) View citations (45) (1998)

Chapters

2001

1. Risky Behavior among Youths: Some Issues from Behavioral Economics
   A chapter in Risky Behavior among Youths: An Economic Analysis, 2001, pp 29-68 View citations (33)
   See also Working Paper Risky Behavior Among Youths: Some Issues from Behavioral Economics, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (2000) View citations (15) (2000)