Research

Howe, E. Lance, James J. Murphy, Drew Gerkey, Olga B. Stoddard, Colin T. West. 2023. Sharing, Social Norms, and Social Distance: Experimental Evidence from Russia and Western Alaska. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 213:345-358. Article

Chávez, Carlos A., James J. Murphy, Felipe J. Quezada and John K. Stranlund. 2023. The Endogenous Formation of Common Pool Resource Coalitions. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 211:82-102. Article | Working paper.

Chávez, Carlos A., James J. Murphy and John K. Stranlund. 2021. Co-enforcement of Common Pool Resources: Experimental Evidence from TURFs in Chile. Environmental and Resource Economics, 80(2):425-450. Article |  Working paper.

Chávez, Carlos A., James J. Murphy and John K. Stranlund. 2018. Managing and Defending the Commons: Experimental Evidence from TURFs in Chile. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 91:229-2

Howe, E. Lance, James J. Murphy, Drew Gerkey, Colin Thor West. 2016. Indirect Reciprocity, Resource Sharing, and Environmental Risk: Evidence from Field Experiments in Siberia. PLoS ONE. 11(7): e0158940. July 21. Article

Cherry, Todd L., E. Lance Howe, and James J. Murphy. 2015. “Sharing as Risk Pooling in a Social Dilemma Experiment.” Ecology and Society. 20(1):68. Article

Moeltner, Klaus, James J. Murphy, John K. Stranlund, and Maria Alejandra Velez. 2013. “Institutional Heterogeneity in Social Dilemma Games: A Bayesian Examination.” In Handbook on Experimental Economics and the Environment. John List and Michael Price, editors. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar. Chapter

Lopéz, Maria Claudia, John K. Stranlund, James J. Murphy, and John Spraggon. 2013. “Does Government Regulation Complement Existing Community Efforts to Support Cooperation? Evidence from Field Experiments in Colombia.” In Handbook on Experimental Economics and the Environment. John List and Michael Price, editors. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar. Chapter

Velez, Maria Alejandra, John K. Stranlund, and James J. Murphy. 2012. “Preferences for Government Enforcement of a Common Pool Harvest Quota: Theory and Experimental Evidence from Fishing Communities in Colombia.” Ecological Economics. 77(May):185-192. Article | Working paper

Lopéz, Maria Claudia, James J. Murphy John M. Spraggon and John K. Stranlund. 2012. “Comparing the Effectiveness of External Regulation and Social Emotions to Enhance Cooperation: Experimental Evidence from the Field.” Economic Inquiry, 50(1):131-142. Article | Working paper

Velez, M.A, Stranlund, J.K., and Murphy J.J. 2010. "Centralized and Decentralized Management of Local Common Pool Resources in the Developing World: Experimental Evidence from Fishing Communities in Colombia." Economic Inquiry, 48(2):254-265. Article | Working paper | Instructions

Velez, M.A, Stranlund, J.K., and Murphy J.J. 2009. "What Motivates Common Pool Resource Users? Experimental Evidence from the Field." Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 70(3):485-497. Article | Working paper | Instructions

Moeltner, Klaus, James J. Murphy, John K. Stranlund, and Maria Alejandra Velez. “Analyzing Data from Social Dilemma Experiments: A Bayesian Comparison of Parametric Estimators.” Working paper

Ferraro, Paul J., Todd L. Cherry, Jason F. Shogren, Christian Vossler, Hilary Byerly Flint, Jacob P. Hochard, Olof Johansson-Stenman, Peter Martinsson, James J. Murphy, Stephen C. Newbold, Linda H. Thunstrom, Daan van Soest, Klaas van't Veld, Astrid Dannenberg, George F. Loewenstein, Leaf van Boven. 2023. Create a Culture of Experimentation in Environmental Programs. Science. 381(6659):735-737. Article

Stranlund, John K., James J. Murphy, John M. Spraggon and Nikolaos Zirogiannis. 2019. Tying enforcement to prices in emissions markets: An experimental evaluation. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 98, 102246 . Article | Working paper

Stranlund, John K., James J. Murphy, and John M. Spraggon. 2014. “Price Controls and Banking in Emissions Trading: An Experimental Evaluation.” Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 68(1):71-86. Article | Working paper 

Stranlund, J.K., Murphy, J.J., and Spraggon, J.M. 2013. “Imperfect Enforcement of Emissions Trading and Industry Welfare: A Laboratory Investigation.” In Handbook on Experimental Economics and the Environment. John List and Michael Price, editors. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar. Chapter | Complete Instructions | Instructions Summary 

Stranlund, John K., James J. Murphy, and John M. Spraggon. 2011. “An Experimental Analysis of Compliance in Dynamic Emissions Markets.” Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 62(3):414-429. Article | Working paper 

Murphy, J.J. and Stranlund, J.K. 2008. "An Investigation of Voluntary Discovery and Disclosure of Environmental Violations Using Laboratory Experiments." In: Experimental Methods in Environmental Economics . T. Cherry, S. Kroll, J.F. Shogren, editors. Oxford: Routledge. Paper | Instructions 

Murphy, J.J., and Stranlund, J.K. 2007. "A Laboratory Investigation of Compliance Behavior under Tradable Emissions Rights: Implications for Targeted Enforcement." Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 53(2):196-212. Article | Working paper | Complete Instructions | Instructions Summary 

Murphy, J.J., and Stranlund, J.K. 2006. "Direct and Market Effects of Enforcing Emissions Trading Programs: An Experimental Analysis." Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 61(2):217-233. Article | Working paper | Instructions Summary 

Murphy, James J., Molly Conlin, Bryan Haugstad. 2023. An Experimental Test of Cause-Related Marketing and Charitable Giving. Oxford Economic Papers. 75(4):890-901. Article | Working paper.

List, John A.,  James J. Murphy, Michael K. Price, Alexander G. James. 2021. An experimental test of fundraising appeals targeting donor and recipient benefits. Nature Human Behaviour. Article | NBER working paper. 

Deck, Cary and James J. Murphy. 2019. Donors Change Both Their Level and Pattern of Giving in Response to Contests among Charities. European Economic Review. 112:91-106. Article | Working paper. 

Trachtman, Hannah, Andrew Steinkruger, Mackenzie Wood, Adam Wooster, James Andreoni, James J. Murphy and Justin M. Rao. 2015. Fair Weather Avoidance: Unpacking the Costs and Benefits of ‘Avoiding the Ask’. Journal of the Economic Science Association. 1(1):8-14. Article | Working paper 

Murphy, James J., Nomin Batmunkh, Benjamin Nilsson, Samantha Ray. 2015. “The Impact of Social Information on the Voluntary Provision of Public Goods: A Replication Study.” In Research in Experimental Economics, Vol. 18. Cary Deck, Enrique Fatas and Tanya Rosenblat, editors.  Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. Article

Jacquemet, Nicolas, Alexander James, Stéphane Luchini, James J. Murphy, Jason F. Shogren. Do Truth-Telling Oaths Improve Honesty in Crowd-Working?. PLoS ONE. 16(1): e0244958. January 15. Article | Working paper. 

Cherry, Todd L., Alexander G. James, James J. Murphy. The Impact of Public Health Messaging and Personal Experience on the Acceptance of Mask Wearing During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 187 (July), 415-430. Article | Working paper

Knapp, Gunnar, and James J. Murphy. (2010). “Voluntary Approaches to Transitioning from Competitive Fisheries to Rights-Based Management: Bringing the Field into the Lab.” Agricultural and Resource Economics Review. 39(2):245-261. Article 

Horowitz, John K., Kenneth E. McConnell and James J. Murphy. 2013. “Behavioral Foundations of Environmental Economics and Valuation.” In Handbook on Experimental Economics and the Environment. John List and Michael Price, editors. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar. Chapter 

Murphy, James J., Thomas H. Stevens and Lava Yadav. 2010. “A Comparison of Induced Value and Home-Grown Value Experiments to Test for Hypothetical Bias in Contingent Valuation.” Environmental and Resource Economics, 47(1):111-123. Article 

Murphy, J.J., Stevens, T.H., and Weatherhead, D. 2005. "Is Cheap Talk Effective at Eliminating Hypothetical Bias in a Provision Point Mechanism?" Environmental and Resource Economics. 30(3):327-343. Article | Working paper

Murphy, J.J., Allen, P.G., Stevens, T.H., and Weatherhead, D. 2005. "A Meta-Analysis of Hypothetical Bias in Contingent Valuation." Environmental and Resource Economics, 30(3):313-325. Article | Working paper | Web supplement 

Murphy, J.J and Stevens, T.H. (2004). "Contingent Valuation, Hypothetical Bias and Experimental Economics." Agricultural and Resource Economics Review. 33(2):182-192.  Article | Working paper.

Ash, M., Murphy, J.J., Stevens, T.H. (2004). Hypothetical Bias in Dichotomous Choice Contingent Valuation. Working Paper 2004-9. Amherst, MA: Department of Resource Economics, University of Massachusetts. Working Paper

Murphy, J.J., Dinar, A., Howitt, R.E., Rassenti, S.J., Smith, V.L., Weinberg, M. (2009). "The Design of Water Markets When Instream Flows Have Value." Journal of Environmental Management. 90(2):1089-1096. Article | Parameters 

Murphy, J.J., Dinar, A., Howitt, R., Mastrangelo, E., Rassenti, S., Smith, V. (2006). "Mechanisms for Addressing Third-Party Impacts Resulting from Voluntary Water Transfers." In: Using Experimental Methods in Environmental and Resource Economics. J. List, editor. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar. Chapter 

Murphy, J.J., Dinar, A., Howitt, R.E., Rassenti, S.J., and Smith, V.L. (2000). "The Design of Smart Water Market Institutions Using Laboratory Experiments." Environmental and Resource Economics, 17(4):375-394. Chapter 

McEvoy, David, James J. Murphy, John K. Stranlund, and John Spraggon. 2011. “The Problem of Maintaining Compliance within Stable Coalitions.” Oxford Economic Papers. 63(3):475-498. Article | Working paper 

Murphy, J.J. (2004). "A simple program to conduct a hand-run double auction in the classroom." Journal of Economic Education. 35(2):212. Paper | Web supplement. 

Murphy, J.J., and Cardenas, J.C. (2004). "An Experiment on Enforcement Strategies for Managing a Local Environmental Resource." Journal of Economic Education. 35(1):47-61. Paper | Web supplement. 

Delucchi, M.A., and Murphy, J.J. (2008). "How Large Are Tax Subsidies to Motor Vehicle Users in the U.S.?" Transport Policy, 15(3):196-208. Article | Working paper

Delucchi, M.A., and Murphy, J.J. (2008). "U.S. Military Expenditures to Protect the Use of Persian Gulf Oil for Motor Vehicles." Energy Policy. 36(6):2253-2264. Article | Working paper

Delucchi, M.A., Murphy, J.J., and McCubbin, D.R. (2002). "The Health and Visibility Cost of Air Pollution: A Comparison of Estimation Methods." Journal of Environmental Management, 64(2):139-152. Article | Working paper

Murphy, J.J. and Delucchi, M.A. (1998). "Review of the Literature on the Social Cost of Motor Vehicle Use in the United States." Journal of Transportation and Statistics, 1(1):15-42. Article | Working paper

Delucchi, M.A. and Murphy, J.J. (1996). Motor-Vehicle Infrastructure and Services Provided by the Public Sector. UCD-ITS-RR-96-3(7). Davis, CA: Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California. Working paper

Delucchi, M.A., Murphy, J.J., Kim, J. and McCubbin, D.R. (1996). The Cost of Crop Damage Caused by Ozone Air Pollution from Motor Vehicles. UCD-ITS-RR-96-3(12). Davis, CA: Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California. Revised version published in Journal of Environmental Management. 55(4):273-289. Article | Working paper

Delucchi, M.A., Murphy, J.J., McCubbin, D.R. and Kim, J. (1996). The Cost of Reduced Visibility Due to Particulate Air Pollution from Motor Vehicles. UCD-ITS-RR-96-3(13). Davis, CA: Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California. Revised version published in Journal of Environmental Management. 64(2):139-152. Working paper

Deck, Cary, James J. Murphy. 2017. Symposium Introduction: Contests and Innovation. Southern Economic Journal. 84(2):373-374. Article. 

Janssen, Marco A., Therese Lindahl, and James J Murphy. 2015. Advancing the Understanding of Behavior in Social-Ecological Systems: Results from Lab and Field Experiments. Guest editorial. Ecology and Society. 20(4):34. Article 

Messer, Kent D. and James J. Murphy. 2010. “Foreword: Special Issue on Experimental Methods in Environmental, Natural Resource and Agricultural Economics.” Agricultural and Resource Economics Review. 39(2):iii-vi. Article