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Working Papers
2012
- Happiness as a Driver of Risk-Avoiding Behavior
CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (11)
Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2012)  CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2011) View citations (18)
2010
- Are Pregnant Women Happier? Racial Differences in the Relationsip Between Pregnancy and Life Satisfaction
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
- Fatalism and Savings
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
See also Journal Article Fatalism and savings, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier (2011) View citations (13) (2011)
- Heat waves, droughts, and preferences for environmental policy
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
See also Journal Article Heat Waves, Droughts, and Preferences for Environmental Policy, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2012) View citations (10) (2012)
- Objective Confirmation of Subjective Measures of Human Well-being: Evidence from the USA
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (332)
- The Effects of Daughters on Health Choices and Risk Behaviour
Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of York
- The happiness - suicide paradox
Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
2009
- Well-being across America
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (28)
See also Journal Article Well-Being across America, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2011) View citations (67) (2011)
2008
- Identity and environmentalism: the influence of community characteristics
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany 
See also Journal Article Identity and Environmentalism: The Influence of Community Characteristics, Review of Social Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals (2010) View citations (8) (2010)
- More information isn’t always better: the case of voluntary provision of environmental quality
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)
See also Journal Article MORE INFORMATION IS NOT ALWAYS BETTER: THE CASE OF VOLUNTARY PROVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2012) View citations (1) (2012)
2003
- Portfolio Choice and Health Status
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
See also Journal Article Portfolio choice and health status, Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier (2004) View citations (241) (2004)
2001
- Health Status and Portfolio Choice
Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Center for Economic Policy Studies.
1998
- Forecasting Successful Economics Graduate Students
Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section.
Journal Articles
2024
- How Do You Say Your Name? Difficult-to-Pronounce Names and Labor Market Outcomes
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2024, 16, (4), 254-79 View citations (1)
- Impact of sports gambling on mental health
Economics Letters, 2024, 243, (C) View citations (2)
2023
- Income Improves Subjective Well-Being: Evidence from South Africa
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2023, 71, (2), 485 - 517 View citations (1)
- Priming past experiences and preferences for redistribution
Economics Bulletin, 2023, 43, (1), 53 - 73
2021
- Leadership Matters: Police Chief Race and Fatal Shootings by Police Officers
Social Science Quarterly, 2021, 102, (1), 407-419 View citations (1)
- Sharing common roots: Student‐graduate committee matching and job market outcomes
Southern Economic Journal, 2021, 88, (2), 828-856
2020
- The Taste for Status in International Comparison
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2020, 21, (6), 2237-2256 View citations (5)
2018
- The Effects of Cueing and Framing on Youth Attitudes towards Gun Control and Gun Rights
Social Sciences, 2018, 7, (2), 1-18 View citations (1)
2016
- Are pregnant women happier? Racial and ethnic differences in the relationship between pregnancy and life satisfaction in the United States
Review of Economics of the Household, 2016, 14, (3), 507-527 View citations (7)
2014
- Criminal Records and the Labor Market for Professional Athletes
Journal of Sports Economics, 2014, 15, (6), 617-635 View citations (4)
- Happiness as a Driver of Risk-avoiding Behaviour: Theory and an Empirical Study of Seatbelt Wearing and Automobile Accidents
Economica, 2014, 81, (324), 674-697 View citations (14)
- Social Comparisons and Life Satisfaction Across Racial and Ethnic Groups: The Effects of Status, Information and Solidarity
Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2014, 117, (3), 849-869 View citations (15)
2012
- Heat Waves, Droughts, and Preferences for Environmental Policy
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2012, 31, (3), 556-577 View citations (10)
See also Working Paper Heat waves, droughts, and preferences for environmental policy, MPRA Paper (2010) View citations (1) (2010)
- MORE INFORMATION IS NOT ALWAYS BETTER: THE CASE OF VOLUNTARY PROVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Economic Inquiry, 2012, 50, (3), 585-603 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper More information isn’t always better: the case of voluntary provision of environmental quality, MPRA Paper (2008) View citations (3) (2008)
- The influence of social relationships on pro-environment behaviors
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2012, 63, (1), 35-50 View citations (59)
2011
- Dark contrasts: The paradox of high rates of suicide in happy places
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2011, 80, (3), 435-442 View citations (33)
- Fatalism and savings
Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2011, 40, (5), 645-651 View citations (13)
See also Working Paper Fatalism and Savings, MPRA Paper (2010) View citations (1) (2010)
- Well-Being across America
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2011, 93, (4), 1118-1134 View citations (67)
See also Working Paper Well-being across America, IZA Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (28) (2009)
2010
- Early decision and college performance
Economics of Education Review, 2010, 29, (4), 517-525 View citations (12)
- Identity and Environmentalism: The Influence of Community Characteristics
Review of Social Economy, 2010, 68, (4), 465-486 View citations (8)
See also Working Paper Identity and environmentalism: the influence of community characteristics, MPRA Paper (2008) (2008)
2007
- Financial shocks and worry about the future
Empirical Economics, 2007, 33, (3), 515-530 View citations (11)
- Is Trade Good for Your Health?*
Review of International Economics, 2007, 15, (4), 660-682 View citations (76)
- Recent publishing trends at the AER, JPE and QJE
Applied Economics Letters, 2007, 14, (1), 59-63 View citations (23)
- The Search for Economics Talent: Doctoral Completion and Research Productivity
American Economic Review, 2007, 97, (2), 506-511 View citations (25)
2005
- Fatalistic Tendencies: An Explanation of Why People Don't Save
The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2005, 4, (1), 1-21 View citations (6)
2004
- Portfolio choice and health status
Journal of Financial Economics, 2004, 72, (3), 457-484 View citations (241)
See also Working Paper Portfolio Choice and Health Status, NBER Working Papers (2003) View citations (4) (2003)
2003
- Sickness and preventive medical behavior
Journal of Health Economics, 2003, 22, (4), 675-689 View citations (44)
- The Effects of Health Events on the Economic Status of Married Couples
Journal of Human Resources, 2003, 38, (1) View citations (90)
2001
- Adapting to heart conditions: a test of the hedonic treadmill
Journal of Health Economics, 2001, 20, (4), 495-507 View citations (48)
2000
- Forecasting Job Placements of Economics Graduate Students
The Journal of Economic Education, 2000, 31, (1), 81-94 View citations (18)
Chapters
2011
- Factors Influencing Student Performance in Economics: Class and Instructor Characteristics
Chapter 33 in International Handbook on Teaching and Learning Economics, 2011 View citations (2)
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