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Working Papers

2025

1. Moral Costs and Rational Choice: Theory and Experimental Evidence
   Experimental Economics Center Working Paper Series, Experimental Economics Center, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University View citations (1)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (15)
   Artefactual Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2016) View citations (15)

2024

2. Toward an Understanding of the Economics of Prosumers: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2023

3. Differences in How and Why Social Comparison and Real-Time Feedback Impact Resource Use: Evidence from a Field Experiment
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
4. The Power to Conserve: A Field Experiment on Electricity Use in Qatar
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2023) View citations (1)

2022

5. Locus of Control and Prosocial Behavior
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
6. 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)

2020

7. Are Economics and Psychology Complements in Household Technology Diffusion? Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment
   Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (1)
8. Chain Restaurant Calorie Posting Laws, Obesity, and Consumer Welfare
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020) View citations (2)
9. Competition Among Charities: Field Experimental Evidence from a State Income Tax Credit for Charitable Giving
   Experimental Economics Center Working Paper Series, Experimental Economics Center, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University View citations (1)
10. Negative income shocks and the support of environmental policies - Insights from the COVID-19 pandemic
    Framed Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (3)
    Also in CAWM Discussion Papers, University of Münster, Münster Center for Economic Policy (MEP) (2020) View citations (3)
11. Robbing Peter to Pay Paul: Understanding How State Tax Credits Impact Charitable Giving
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2019

12. Do Appeals to Donor Benefits Raise More Money than Appeals to Recipient Benefits? Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment with Pick.Click.Give
    Working Papers, University of Alaska Anchorage, Department of Economics View citations (7)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (7)
    Working Papers, Chapman University, Economic Science Institute (2019) View citations (7)
    Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2019) View citations (7)
13. 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 (19)
    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 (26) (2019)
14. The Behavioralist Goes Door-To-Door: Understanding Household Technological Diffusion Using a Theory-Driven Natural Field Experiment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)

2017

15. A Health Literacy RCT toward Improvement of Programmatic Outcomes of Tuberculosis Control in the Tribal Areas of Pakistan Governance Support Program Post-Crisis
    International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University
16. Building Trust in State through Legal Literacy: An RCT in the Tribal Areas & Frontier Regions of Pakistan
    International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University View citations (2)
17. 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)
18. 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)
19. Harnessing Policy Complementarities to Conserve Energy: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment
    Experimental Economics Center Working Paper Series, Experimental Economics Center, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University View citations (19)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (24)
    2017 Annual Meeting, July 30-August 1, Chicago, Illinois, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (2017) View citations (27)
    Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2017) View citations (21)
20. The Business of Business is Business: Why (Some) Firms Should Provide Public Goods when they Sell Private Goods
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
21. What Determines Citizen Trust: Evaluating the Impact of Campaigns Highlighting Government Reforms
    International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University

2016

22. Asymmetric Effects of Non-Pecuniary Signals on Search and Purchase Behavior for Energy-Efficient Durable Goods
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
23. Multi-good Demand in Bidder's Choice Auctions: Experimental Evidence from the Lab and the Field
    Working Papers, University of Alaska Anchorage, Department of Economics
24. Nudging Backward Induction
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (3)
25. The Behavioralist as Policy Designer: The Need to Test Multiple Treatments to Meet Multiple Targets
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
    Also in Experimental Economics Center Working Paper Series, Experimental Economics Center, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University (2016) View citations (10)
26. The Richness of Giving: Charity Selection and Charitable Gifts in a Large Field Experiment
    Artefactual Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (1)
27. 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)

2015

28. Using Field Experiments to Address Environmental Externalities and Resource Scarcity: Major Lessons Learned and New Directions for Future Research
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article Using field experiments to address environmental externalities and resource scarcity: major lessons learned and new directions for future research, Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Oxford University Press and Oxford Review of Economic Policy Limited (2014) View citations (11) (2014)

2014

29. Advice in the Marketplace: A Laboratory Study
    Experimental Economics Center Working Paper Series, Experimental Economics Center, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Advice in the marketplace: a laboratory study, Experimental Economics, Springer (2017) View citations (2) (2017)
30. Free to Choose: Promoting Conservation by Relaxing Outdoor Watering Restrictions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Free to choose: Promoting conservation by relaxing outdoor watering restrictions, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2014) View citations (13) (2014)
31. Public Goods Provision in the Presence of Heterogeneous Green Preferences
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
32. The Perverse Impact of Calling for Energy Conservation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, University of Tennessee, Department of Economics (2014) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article The perverse impact of calling for energy conservation, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2015) View citations (4) (2015)

2013

33. Guest Editors' Preface to the Special Issue of Field Experiments in Economics and Management
    Artefactual Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website
    See also Journal Article Guest Editors' Preface to the Special Issue of Field Experiments in Economics and Management, Journal of Economics and Management, College of Business, Feng Chia University, Taiwan (2013) (2013)
34. Using Field Experiments in Environmental and Resource Economics
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)
    Also in Artefactual Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2013) View citations (10)

2012

35. Advice and Fictive Learning: The Pricing of Assets in the Laboratory
    Working Papers, University of Alaska Anchorage, Department of Economics View citations (1)
36. Charitable Giving Around the World: Thoughts on How to Expand the Pie
    Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (13)
37. Toward an Understanding of Why People Discriminate: Evidence from a Series of Natural Field Experiments
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (86)
    Also in Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2012) View citations (85)

2011

38. Empirical Implementation of Nonparametric First-Price Auction Models
    Artefactual Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (2)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Empirical implementation of nonparametric first-price auction models, Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (20) (2012)
39. Is There a 'Hidden Cost of Control' in Naturally-Occurring Markets? Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment
    Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (11)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (8)
40. The Hidden Benefits of Control: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment
    Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (8)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (11)
41. Using Non-Pecuniary Strategies to Influence Behavior: Evidence from a Large Scale Field Experiment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article Using Nonpecuniary Strategies to Influence Behavior: Evidence from a Large-Scale Field Experiment, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2013) View citations (391) (2013)

2010

42. Auctions with Resale When Private Values Are Uncertain: Evidence from the Lab and Field
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    Also in Artefactual Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2010)
    See also Journal Article Auctions with resale when private values are uncertain: Evidence from the lab and field, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier (2011) View citations (17) (2011)
43. Is a donor in hand better than two in the bush? Evidence from a natural field experiment
    Artefactual Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (42)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Is a Donor in Hand Better Than Two in the Bush? Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2010) View citations (43) (2010)
44. The Nature of Excess: Using Randomized Treatments to Investigate Price Dynamics
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2009

45. The role of social connections in charitable fundraising: Evidence from a natural field experiment
    Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (53)
    See also Journal Article The role of social connections in charitable fundraising: Evidence from a natural field experiment, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2009) View citations (54) (2009)

2008

46. Imposing Monotonicity Nonparametrically in First-Price Auctions
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)

2007

47. A fundraising mechanism inspired by historical tontines: Theory and experimental evidence
    Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article A fundraising mechanism inspired by historical tontines: Theory and experimental evidence, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2007) View citations (13) (2007)
48. On the Formation of Buyer-Seller Relationships when Product Quality is Perfectly Observable
    Cahiers de recherche, CIRPEE View citations (2)
49. Using lotteries to finance public goods: theory and experimental evidence
    Artefactual Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (93)
    See also Journal Article USING LOTTERIES TO FINANCE PUBLIC GOODS: THEORY AND EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE, International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association (2007) View citations (98) (2007)

2006

50. Toward an understanding of the economics of charity: Evidence from a field experiment
    Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (241)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (54)
    See also Journal Article Toward an Understanding of the Economics of Charity: Evidence from a Field Experiment, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2006) View citations (315) (2006)

2005

51. Conspiracies and secret price discounts in the marketplace: Evidence from field experiments
    Framed Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article Conspiraces and Secret Price Discounts in the Marketplace: Evidence from Field Experiments, RAND Journal of Economics, The RAND Corporation (2005) View citations (12) (2005)

2004

52. Auctions with Resale When Private Values Are Uncertain: Theory and Empirical Evidence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
53. Using Tontines to Finance Public Goods: Back to the Future?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Research Grants Crowding Out and Crowding In Donations to Higher Education
   Education Finance and Policy, 2023, 18, (3), 498-521

2021

2. An experimental test of fundraising appeals targeting donor and recipient benefits
   Nature Human Behaviour, 2021, 5, (10), 1339-1348 View citations (3)

2019

3. Prices versus nudges: What matters for search versus purchase of energy investments?
   Journal of Public Economics, 2019, 172, (C), 151-173 View citations (19)
4. 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 (26)
   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 (19) (2019)

2018

5. 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

2017

6. Advice in the marketplace: a laboratory study
   Experimental Economics, 2017, 20, (1), 156-180 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Advice in the Marketplace: A Laboratory Study, Experimental Economics Center Working Paper Series (2014) View citations (1) (2014)
7. Do Extrinsic Incentives Undermine Social Norms? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Energy Conservation
   Environmental & Resource Economics, 2017, 67, (3), 413-428 View citations (44)
8. Public Policy and the Private Provision of Public Goods under Heterogeneous Preferences
   Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2017, 4, (1), 243 - 280 View citations (6)
9. Signaling quality through gifts: Implications for the charitable sector
   European Economic Review, 2017, 96, (C), 48-61 View citations (6)

2016

10. Editor's Choice The Use of Field Experiments in Environmental and Resource Economics
    Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2016, 10, (2), 206-225 View citations (26)
11. 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)

2015

12. The perverse impact of calling for energy conservation
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2015, 110, (C), 1-18 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper The Perverse Impact of Calling for Energy Conservation, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (2) (2014)

2014

13. Free to choose: Promoting conservation by relaxing outdoor watering restrictions
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2014, 107, (PA), 324-343 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Free to Choose: Promoting Conservation by Relaxing Outdoor Watering Restrictions, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (13) (2014)
14. The Persistent Impacts of Norm-Based Messaging and Their Implications for Water Conservation
    Journal of Consumer Policy, 2014, 37, (3), 437-452 View citations (96)
15. Using field experiments to address environmental externalities and resource scarcity: major lessons learned and new directions for future research
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2014, 30, (4), 621-638 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Using Field Experiments to Address Environmental Externalities and Resource Scarcity: Major Lessons Learned and New Directions for Future Research, NBER Working Papers (2015) (2015)

2013

16. Guest Editors' Preface to the Special Issue of Field Experiments in Economics and Management
    Journal of Economics and Management, 2013, 9, (2), 103-106
    See also Working Paper Guest Editors' Preface to the Special Issue of Field Experiments in Economics and Management, Artefactual Field Experiments (2013) (2013)
17. Using Nonpecuniary Strategies to Influence Behavior: Evidence from a Large-Scale Field Experiment
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2013, 95, (1), 64-73 View citations (391)
    See also Working Paper Using Non-Pecuniary Strategies to Influence Behavior: Evidence from a Large Scale Field Experiment, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (19) (2011)

2012

18. Empirical implementation of nonparametric first-price auction models
    Journal of Econometrics, 2012, 168, (1), 17-28 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper Empirical Implementation of Nonparametric First-Price Auction Models, Artefactual Field Experiments (2011) View citations (2) (2011)

2011

19. Auctions with resale when private values are uncertain: Evidence from the lab and field
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2011, 29, (1), 54-64 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Auctions with Resale When Private Values Are Uncertain: Evidence from the Lab and Field, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (1) (2010)
20. The Persistence of Treatment Effects with Norm-Based Policy Instruments: Evidence from a Randomized Environmental Policy Experiment
    American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (3), 318-22 View citations (218)

2010

21. Is a Donor in Hand Better Than Two in the Bush? Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment
    American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (3), 958-83 View citations (43)
    See also Working Paper Is a donor in hand better than two in the bush? Evidence from a natural field experiment, Artefactual Field Experiments (2010) View citations (42) (2010)

2009

22. The role of social connections in charitable fundraising: Evidence from a natural field experiment
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2009, 69, (2), 160-169 View citations (54)
    See also Working Paper The role of social connections in charitable fundraising: Evidence from a natural field experiment, Natural Field Experiments (2009) View citations (53) (2009)

2008

23. Fund-raising success and a solicitor's beauty capital: Do blondes raise more funds?
    Economics Letters, 2008, 100, (3), 351-354 View citations (22)
24. USING THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF BIDDERS TO DETECT COLLUSION IN THE MARKETPLACE: EVIDENCE FROM TIMBER AUCTIONS*
    Journal of Regional Science, 2008, 48, (2), 399-417 View citations (10)

2007

25. A fundraising mechanism inspired by historical tontines: Theory and experimental evidence
    Journal of Public Economics, 2007, 91, (9), 1750-1782 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper A fundraising mechanism inspired by historical tontines: Theory and experimental evidence, Natural Field Experiments (2007) View citations (11) (2007)
26. Earmarking lottery proceeds for public goods: Empirical evidence from U.S. lotto expenditures
    Economics Letters, 2007, 95, (3), 451-455 View citations (11)
27. USING LOTTERIES TO FINANCE PUBLIC GOODS: THEORY AND EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE
    International Economic Review, 2007, 48, (3), 901-927 View citations (98)
    See also Working Paper Using lotteries to finance public goods: theory and experimental evidence, Artefactual Field Experiments (2007) View citations (93) (2007)

2006

28. The lay system in commercial fisheries: Origin and implications
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2006, 51, (3), 295-307 View citations (30)
29. Toward an Understanding of the Economics of Charity: Evidence from a Field Experiment
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2006, 121, (2), 747-782 View citations (315)
    See also Working Paper Toward an understanding of the economics of charity: Evidence from a field experiment, Natural Field Experiments (2006) View citations (241) (2006)

2005

30. Conspiraces and Secret Price Discounts in the Marketplace: Evidence from Field Experiments
    RAND Journal of Economics, 2005, 36, (3), 700-717 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Conspiracies and secret price discounts in the marketplace: Evidence from field experiments, Framed Field Experiments (2005) View citations (19) (2005)

Edited books

2013

1. Handbook on Experimental Economics and the Environment
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (92)

Chapters

2006

1. The Optimal Design of Charitable Lotteries: Theory and Experimental Evidence
   A chapter in Experiments Investigating Fundraising and Charitable Contributors, 2006, pp 93-119