Alexander Peysakhovich

Yale University - Human Cooperation Lab

Behavioral Economist

New Haven, CT

United States

  • Yale University - Human Cooperation Lab

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

13

DOWNLOADS
Rank 8,499

SSRN RANKINGS

Top 8,499

in Total Papers Downloads

6,770

SSRN CITATIONS
Rank 11,601

SSRN RANKINGS

Top 11,601

in Total Papers Citations

64

CROSSREF CITATIONS

42

Scholarly Papers (13)

Actions:
Email selected abstracts
1.

Using Methods from Machine Learning to Evaluate Behavioral Models of Choice Under Risk and Ambiguity

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 14 Jan 2015 Last Revised: 09 Jan 2017
Alexander Peysakhovich and Jeffrey Naecker
Yale University - Human Cooperation Lab and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 1,443 (16,056)
Citation 11

Abstract:

Loading...

behavioral economics, risk, ambiguity, microeconomics, machine learning, experimental economics

2.

Social Heuristics Shape Intuitive Cooperation

Nature Communications (2014) 5:3677
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 23 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 20 Jan 2016
David G. Rand, Alexander Peysakhovich, Gordon T. Kraft-Todd, George Newman, Owen Wurzbacher, Martin Nowak and Joshua D. Greene
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Yale University - Human Cooperation Lab, Yale University, Faculty of Arts & Sciences, Department of Psychology, Yale School of Management, Harvard College, Harvard University and Harvard University - Department of Psychology
Downloads 1,355 (17,715)
Citation 16

Abstract:

Loading...

public goods game, dual process, economic games, prisoner's dilemma

3.

Habits of Virtue: Creating Norms of Cooperation and Defection in the Laboratory

Forthcoming in Management Science
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 16 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 22 Jan 2016
Alexander Peysakhovich and David G. Rand
Yale University - Human Cooperation Lab and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Downloads 1,088 (24,521)
Citation 39

Abstract:

Loading...

Prosociality, culture, norms, cooperation, altruism, punishment, trust

4.

Why We Cooperate

Forthcoming in Jean Decety & Thalia Wheatley (eds.) “The Moral Brain: Multidisciplinary Perspectives” (Cambridge: MIT Press, 2014)
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 01 Apr 2014
Jillian Jordan, Alexander Peysakhovich and David G. Rand
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Yale University - Human Cooperation Lab and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Downloads 538 (63,565)

Abstract:

Loading...

cooperation, dual process, game theory, evolutionary game theory, experimental economics, economic games

5.

In-Group Favoritism Caused by Pokémon Go and the Use of Machine Learning for Principled Investigation of Potential Moderators

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 01 Feb 2017 Last Revised: 30 Aug 2017
Alexander Peysakhovich and David G. Rand
Yale University - Human Cooperation Lab and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Downloads 469 (75,382)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Loading...

behavioral economics, in group bias, machine learning

6.

Humans Display a 'Cooperative Phenotype' that is Domain General and Temporally Stable

Nature Communications, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 18 Apr 2014 Last Revised: 09 Aug 2014
Alexander Peysakhovich, Martin Nowak and David G. Rand
Yale University - Human Cooperation Lab, Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Downloads 371 (99,035)
Citation 12

Abstract:

Loading...

cooperation, altruism, punishment, reciprocity, internal validity, external validity

7.

Paying (for) Attention: The Impact of Information Processing Costs on Bayesian Inference

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 24 Oct 2016 Last Revised: 01 Aug 2018
Scott Duke Kominers, Xiaosheng Mu and Alexander Peysakhovich
Harvard University, Harvard University - Department of Economics and Yale University - Human Cooperation Lab
Downloads 366 (100,593)
Citation 8

Abstract:

Loading...

behavioral economics, learning, bayesian updating

8.

The Good, the Bad, and the Unflinchingly Selfish: Cooperative Decision-Making Can Be Predicted with High Accuracy Using Only Three Behavioral Types

Proceedings of 17th ACM Conference on Economics and Computation.
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 27 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 06 Jun 2016
Ziv Epstein, Alexander Peysakhovich and David G. Rand
Claremont Colleges - Pomona College, Yale University - Human Cooperation Lab and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Downloads 352 (105,112)
Citation 8

Abstract:

Loading...

machine learning, social preferences, behavioral economics, prosociality

9.

When Punishment Doesn't Pay: 'Cold Glow' and Decisions to Punish

Number of pages: 67 Posted: 14 Apr 2013 Last Revised: 03 Dec 2016
Aurelie Ouss and Alexander Peysakhovich
University of Pennsylvania and Yale University - Human Cooperation Lab
Downloads 251 (150,284)
Citation 13

Abstract:

Loading...

punishment, cooperation, behavioral economics, law and economics

10.

Observational Data for Heterogeneous Treatment Effects with Application to Recommender Systems

EC'19 Proceedings of the 2019 ACM Conference on Economics and Computation
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 27 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 19 Sep 2019
Akos Lada, Alexander Peysakhovich, Diego Aparicio and Michael Bailey
Harvard University, Yale University - Human Cooperation Lab, University of Navarra, IESE Business School and Facebook
Downloads 162 (224,206)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Loading...

Heterogeneous treatment effects, Machine learning, Online platforms, Personalization, Recommender systems, Social networks

11.

Recency, Records and Recaps: Learning and Non-Equilibrium Behavior in a Simple Decision Problem

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 14 Oct 2013 Last Revised: 03 Dec 2016
Drew Fudenberg and Alexander Peysakhovich
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Yale University - Human Cooperation Lab
Downloads 156 (231,490)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Loading...

learning, decision problems, behavioral economics

12.

Proper Scoring Rules and Risk Aversion

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 10 Mar 2012
Alexander Peysakhovich and Mikkel Plagborg-Møller
Yale University - Human Cooperation Lab and Harvard University - Department of Economics
Downloads 149 (240,396)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Loading...

scoring rules, risk aversion, decision-making

13.

How to Commit (If You Must): Commitment Contracts and the Dual-Self Model

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 02 Jun 2014
Alexander Peysakhovich
Yale University - Human Cooperation Lab
Downloads 70 (398,598)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

behavioral economics, dual self model, commitment contracts, self control