Research
Publications:
Zheng, J.D., Schram, A., and Song, T. (2023) Social Status and Prosocial Behavior. Experimental Economics 26, 1085–1114.
Li, J. and Zheng, J.D. (2023) Pro-social Preferences and Risk Aversion with Different Payment Methods: Evidence from the Laboratory. International Review of Economics and Finance 87: 324-337.
Schram. A., Zheng, J.D., and Zhuravleva, T. (2022) Corruption: a Cross-Country Comparison of Contagion and Conformism. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organizations 193: 497-518.
Zheng, J.D., Schram, A., and Dogan, G.. (2021) Friend or Foe? Social Ties in Bribery and Corruption. Experimental Economics 24:854–882.
Working papers:
Religion, Places of Worship, and Individual Risk-taking in China (joint with Li Xu and Ningru Zhao).
“I” on You: Identity in the Dictator Game (joint with Anita Kopanyi-Peuker).
Promoting Cooperation in Collective Actions: Evidence from the Reserve Fund for Maintenance in China (joint with Tao Li and Hao Li).
Rank Information Acquisition at Work: Theory and Experiment (joint with Jaesun Lee and Ming Jiang).
Correlation Neglect in School Choice: A Laboratory Experiment (joint with Yan Song, Hao Li, and Ming Jiang).
Do Workers Work More if Their Wage Compares Well to That of Their Peers in the Economy? A Survey Experiment (joint with Robert Dur, and Kea Tijdens). AEA Social Science Registry for RCT www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/289
Work in progress:
Delegation in Corruption
Bribery in Rank-order Tournaments: Theory and Experiment
Paternalism or in the Name of the Father: Political Connections in Chinese Firms
AI in Negotiation