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Working Papers

2024

1. In Their Shoes
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2023

2. How Are Gender Norms Perceived?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
3. When Product Markets Become Collective Traps: The Case of Social Media
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2022

4. Justifying Dissent
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
5. Polarization and Public Policy: Political Adverse Selection under Obamacare
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2021

6. Misperceptions about Others
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
7. The Immigrant Next Door: Long-Term Contact, Generosity, and Prejudice
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)

2020

8. Disguising Prejudice: Popular Rationales as Excuses for Intolerant Expression
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (32)
9. Misinformation During a Pandemic
   Working Papers, Becker Friedman Institute for Research In Economics View citations (125)
   Also in The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (2020) View citations (92)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (125)
10. Social Media and Xenophobia: Evidence from Russia
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (57)

2019

11. Moral incentives in credit card debt repayment: evidence from a field experiment
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (42)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (14)
    HKUST IEMS Working Paper Series, HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies (2018) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Moral Incentives in Credit Card Debt Repayment: Evidence from a Field Experiment, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2019) View citations (52) (2019)

2018

12. Misperceived Social Norms: Female Labor Force Participation in Saudi Arabia
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (78)
    Also in Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2018) View citations (76)

2017

13. 'Acting Wife': Marriage Market Incentives and Labor Market Investments
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (74)
    See also Journal Article 'Acting Wife': Marriage Market Incentives and Labor Market Investments, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2017) View citations (76) (2017)
14. Cool to be Smart or Smart to be Cool? Understanding Peer Pressure in Education
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Cool to be Smart or Smart to be Cool? Understanding Peer Pressure in Education, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2019) View citations (45) (2019)
15. From Extreme to Mainstream: How Social Norms Unravel
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (54)
16. Identifying the Effect of Election Closeness on Voter Turnout: Evidence from Swiss Referenda
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (26)
17. Killer Incentives: Status Competition and Pilot Performance during World War II
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (6)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (16)
18. Polls, the Press, and Political Participation: The Effects of Anticipated Election Closeness on Voter Turnout
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (30)
    Also in Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2017) View citations (31)
19. Status Goods: Experimental Evidence from Platinum Credit Cards
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (34)
    Also in Working Paper, Harvard University OpenScholar (2016) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Status Goods: Experimental Evidence from Platinum Credit Cards, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2018) View citations (41) (2018)

2016

20. Identifying Ideology: Experimental Evidence on Anti-Americanism in Pakistan
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (6)
21. Social Image and Economic Behavior in the Field: Identifying, Understanding and Shaping Social Pressure
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Social Image and Economic Behavior in the Field: Identifying, Understanding, and Shaping Social Pressure, Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews (2017) View citations (165) (2017)

2014

22. A Revealed Preference Approach to the Elicitation of Political Attitudes: Experimental Evidence on Anti-Americanism in Pakistan
    2014 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (2)
23. A Tear in the Iron Curtain: The Impact of Western Television on Consumption Behavior
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (25)
    Discussion Papers in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics (2012) View citations (29)
    See also Journal Article Tear in the Iron Curtain: The Impact of Western Television on Consumption Behavior, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2016) View citations (88) (2016)
24. How Does Peer Pressure Affect Educational Investments?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article How Does Peer Pressure Affect Educational Investments?, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2015) View citations (159) (2015)
25. Understanding mechanisms underlying peer effects: evidence from a field experiment on financial decisions
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (256)
    See also Journal Article Understanding Mechanisms Underlying Peer Effects: Evidence From a Field Experiment on Financial Decisions, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2014) View citations (247) (2014)

2013

26. Understanding Peer Effects in Financial Decisions: Evidence from a Field Experiment
    2013 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (11)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (28)

2011

27. The Environment and Directed Technical Change
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (16)
    Also in Sustainable Development Papers, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) (2010) View citations (36)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (60)
    Working Papers, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (2010) View citations (21)
    Seminar Papers, Stockholm University, Institute for International Economic Studies (2010) View citations (117)
    See also Journal Article The Environment and Directed Technical Change, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2012) View citations (1203) (2012)

Journal Articles

2019

1. Cool to be Smart or Smart to be Cool? Understanding Peer Pressure in Education
   The Review of Economic Studies, 2019, 86, (4), 1487-1526 View citations (45)
   See also Working Paper Cool to be Smart or Smart to be Cool? Understanding Peer Pressure in Education, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (6) (2017)
2. Moral Incentives in Credit Card Debt Repayment: Evidence from a Field Experiment
   Journal of Political Economy, 2019, 127, (4), 1641 - 1683 View citations (52)
   See also Working Paper Moral incentives in credit card debt repayment: evidence from a field experiment, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2019) View citations (42) (2019)

2018

3. Status Goods: Experimental Evidence from Platinum Credit Cards
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2018, 133, (3), 1561-1595 View citations (41)
   See also Working Paper Status Goods: Experimental Evidence from Platinum Credit Cards, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (34) (2017)

2017

4. 'Acting Wife': Marriage Market Incentives and Labor Market Investments
   American Economic Review, 2017, 107, (11), 3288-3319 View citations (76)
   See also Working Paper 'Acting Wife': Marriage Market Incentives and Labor Market Investments, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (74) (2017)
5. Social Image and Economic Behavior in the Field: Identifying, Understanding, and Shaping Social Pressure
   Annual Review of Economics, 2017, 9, (1), 131-153 View citations (165)
   See also Working Paper Social Image and Economic Behavior in the Field: Identifying, Understanding and Shaping Social Pressure, NBER Working Papers (2016) View citations (3) (2016)

2016

6. POVERTY AND THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF PUBLIC EDUCATION SPENDING: EVIDENCE FROM BRAZIL
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2016, 14, (5), 1101-1128 View citations (65)
   Also in Journal of the European Economic Association, 2016, 14, (5), 1101-1128 (2016) View citations (64)
7. Tear in the Iron Curtain: The Impact of Western Television on Consumption Behavior
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2016, 98, (1), 25-41 View citations (88)
   See also Working Paper A Tear in the Iron Curtain: The Impact of Western Television on Consumption Behavior, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (1) (2014)

2015

8. How Does Peer Pressure Affect Educational Investments?
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2015, 130, (3), 1329-1367 View citations (159)
   See also Working Paper How Does Peer Pressure Affect Educational Investments?, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (4) (2014)

2014

9. Understanding Mechanisms Underlying Peer Effects: Evidence From a Field Experiment on Financial Decisions
   Econometrica, 2014, 82, (4), 1273-1301 View citations (247)
   See also Working Paper Understanding mechanisms underlying peer effects: evidence from a field experiment on financial decisions, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2014) View citations (256) (2014)

2012

10. The Environment and Directed Technical Change
    American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (1), 131-66 View citations (1203)
    See also Working Paper The Environment and Directed Technical Change, CEPR Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (16) (2011)
11. The Schooling Decision: Family Preferences, Intergenerational Conflict, and Moral Hazard in the Brazilian Favelas
    Journal of Political Economy, 2012, 120, (3), 359 - 397 View citations (73)