I pair decision theory with experiments designed to tell models of choice apart, under risk, over time, and toward others. Titles link to papers where available.
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Certain Reversals [Pre-analysis plan] with Paul J. Ferraro
Under review
Experimental Tests of Incomplete Preferences [Pre-analysis plan] with Nan Zhou
Reject and resubmit, Journal of Economic Theory
Please Don’t Lie to Me: On the Tradeoff between Obedience and Altruism with Nanyin Yang, Marco A. Palma, and Connor Magnuson
Higher-Order Risk Preferences Do Not Predict Climate Action with Marco A. Palma and Andreas C. Drichoutis
Under review
Monetary Elicitations Yield Believable Discount Rates Estimates [Pre-analysis plan] with Paul J. Ferraro and Collin Weigel
Deliberation and Differences Determine Difficult Decisions with David E. Buschena and David Zilberman
A Stream of Prospects or a Prospect of Streams: On the Evaluation of Intertemporal Risks with James Andreoni and Charles Sprenger
NBER Working Paper 24075, 2017
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Incentives and Payment Mechanisms in Preference Elicitation with Andreas C. Drichoutis and Marco A. Palma
Experimental Economics, 2026
Revealed Preference Tests for Linear Probability-Prize Tradeoffs with Zachary Breig
Theory and Decision, 2026, 100(2): 403–425
Revealing Risky Mistakes through Revisions [Replication package] with Zachary Breig
Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2024, 68(3): 227–254
Honesty in the City with Martin Dufwenberg, Maroš Servátka, Jorge Tarrasó, and Radovan Vadovič
Games and Economic Behavior, 2023, 139: 15–25
Revealing a Preference for Mixtures: An Experimental Study of Risk [Replication package] with John Rehbeck
Quantitative Economics, 2022, 13(2): 761–786
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Cognitive Economics with Anujit Chakraborty
Annual Review of Resource Economics, 2027 (invited review)
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Behavioral Science Advisory Boards Could Strengthen USDA’s Conservation Program amid Unprecedented Spending and Loading Dock Challenges with Kent D. Messer, Diya Ganguly, Rich Iovanna, and Julie Suhr Pierce
Choices, 2024, 39(3)
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Risk Preferences with Ben Enke, Ryan Oprea, and Ferdinand Vieider · review article
Incomplete Markets with Anujit Chakraborty
Three Domains with Anujit Chakraborty
Consistently Paternalistic with Anujit Chakraborty and Kristian López-Vargas
Political Rationality with Anujit Chakraborty and Nathan Canen
Coarse Reasoning with Radovan Vadovič
Common Value Auctions Reversals with Andrei Gomberg
Social Preference Reversals with Ernesto Gavassa-Pérez
Self-Control with Marissa Lepper and Marco A. Palma
Evaluating the Endowment Effect for Risk with Kent D. Messer and Lusi Xie
Minimizing Risks or Avoiding Losses? with Siun Lee and Dmitry Vedenov
Do Groups Chase Paper Losses? with Siun Lee
Just Quit: Hope Influences an Individual’s Persistence Levels with Amelia Ahles, Joanna Lahey, and Marco A. Palma