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Working Papers

2015

1. MTurk ‘Unscrubbed’: Exploring the good, the ‘Super’, and the unreliable on Amazon’s Mechanical Turk
   Discussion Papers, School of Economics, The University of New South Wales View citations (1)
2. Now you see it, now you don’t: How to make the Allais Paradox appear, disappear, or reverse
   Discussion Papers, School of Economics, The University of New South Wales View citations (3)
3. Schumpeter’s Assessment of Adam Smith and The Wealth of Nations: Why He Got It Wrong
   Discussion Papers, School of Economics, The University of New South Wales View citations (2)
4. Suspicious Minds (can be a good thing when saving for retirement)
   Discussion Papers, School of Economics, The University of New South Wales View citations (2)
5. The Rhetorical Structure of Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations (and the importance of acknowledging it)
   Discussion Papers, School of Economics, The University of New South Wales
6. The beauty of simplicity? (Simple) heuristics and the opportunities yet to be realized
   Discussion Papers, School of Economics, The University of New South Wales View citations (1)
   See also Chapter (2017)

2014

7. On Uneven Expected Earnings in the Lab
   Discussion Papers, School of Economics, The University of New South Wales View citations (1)
8. Self-Regulatory Organizations Under the Shadow Of Governmental Oversight: An Experimental Investigation
   CERGE-EI Working Papers, The Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute, Prague
   Also in EUI-RSCAS Working Papers, European University Institute (EUI), Robert Schuman Centre of Advanced Studies (RSCAS) (2014)
   RSCAS Working Papers, European University Institute (2014)
   See also Chapter (2016)

2013

9. As Easy as Pie: How Retirement Savers use Prescribed Investment Disclosures
   Research Paper Series, Quantitative Finance Research Centre, University of Technology, Sydney
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2016)
10. On the Interpretation of Giving, Taking, and Destruction in Dictator Games and Joy-of-Destruction Games
    Discussion Papers, School of Economics, The University of New South Wales View citations (6)
11. Self-regulating organizations under the shadow of governmental oversight: An experimental investigation
    Discussion Papers, School of Economics, The University of New South Wales View citations (1)

2012

12. A reproduction and replication of Engel’s meta-study of dictator game experiments
    Discussion Papers, School of Economics, The University of New South Wales View citations (3)
13. Adam Smith, Philosopher and Man of the World
    Post-Print, HAL
14. Structural versus Behavioral Remedies in the Deregulation of Electricity Markets: An Experimental Investigation Guided by Theory and Policy Concerns
    Discussion Papers, School of Economics, The University of New South Wales View citations (1)
    Also in CERGE-EI Working Papers, The Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute, Prague (2011) View citations (2)
    RSCAS Working Papers, European University Institute (2011) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (2013)

2010

15. 'The Way in Which an Experiment is Conducted is Unbelievably Important': On the Experimentation Practices of Economists and Psychologists
    Discussion Papers, School of Economics, The University of New South Wales View citations (3)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2009) View citations (2)
16. Fairness in Risky Environments: Theory and Evidence
    CERGE-EI Working Papers, The Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute, Prague View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Games (2013)

2009

17. Exploring the effects of real effort in a weak-link experiment
    CEEL Working Papers, Cognitive and Experimental Economics Laboratory, Department of Economics, University of Trento, Italia View citations (2)
18. How Certain Is the Uncertainty Effect?
    CERGE-EI Working Papers, The Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute, Prague View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article in Experimental Economics (2009)
19. Three Very Simple Games and What It Takes to Solve Them
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (29)
    Also in Jena Economics Research Papers, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena (2007) View citations (3)
    CERGE-EI Working Papers, The Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute, Prague (2008) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2009)
20. Uncertainty effect revisited using physical lottery format
    Jena Economics Research Papers, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena
21. Understanding the Plott-Wit-Yang Paradox
    CERGE-EI Working Papers, The Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute, Prague View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Prediction Markets (2009)

2008

22. (The Evolution of) Post-Secondary Education: A Computational Model and Experiments
    CERGE-EI Working Papers, The Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute, Prague
    Also in Computing in Economics and Finance 2004, Society for Computational Economics (2004) View citations (2)
    CERGE-EI Working Papers, The Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute, Prague (2003) View citations (1)
23. Are the Unskilled Really That Unaware? Understanding Seemingly Biased Self-Assessments
    CERGE-EI Working Papers, The Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute, Prague View citations (16)
24. Testing Leniency Programs Experimentally: The Impact of “Natural” Framing
    CERGE-EI Working Papers, The Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute, Prague View citations (7)

2007

25. Are the Unskilled Really That Unaware? An alternative explanation
    CERGE-EI Working Papers, The Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute, Prague
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Psychology (2008)
26. Classic Coordination Failures Revisited: The Effects of Deviation Costs and Loss Avoidance
    CERGE-EI Working Papers, The Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute, Prague View citations (1)
    Also in CEEL Working Papers, Cognitive and Experimental Economics Laboratory, Department of Economics, University of Trento, Italia (2007)
    See also Journal Article in Economics Bulletin (2010)
27. The Unbundling Regime for Electricity Utilities in the EU: A Case of Legislative and Regulatory Capture?
    CERGE-EI Working Papers, The Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute, Prague View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article in Energy Economics (2008)
28. Valuing A Risky Prospect Less Than Its Worst Outcome: Uncertainty Effect or Task Ambiguity?
    Jena Economics Research Papers, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena View citations (1)
    Also in CERGE-EI Working Papers, The Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute, Prague (2007) View citations (1)

2006

29. Certification as a Viable Quality Assurance Mechanism: Theory and Suggestive Evidence
    CERGE-EI Working Papers, The Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute, Prague View citations (5)
30. Monetary Incentives: Usually Neither Necessary Nor Sufficient?
    CERGE-EI Working Papers, The Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute, Prague View citations (7)
31. The Impact of the Non-distribution Constraint and Its Enforcement on Entrepreneurial Choice, Price, and Quality
    CERGE-EI Working Papers, The Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute, Prague View citations (4)
32. Three Prominent Tournament Formats: Predictive Power and Costs
    CERGE-EI Working Papers, The Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute, Prague View citations (1)
33. When and Why? A Critical Survey on Coordination Failure in the Laboratory
    CEEL Working Papers, Cognitive and Experimental Economics Laboratory, Department of Economics, University of Trento, Italia View citations (6)
    Also in CERGE-EI Working Papers, The Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute, Prague (2006) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in Experimental Economics (2007)

2004

34. How financial incentives and cognitive abilities affect task performance in laboratory settings: An illustration
    CERGE-EI Working Papers, The Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute, Prague View citations (46)
    See also Journal Article in Economics Letters (2004)
35. Loss avoidance as selection principle: evidence from simple stag-hunt games
    CERGE-EI Working Papers, The Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute, Prague View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Economics Letters (2005)
36. The Predictive Power of Noisy Round-Robin Tournaments
    CERGE-EI Working Papers, The Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute, Prague View citations (2)

2002

37. Bertrand Price Undercutting: A Brief Classroom Demonstration
    CERGE-EI Working Papers, The Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute, Prague
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of Economic Education (2003)
38. The Costs of Deception: Evidence From Psychology
    Game Theory and Information, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (45)
    Also in CERGE-EI Working Papers, The Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute, Prague (2001)
    See also Journal Article in Experimental Economics (2002)

1994

39. Acquisition of Self-Command in Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments: A Game-Theoretic Re-interpretation
    Working Papers, Bowdoin College - Department of Economics View citations (1)
40. On the Use of Evolutionary Models in Experimental Economics
    Working Papers, Bowdoin College - Department of Economics

Journal Articles

2022

1. On the Experimental Robustness of the Allais Paradox
   American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2022, 14, (1), 143-63 View citations (2)

2020

2. Flicking the switch: Simplifying disclosure to improve retirement plan choices
   Journal of Banking & Finance, 2020, 121, (C) View citations (1)
3. Improving Truthful Reporting of Polluting Firms by Rotating Inspectors: Experimental Evidence from a Bribery Game
   Environmental & Resource Economics, 2020, 76, (2), 201-233 View citations (1)

2019

4. Engagement with Retirement Savings: It Is a Matter of Trust
   Journal of Consumer Affairs, 2019, 53, (3), 917-945 View citations (7)
5. SCHUMPETER’S ASSESSMENT OF ADAM SMITH AND THE WEALTH OF NATIONS: WHY HE GOT IT WRONG
   Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 2019, 41, (4), 531-551

2018

6. Retirement Savings: A Tale of Decisions and Defaults
   Economic Journal, 2018, 128, (610), 1047-1094 View citations (11)
7. The BCD of response time analysis in experimental economics
   Experimental Economics, 2018, 21, (2), 383-433 View citations (37)

2016

8. As easy as pie: How retirement savers use prescribed investment disclosures
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2016, 121, (C), 60-76 View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper (2013)
9. Group incentives or individual incentives? A real-effort weak-link experiment
   Journal of Economic Psychology, 2016, 56, (C), 60-73 View citations (6)
10. Pro-social or anti-social, or both? A within- and between-subjects study of social preferences
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2016, 62, (C), 23-32 View citations (2)

2014

11. Just Interested or Getting Involved? An Analysis of Superannuation Attitudes and Actions
    The Economic Record, 2014, 90, (289), 160-178 View citations (14)
12. The effects of the take-option in dictator-game experiments: a comment on Engel’s (2011) meta-study
    Experimental Economics, 2014, 17, (3), 414-420 View citations (3)

2013

13. Fairness in Risky Environments: Theory and Evidence
    Games, 2013, 4, (2), 1-35 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper (2010)
14. Structural versus behavioral remedies in the deregulation of electricity markets: An experimental investigation motivated by policy concerns
    European Economic Review, 2013, 64, (C), 256-265 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper (2012)

2012

15. Adam Smith, philosopher and man of the world. A review essay on Gavin Kennedy, Adam Smith: A Moral Philosopher and His Political Economy, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 2008
    History of Economic Ideas, 2012, 20, (1), 185-191 View citations (3)
16. Are the unskilled doomed to remain unaware?
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2012, 33, (5), 1012-1031 View citations (26)

2010

17. Classic coordination failures revisited: the effects of deviation costs and loss avoidance
    Economics Bulletin, 2010, 30, (2), 1633-1641 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
18. Happiness - A Revolution in Economics, Bruno S. Frey. The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA (2008) (Munich Lectures in Economics). 240 and xiii pp., $19.99 (sc), ISBN: 978-0-262-06277-0 (hc)
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2010, 31, (1), 143-145

2009

19. Discovery - A Memoir, Vernon L. Smith. AuthorHouse, Bloomington (2008). Viii+365 pp., $19.99 (sc), ISBN: 978-1-4343-8432-4 (e), 978-1-4343-8431-7 (sc), 978-1-4343-8430-0 (hc)
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2009, 30, (4), 696-699
20. Experimental Economics in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. A collection of papers in honor of Reinhard Tietz, Abdolkarim Sadrieh, Joachim Weimann (Eds.). Metropolis-Verlag, Marburg (2008). xxiii+539 pp., Hardcover, [euro]44.90, ISBN: 978-3-89518-713-1
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2009, 30, (3), 509-510
21. How certain is the uncertainty effect?
    Experimental Economics, 2009, 12, (4), 473-487 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper (2009)
22. Three very simple games and what it takes to solve them
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2009, 72, (1), 589-601 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper (2009)
23. Understanding the Plott-Wit-Yang Paradox
    Journal of Prediction Markets, 2009, 3, (3), 33-44 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (2009)

2008

24. Are the unskilled really that unaware? An alternative explanation
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2008, 29, (5), 724-738 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
25. Comparing Guessing Games with homogeneous and heterogeneous players: Experimental results and a CH explanation
    Economics Bulletin, 2008, 3, (9), 1-9 View citations (4)
26. Information Markets: A New Way of Making Decisions, Robert W. Hahn, Paul C. Tetlock (Eds.), AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies, Washington, DC (2006), xi+201 pp., $25.00, ISBN: 0-8447-4228-7, ISBN: 978-0-8447-4228-1
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2008, 29, (1), 123-125
27. PROSPECTING NEUROECONOMICS
    Economics and Philosophy, 2008, 24, (3), 431-448 View citations (2)
28. The Predictive Power of Three Prominent Tournament Formats
    Management Science, 2008, 54, (3), 492-504 View citations (28)
29. The unbundling regime for electricity utilities in the EU: A case of legislative and regulatory capture?
    Energy Economics, 2008, 30, (6), 3128-3140 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper (2007)

2007

30. A first experimental test of multilevel game theory: the PD case
    Applied Economics Letters, 2007, 15, (4), 261-264
31. Certification as a Viable Quality Assurance Mechanism in Transition Economies: Evidence, Theory, and Open Questions
    Prague Economic Papers, 2007, 2007, (2), 99-114 View citations (3)
32. Human Psychology and Economic Fluctuation. A New Basic Theory of Human Economics, Hideaki Tamura, Palgrave Macmillan 2006, pp. 192, $85.00, ISBN: 0-230-00482-2 (hbk)
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2007, 28, (5), 628-629
33. The effects of costless pre-play communication: Experimental evidence from games with Pareto-ranked equilibria
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2007, 132, (1), 274-290 View citations (230)
34. When and why? A critical survey on coordination failure in the laboratory
    Experimental Economics, 2007, 10, (3), 331-344 View citations (257)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2006

35. Editorial
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2006, 27, (3), 321-323

2005

36. Loss avoidance as selection principle: Evidence from simple stag-hunt games
    Economics Letters, 2005, 88, (1), 101-107 View citations (46)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
37. Understanding Corruption and Corruptibility Through Experiments
    Prague Economic Papers, 2005, 2005, (2), 147-162 View citations (27)

2004

38. Behavioral Game Theory, Colin F. Camerer, 2003, Russell Sage Foundation, New York, New York/Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, hardcover, 544 pages, ISBN:0691090394, $65.00
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2004, 25, (5), 671-674
39. Decisions, uncertainty, and the brain. The science of neuroeconomics, Paul W. Glimcher; The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, USA, 2003, pages 375, ISBN 0-262-07244-0 (hbk), $37.95
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2004, 25, (6), 891-894
40. How financial incentives and cognitive abilities affect task performance in laboratory settings: an illustration
    Economics Letters, 2004, 85, (3), 315-320 View citations (46)
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2003

41. Bertrand Price Undercutting: A Brief Classroom Demonstration
    The Journal of Economic Education, 2003, 34, (1), 21-26 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (2002)
42. Charles R. Plott's collected papers on the experimental foundations of economic and political science
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2003, 24, (4), 555-575 View citations (3)

2002

43. An Austrian (Mis)Reads Adam Smith: A critique of Rothbard as intellectual historian
    Review of Political Economy, 2002, 14, (3), 379-392 View citations (1)
44. The Costs of Deception: Evidence from Psychology
    Experimental Economics, 2002, 5, (2), 111-131 View citations (48)
    See also Working Paper (2002)

2001

45. Capital Romance: Why Wall Street Fell in Love With Higher Education
    Education Economics, 2001, 9, (3), 293-311 View citations (2)

2000

46. A game-theoretic explanation of the administrative lattice in institutions of higher learning
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2000, 43, (3), 377-391 View citations (8)
47. Trust, Reciprocity, and Social History: A Re-examination
    Experimental Economics, 2000, 3, (1), 81-100 View citations (74)

1999

48. Gender differences in the laboratory: evidence from prisoner's dilemma games
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1999, 39, (3), 327-339 View citations (69)
49. The Nature and Causes of Corporate Negligence, Sham Lectures, and Ecclesiastical Indolence: Adam Smith on Joint-Stock Companies, Teachers, and Preachers
    History of Political Economy, 1999, 31, (2), 297-315 View citations (6)
    See also Chapter (2022)

1997

50. Game Theory and the Social Contract. Vol. II: Just Playing. By Ken Binmore. Cambridge, Mass.: The MIT Press, 1997. Pp. 540. $39.95
    Southern Economic Journal, 1997, 64, (1), 355-358
51. How to Survive in Postindustrial Environments
    The Journal of Higher Education, 1997, 68, (5), 483-501 View citations (6)
52. Teaching Tools: A Simple Principal-Agent Experiment for the Classroom
    Economic Inquiry, 1997, 35, (2), 443-50 View citations (2)

1996

53. SELF-COMMAND IN ADAM SMITH'S THEORY OF MORAL SENTIMENTS
    Rationality and Society, 1996, 8, (1), 57-80 View citations (7)
54. YES, ADAM SMITH WAS AN ECONOMIST (A VERY MODERN ONE INDEED)
    Rationality and Society, 1996, 8, (3), 348-352

1995

55. On the Origin of Convention: Evidence from Symmetric Bargaining Games
    International Journal of Game Theory, 1995, 24, (2), 187-212 View citations (25)

Books

2022

1. Adam Smith’s System
   Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought, Palgrave Macmillan

2000

2. Simple Heuristics That Make Us Smart
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (75)

Chapters

2022

1. Adam Smith’s Reasoning Routines and the Deep Structure of His Oeuvre
   Palgrave Macmillan
2. Conclusion
   Palgrave Macmillan
3. Introduction
   Palgrave Macmillan
4. Self-Command in Adam Smith’s Theory of Moral Sentiments: A Game-Theoretic Reinterpretation
   Palgrave Macmillan
5. The Nature and Causes of Corporate Negligence, Sham Lectures, and Ecclesiastical Indolence: Adam Smith on Joint-Stock Companies, Teachers, and Preachers
   Palgrave Macmillan
   See also Journal Article in History of Political Economy (1999)
6. The Proper Role for Government, Game-Theoretically, for Smith
   Palgrave Macmillan
7. The Rhetorical Structure of Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations (and What Caused It)
   Palgrave Macmillan

2017

8. The beauty of simplicity? (Simple) heuristics and the opportunities yet to be realized
   Chapter 7 in Handbook of Behavioural Economics and Smart Decision-Making, 2017, pp 119-136 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2015)

2016

9. Self-Regulatory Organizations under the Shadow of Governmental Oversight: An Experimental Investigation
   A chapter in Experiments in Organizational Economics, 2016, vol. 19, pp 85-104 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2014)
10. Understanding Social Impact Bonds and Their Alternatives: An Experimental Investigation
    A chapter in Experiments in Organizational Economics, 2016, vol. 19, pp 39-83 View citations (1)

2010

11. Certification and Self-regulation of Nonprofits, and the Institutional Choice between Them
    Chapter 19 in Handbook of Research on Nonprofit Economics and Management, 2010

2008

12. The Recognition Heuristic: A Fast and Frugal Way to Investment Choice?
    Elsevier View citations (5)

2005

13. The Cognitive Illusion Controversy: A Methodological Debate in Disguise That Matters to Economists
    Springer View citations (6)