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1.

The Effects of Environmental Regulation on the Competitiveness of U.S. Manufacturing

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The Effects of Environmental Regulation on the Competitiveness of U.S. Manufacturing

MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 12-24
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 11 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 12 Sep 2012
Michael Greenstone, John A. List and Chad Syverson
University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of Chicago Booth School of Business
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clean air act, costs of regulation, air pollution

The Effects of Environmental Regulation on the Competitiveness of U.S. Manufacturing

US Census Bureau Center for Economic Studies Paper No. CES-WP-11-03
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 11 Feb 2011
Michael Greenstone, John A. List and Chad Syverson
University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of Chicago Booth School of Business
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The Effects of Environmental Regulation on the Competitiveness of U.S. Manufacturing

NBER Working Paper No. w18392
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 15 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 16 Oct 2014
Michael Greenstone, John A. List and Chad Syverson
University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of Chicago Booth School of Business
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Field Experiments

UCF Economics Working Paper No. 03-12
Number of pages: 90 Posted: 18 Apr 2005
Glenn W. Harrison and John A. List
Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Does Price Matter in Charitable Giving? Evidence from a Large-Scale Natural Field Experiment

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Does Price Matter in Charitable Giving? Evidence from a Large-Scale Natural Field Experiment

Yale Economic Applications and Policy Discussion Paper No. 13
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 23 May 2006
Dean S. Karlan and John A. List
Yale University and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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charitable giving, fundraising, matching grants, altruism, contingent valuation method

Does Price Matter in Charitable Giving? Evidence from a Large-Scale Natural Field Experiment

NBER Working Paper No. w12338
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 14 Jul 2006 Last Revised: 19 Sep 2010
Dean S. Karlan and John A. List
Yale University and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Using Field Experiments in Accounting and Finance

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Using Field Experiments in Accounting and Finance

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 03 Feb 2016
Eric Floyd and John A. List
University of California San Diego and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Field experiments, causality, identification, experimental design, replication

Using Field Experiments in Accounting and Finance

Journal of Accounting Research, Vol. 54, No. 2, 2016
Posted: 15 Jul 2016
Eric Floyd and John A. List
University of California San Diego and University of Chicago - Department of Economics

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field experiments, causality, identification, experimental design, replication

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Trade Liberalization, Corruption and Environmental Policy Formation: Theory and Evidence

CIES Working Paper No. 0047
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 08 Dec 2000
Richard Damania, Per G. Fredriksson and John A. List
World Bank, University of Louisville - College of Business - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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lobbying, political economy, protectionism, trade and the environment, pollution tax

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The Hidden Costs and Returns of Incentives - Trust and Trustworthiness Among CEOS

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 27 Mar 2003
Ernst Fehr and John A. List
University of Zurich - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Is the Endowment Effect an Expectations Effect?

Journal of the European Economic Association, Forthcoming.
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 08 Aug 2013 Last Revised: 11 Oct 2013
Ori Heffetz and John A. List
Cornell University - S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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endowment effect, expectations, prospect theory, experiments

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Naturally Occurring Preferences and Exogenous Laboratory Experiments: A Case Study of Risk Aversion

UCF Economics Working Paper No. 04-22
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 20 Apr 2005
Glenn W. Harrison, John A. List and Charles Towe
Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of Connecticut - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and the National Center for Smart Growth
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Risk-aversion, field experiments

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Dishonesty: From Parents to Children

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Dishonesty: From Parents to Children

GMU Working Paper in Economics No. 15-15, CESR-Schaeffer Working Paper
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 30 Dec 2014 Last Revised: 19 Sep 2015
Daniel Houser, John A. List, Marco Piovesan, Anya Savikhin Samek and Joachim K. Winter
George Mason University - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics, Center for Economic and Social Research (CESR) and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
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cheating, dishonesty, ethical judgment, social utility, field experiment

On the Origins of Dishonesty: From Parents to Children

NBER Working Paper No. w20897
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 02 Feb 2015
Daniel Houser, John A. List, Marco Piovesan, Anya Savikhin Samek and Joachim K. Winter
George Mason University - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics, Center for Economic and Social Research (CESR) and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
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On the Origins of Dishonesty: From Parents to Children

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8906
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 23 Mar 2015
Daniel Houser, John A. List, Marco Piovesan, Anya Savikhin Samek and Joachim K. Winter
George Mason University - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics, Center for Economic and Social Research (CESR) and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
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cheating, dishonesty, ethical judgment, social utility, field experiment

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The Effect of Market Experience on the Wta/Wtp Disparity: Evidence from a Field Experiment with Sports Memorabilia

University of Arizona Working Paper
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 22 Jun 2000
John A. List
University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Incentives to Eat Healthy: Evidence from a Grocery Store Field Experiment

CESR-Schaeffer Working Paper No. 2015-025
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 25 Sep 2015
John A. List, Anya Savikhin Samek and Terri Zhu
University of Chicago - Department of Economics, Center for Economic and Social Research (CESR) and Louis' Groceries
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field experiment, incentives, education, food choice, grocery, habit formation

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Field Experiments on Anchoring of Economic Valuations

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 29 Apr 2011
Jonathan E. Alevy, Craig E. Landry and John A. List
University of Alaska Anchorage, University of Georgia - Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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anchoring, valuation, field experiment, experience

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Field Experiments in Economics: the Past, the Present, and the Future

NBER Working Paper No. w14356
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 23 Sep 2008 Last Revised: 17 Mar 2010
Steven D. Levitt and John A. List
University of Chicago and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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The Behavioralist Goes to School: Leveraging Behavioral Economics to Improve Educational Performance

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The Behavioralist Goes to School: Leveraging Behavioral Economics to Improve Educational Performance

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 12-038
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 16 Jun 2012
Steven D. Levitt, John A. List, Susanne Neckermann and Sally Sadoff
University of Chicago, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management
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The Behavioralist Goes to School: Leveraging Behavioral Economics to Improve Educational Performance

NBER Working Paper No. w18165
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 16 Jun 2012 Last Revised: 28 Jun 2012
Steven D. Levitt, John A. List, Susanne Neckermann and Sally Sadoff
University of Chicago, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management
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Equalizing Superstars: The Internet and the Democratization of Education

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Equalizing Superstars: The Internet and the Democratization of Education

MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 14-03
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 22 Jan 2014
Daron Acemoglu, David Laibson and John A. List
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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computers, education, inequality, Internet, non-rival technologies, online education, superstars

Equalizing Superstars: The Internet and the Democratization of Education

NBER Working Paper No. w19851
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 03 Mar 2014 Last Revised: 04 Jul 2014
Daron Acemoglu, David Laibson and John A. List
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Why Economists Should Conduct Field Experiments and 14 Tips for Pulling One Off

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 23 Aug 2011
John A. List
University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Neoclassical Theory Versus Prospect Theory: Evidence from the Marketplace

NBER Working Paper No. w9736
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 09 Jun 2003 Last Revised: 02 Nov 2010
John A. List
University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Information Cascades: Evidence from a Field Experiment with Financial Market Professionals

University of Maryland Working Paper No.03-15
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 08 Feb 2004
Jonathan E. Alevy, Michael S. Haigh and John A. List
University of Alaska Anchorage, Standard Chartered Bank and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Herd Behavior, Futures Traders, Experiments

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Optimal Institutional Arrangements for Transboundary Pollutants in a Second-Best World: Evidence from a Differential Game with Asymmetric Players

University of Wyoming Economics Working Paper No. 54
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 05 Mar 2000
John A. List and Charles F. Mason
University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics
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A Method for Valuing Global Ecosystem Services

Ecological Economics, Vol. 27, No. 2, 1998
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 19 Dec 2007
Anne Alexander, John A. List and Michael Margolis
University of Wyoming, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and Escuela de Econonía, Universidad de Guanajuato
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Ecosystem services, Monopolist, Excess rents, Maximum surplus, Weak complementarity

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Was There Really a Hawthorne Effect at the Hawthorne Plant? An Analysis of the Original Illumination Experiments

NBER Working Paper No. w15016
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 01 Jun 2009 Last Revised: 14 Jul 2010
Steven D. Levitt and John A. List
University of Chicago and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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That's News to Me! Information Revelation in Professional Certification Markets

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That's News to Me! Information Revelation in Professional Certification Markets

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 17 Jul 2006
John A. List, Andrew Kato and Ginger Zhe Jin
University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of Maryland - Department of Economics and University of Maryland - Department of Economics
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Professional certificate, information, uncertainty

That's News to Me! Information Revelation in Professional Certification Markets

NBER Working Paper No. w12390
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 03 Aug 2006 Last Revised: 05 Oct 2006
Ginger Zhe Jin, Andrew Kato and John A. List
University of Maryland - Department of Economics, University of Maryland - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Matching and Challenge Gifts to Charity: Evidence from Laboratory and Natural Field Experiments

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Matching and Challenge Gifts to Charity: Evidence from Laboratory and Natural Field Experiments

IZA Working Paper No. 3278
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 23 May 2008
Daniel Rondeau and John A. List
University of Victoria - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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fundraising, threshold public goods, charitable giving, field experiments

Matching and Challenge Gifts to Charity:Evidence from Laboratory and Natural Field Experiments

NBER Working Paper No. w13728
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 11 Jan 2008 Last Revised: 07 Jul 2010
Daniel Rondeau and John A. List
University of Victoria - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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So You Want to Run an Experiment, Now What? Some Simple Rules of Thumb for Optimal Experimental Design

NBER Working Paper No. w15701
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 01 Feb 2010
John A. List, Sally Sadoff and Mathis C. Wagner
University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management and Boston College
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Field Experiments in Economics: Palgrave Entry

IZA Working Paper No. 3273
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 23 May 2008
John A. List and David Reiley
University of Chicago - Department of Economics and Pandora Media, Inc.
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Estimating Individual Ambiguity Aversion: A Simple Approach

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Estimating Individual Ambiguity Aversion: A Simple Approach

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5220
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 10 Mar 2015
Uri Gneezy, Alex Imas and John A. List
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management, Carnegie Mellon University - Department of Social and Decision Sciences and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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ambiguity aversion, experiments, estimation

Estimating Individual Ambiguity Aversion: A Simple Approach

NBER Working Paper No. w20982
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 02 Mar 2015
Uri Gneezy, Alex Imas and John A. List
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management, Carnegie Mellon University - Department of Social and Decision Sciences and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Chasing the Smokestack: Strategic Policymaking with Multiple Instruments

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Chasing the Smokestack: Strategic Policymaking with Multiple Instruments

FEEM Working Paper No. 45.2002
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 23 Jul 2002
Per G. Fredriksson, John A. List and Daniel L. Millimet
University of Louisville - College of Business - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Department of Economics
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Political Economy, Resource Competition, Strategic Policymaking, Yardstick Competition

Chasing the Smokestack: Strategic Policymaking with Multiple Instruments

NBER Working Paper No. w9801
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 23 Jun 2003
Per G. Fredriksson, John A. List and Daniel L. Millimet
University of Louisville - College of Business - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Department of Economics
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A New Approach to an Age-Old Problem: Solving Externalities by Incenting Workers Directly

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A New Approach to an Age-Old Problem: Solving Externalities by Incenting Workers Directly

Becker Friedman Institute for Research in Economics Working Paper No. 2016-16
Number of pages: 83 Posted: 20 Jun 2016
Greer Gosnell, John A. List and Robert Metcalfe
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE), University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Becker Friedman Institute for Economics
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Worker Incentives, Fuel Efficiency, Performance Feedback, Employee Effort, Information, Targets, Prosocial Incentives, Field Experiment, Aviation

A New Approach to an Age-Old Problem: Solving Externalities by Incenting Workers Directly

NBER Working Paper No. w22316
Number of pages: 83 Posted: 20 Jun 2016 Last Revised: 30 Jun 2016
Greer Gosnell, John A. List and Robert Metcalfe
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE), University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Becker Friedman Institute for Economics
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A Field Experiment on the Impact of Incentives on Milk Choice in the Lunchroom

Becker Friedman Institute for Research in Economics Working Paper No. 2558604, CESR-Schaeffer Working Paper 2015-028
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 02 Feb 2015 Last Revised: 27 Oct 2015
John A. List and Anya Savikhin Samek
University of Chicago - Department of Economics and Center for Economic and Social Research (CESR)
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field experiment, children, incentives, food choice

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Internal Increasing Returns to Scale and Economic Growth

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Internal Increasing Returns to Scale and Economic Growth

NBER Working Paper No. w12999
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 08 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 10 Jan 2012
John A. List and H Zhou
University of Chicago - Department of Economics and ODU
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Internal Increasing Returns to Scale and Economic Growth

NBER Working Paper No. t0336
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 06 Apr 2007
John A. List and H Zhou
University of Chicago - Department of Economics and ODU
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On the Generalizability of Experimental Results in Economics: With a Response to Commentors

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4543
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 14 Jan 2014
Omar Al-Ubaydli and John A. List
George Mason University - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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lab and field experiments, generalizability

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Field Experiments: a Bridge between Lab and Naturally-Occurring Data

NBER Working Paper No. w12992
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 23 Mar 2007 Last Revised: 03 Jul 2010
John A. List
University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Toward an Understanding of the Economics of Charity: Evidence from a Field Experiment

NBER Working Paper No. w11611
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 16 Nov 2005 Last Revised: 01 Dec 2011
Craig E. Landry, Andreas Lange, John A. List, Michael K. Price and Nicholas G. Rupp
University of Georgia - Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics, University of Hamburg, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics and East Carolina University - Department of Economics
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Cyclicality and the Labor Market for Economists

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1302
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 16 Sep 2004
Craig A. Gallet, John A. List and Peter F. Orazem
California State University, Sacramento - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and Iowa State University and IZA
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search, PhD labor market, applications, interviews, visits, offers, boom and bust, academia, government, business

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Gender Differences in Competition: Evidence from a Matrilineal and a Patriarchal Society

NBER Working Paper No. w13727
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 11 Jan 2008 Last Revised: 06 Jul 2010
Uri Gneezy, Kenneth L. Leonard and John A. List
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management, University of Maryland and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Enhancing the Efficacy of Teacher Incentives Through Loss Aversion: A Field Experiment

NBER Working Paper No. w18237
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 21 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 13 Aug 2012
Roland G. Fryer, Steven D. Levitt, John A. List and Sally Sadoff
Harvard University - Department of Economics, University of Chicago, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management
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On the Formation of Buyer-Seller Relationships When Product Quality is Perfectly Observable

CIRPEE Working Paper No. 07-40
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 12 Nov 2007
Yann Bramoulle, John A. List and Michael K. Price
Université Laval - Département d'Économique, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of Nevada, Reno
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Field experiments, pricing, market structure

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Do Women Avoid Salary Negotiations? Evidence from a Large Scale Natural Field Experiment

NBER Working Paper No. w18511
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 03 Nov 2012
Andreas Leibbrandt and John A. List
University of Zurich - Institute for Empirical Research in Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Learned Generosity? A Field Experiment with Parents and Their Children

CESR-Schaeffer Working Paper 2706751
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 23 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 10 Aug 2016
Avner Ben-Ner, John A. List, Louis Putterman and Anya Savikhin Samek
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Carlson School of Management, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, Brown University - Department of Economics and Center for Economic and Social Research (CESR)
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field experiment, children, parents, transmission, social preferences, influence

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The Behavioralist Visits the Factory: Increasing Productivity Using Simple Framing Manipulations

NBER Working Paper No. w15623
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 04 Jan 2010 Last Revised: 10 Sep 2010
Tanjim Hossain and John A. List
University of Toronto and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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The Behavioralist as Tax Collector: Using Natural Field Experiments to Enhance Tax Compliance

NBER Working Paper No. w20007
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 31 Mar 2014
Michael Hallsworth, John A. List, Robert Metcalfe and Ivo Vlaev
Imperial College London, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Becker Friedman Institute for Economics and Imperial College London
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How Can Bill and Melinda Gates Increase Other People’s Donations to Fund Public Goods?

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How Can Bill and Melinda Gates Increase Other People’s Donations to Fund Public Goods?

Yale Economics Department Working Paper No. 101
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 28 Mar 2012
Dean S. Karlan and John A. List
Yale University and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Public goods, Charitable fundraising, Asymmetric information, Matching grant

How Can Bill and Melinda Gates Increase Other People’s Donations to Fund Public Goods?

Center for Global Development Working Paper No. 292
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 09 Jul 2012
Dean S. Karlan and John A. List
Yale University and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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public goods, charitable fundraising, asymmetric information, matching grant

How Can Bill and Melinda Gates Increase Other People's Donations to Fund Public Goods?

NBER Working Paper No. w17954
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 31 Mar 2012 Last Revised: 10 Apr 2012
Dean S. Karlan and John A. List
Yale University and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Checkmate: Exploring Backward Induction Among Chess Players

NBER Working Paper No. w15610
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 28 Dec 2009 Last Revised: 28 Aug 2010
Steven D. Levitt, John A. List and Sally Sadoff
University of Chicago, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management
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Testing for Altruism and Social Pressure in Charitable Giving

NBER Working Paper No. w15629
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 04 Jan 2010 Last Revised: 16 Sep 2010
Stefano DellaVigna, John A. List and Ulrike Malmendier
University of California, Berkeley, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics
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Toward an Understanding of Why People Discriminate: Evidence from a Series of Natural Field Experiments

NBER Working Paper No. w17855
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 24 Feb 2012
Uri Gneezy, John A. List and Michael K. Price
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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Toward an Understanding of Why Suggestions Work in Charitable Fundraising: Theory and Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment

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Toward an Understanding of Why Suggestions Work in Charitable Fundraising: Theory and Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4531
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 14 Jan 2014
James Edwards and John A. List
University of Chicago and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Toward an Understanding of Why Suggestions Work in Charitable Fundraising: Theory and Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment

NBER Working Paper No. w19665
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 23 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 27 Nov 2013
James Edwards and John A. List
University of Chicago and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Field Experiments in Labor Economics

NBER Working Paper No. w16062
Number of pages: 128 Posted: 07 Jun 2010
John A. List and Imran Rasul
University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University College London - Department of Economics
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The Hidden Benefits of Control: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment

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The Hidden Benefits of Control: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 05 Sep 2011
Craig E. Landry, Andreas Lange, John A. List, Michael K. Price and Nicholas G. Rupp
University of Georgia - Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics, University of Hamburg, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of Nevada, Reno and East Carolina University - Department of Economics
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public goods, field experiments, charitable fund-raising, reciprocity

The Hidden Benefits of Control: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment

NBER Working Paper No. w17473
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 30 Sep 2011
Craig E. Landry, Andreas Lange, John A. List, Michael K. Price and Nicholas G. Rupp
University of Georgia - Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics, University of Hamburg, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville and East Carolina University - Department of Economics
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Information Cascades: Evidence from an Experiment with Financial Market Professionals

NBER Working Paper No. w12767
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 22 Dec 2006 Last Revised: 17 May 2007
Jonathan E. Alevy, Michael S. Haigh and John A. List
University of Alaska Anchorage, Standard Chartered Bank and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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How Elections Matter: Theory and Evidence from Environmental Policy

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How Elections Matter: Theory and Evidence from Environmental Policy

NBER Working Paper No. w10609
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 09 Jul 2004 Last Revised: 29 Jun 2010
John A. List and Daniel M. Sturm
University of Chicago - Department of Economics and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich - Faculty of Economics
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How Elections Matter: Theory and Evidence from Environmental Policy

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 4489
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 16 Aug 2004
John A. List and Daniel M. Sturm
University of Chicago - Department of Economics and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich - Faculty of Economics
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Elections, environmental policy, lobbying, term limits

51.

Using Tontines to Finance Public Goods: Back to the Future?

NBER Working Paper No. w10958
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 19 Dec 2004
Andreas Lange, John A. List and Michael K. Price
University of Hamburg, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics
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Putting Behavioral Economics to Work: Testing for Gift Exchange in Labor Markets Using Field Experiments

NBER Working Paper No. w12063
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 09 May 2006
Uri Gneezy and John A. List
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Does Market Experience Eliminate Market Anomalies? The Case of Exogenous Market Experience

NBER Working Paper No. w16908
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 28 Mar 2011
John A. List
University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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54.

How Do Informational Prompts Affect Choices in the School Lunchroom?

CESR-Schaeffer Working Paper No. 2017-001
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 01 Feb 2017
Chien-Yu Lai, John A. List and Anya Savikhin Samek
University of Chicago, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and Center for Economic and Social Research (CESR)
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field experiment, food choice, children, information, prompts

55.

The Behavioralist Meets the Market: Measuring Social Preferences and Reputation Effects in Actual Transactions

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The Behavioralist Meets the Market: Measuring Social Preferences and Reputation Effects in Actual Transactions

NBER Working Paper No. w11616
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 16 Nov 2005 Last Revised: 29 Sep 2010
John A. List
University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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The Behavioralist Meets the Market: Measuring Social Preferences and Reputation Effects in Actual Transactions

Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 114, pp. 1-37, February 2006
Posted: 07 Feb 2006
John A. List
University of Chicago - Department of Economics

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56.

On the Generalizability of Experimental Results in Economics

NBER Working Paper No. w17957
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 31 Mar 2012 Last Revised: 01 May 2012
Omar Al-Ubaydli and John A. List
George Mason University - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Nonrenewable Resource Prices: Deterministic or Stochastic Trends?

NBER Working Paper No. w11487
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 23 Aug 2005 Last Revised: 17 Mar 2014
Junsoo Lee, John A. List and Mark C. Strazicich
University of Alabama - Department of Economics, Finance and Legal Studies, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and Appalachian State University - Department of Economics
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58.

Is a Donor in Hand Better than Two in the Bush? Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment

NBER Working Paper No. w14319
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 15 Sep 2008 Last Revised: 18 Aug 2010
Craig E. Landry, Andreas Lange, John A. List, Michael K. Price and Nicholas G. Rupp
University of Georgia - Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics, University of Hamburg, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of Nevada, Reno and East Carolina University - Department of Economics
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59.

Is the Endangered Species Act Endangering Species?

NBER Working Paper No. w12777
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 23 Dec 2006 Last Revised: 18 Feb 2007
John A. List, Michael Margolis and Daniel E. Osgood
University of Chicago - Department of Economics, Escuela de Econonía, Universidad de Guanajuato and University of Arizona - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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60.

Auctions with Resale When Private Values are Uncertain: Theory and Empirical Evidence

NBER Working Paper No. w10639
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 24 Aug 2004 Last Revised: 29 Jul 2010
Andreas Lange, John A. List and Michael K. Price
University of Hamburg, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics
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Exploring the Origins of Charitable Acts: Evidence from an Artefactual Field Experiment with Young Children

Economics Letters, Vol. 118, No. 3, March 2013
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 24 Oct 2013
John A. List and Anya Savikhin Samek
University of Chicago - Department of Economics and Center for Economic and Social Research (CESR)
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altruism, warm glow, preference development

62.

How Can Behavioral Economics Inform Non-Market Valuation? an Example from the Preference Reversal Literature

NBER Working Paper No. w16036
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 04 Jun 2010 Last Revised: 11 Jun 2010
Jonathan E. Alevy, John A. List and Wiktor Adamowicz
University of Alaska Anchorage, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of Alberta
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63.

Friend or Foe? A Natural Experiment of the Prisoner's Dilemma

NBER Working Paper No. w12097
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 20 Jul 2006 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2010
John A. List
University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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64.

Testing the Theory of Multitasking: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment in Chinese Factories

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Testing the Theory of Multitasking: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment in Chinese Factories

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4522
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 13 Jan 2014
Fuhai Hong, Tanjim Hossain, John A. List and Migiwa Tanaka
Lingnan University - Department of Economics, University of Toronto, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and Wilfrid Laurier University - School of Business & Economics
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Testing the Theory of Multitasking: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment in Chinese Factories

NBER Working Paper No. w19660
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 23 Nov 2013
Fuhai Hong, Tanjim Hossain, John A. List and Migiwa Tanaka
Lingnan University - Department of Economics, University of Toronto, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and Wilfrid Laurier University - School of Business & Economics
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65.

Toward an Understanding of Learning by Doing: Evidence from an Automobile Assembly Plant

NBER Working Paper No. w18017
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 28 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 27 Oct 2014
Steven D. Levitt, John A. List and Chad Syverson
University of Chicago, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of Chicago Booth School of Business
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66.

Do Competitive Work Places Deter Female Workers? A Large-Scale Natural Field Experiment on Gender Differences in Job-Entry Decisions

NBER Working Paper No. w16546
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 22 Nov 2010
Jeffrey Flory, Andreas Leibbrandt and John A. List
Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance, University of Zurich - Institute for Empirical Research in Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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67.

Is There a 'Hidden Cost' of Control in Naturally-Occurring Markets? Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 05 Sep 2011
Craig E. Landry, Andreas Lange, John A. List, Michael K. Price and Nicholas G. Rupp
University of Georgia - Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics, University of Hamburg, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of Nevada, Reno and East Carolina University - Department of Economics
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labor markets, public goods, field experiments, charitable fund-raising, worker productivity, reciprocity

68.

Investment Under Uncertainty: Testing the Options Model with Professional Traders

NBER Working Paper No. w16038
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 04 Jun 2010 Last Revised: 06 Jun 2010
John A. List and Michael S. Haigh
University of Chicago - Department of Economics and Standard Chartered Bank
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69.

Towards an Understanding of the Relative Strengths of Positive and Negative Reciprocity

Judgment and Decision Making, Vol. 5, pp. 524-539, December 2010
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 03 Jan 2011
Omar Al-Ubaydli, John A. List, Uri Gneezy and Min Sok Lee
George Mason University - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Reciprocity, Reputation, Reward, Punishment, Gift-Exchange

70.

What Happens in the Field Stays in the Field: Exploring Whether Professionals Play Minimax in Laboratory Experiments

NBER Working Paper No. w15609
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 28 Dec 2009 Last Revised: 05 Sep 2010
Steven D. Levitt, John A. List and David Reiley
University of Chicago, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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71.

Are CEOS Expected Utility Maximizers?

NBER Working Paper No. w15453
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 03 Nov 2009 Last Revised: 23 Sep 2010
John A. List and Charles F. Mason
University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics
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72.

Is the Endowment Effect a Reference Effect?

NBER Working Paper No. w16715
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 24 Jan 2011
Ori Heffetz and John A. List
Cornell University - S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Naturally Occurring Markets and Exogenous Laboratory Experiments: A Case Study of the Winner's Curse

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Naturally Occurring Markets and Exogenous Laboratory Experiments: A Case Study of the Winner's Curse

NBER Working Paper No. w13072
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 27 Jun 2007 Last Revised: 21 Sep 2010
Glenn W. Harrison and John A. List
Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Naturally Occurring Markets and Exogenous Laboratory Experiments: A Case Study of the Winner's Curse

The Economic Journal, Vol. 118, No. 528, pp. 822-843, April 2008
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 27 Mar 2008
Glenn W. Harrison and John A. List
Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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74.

Using Field Experiments in Environmental and Resource Economics

NBER Working Paper No. w19289
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 10 Aug 2013
John A. List and Michael Price
University of Chicago - Department of Economics and Georgia State University - Department of Economics
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75.

The Economics of Open Air Markets

NBER Working Paper No. w15420
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 26 Oct 2009 Last Revised: 21 Aug 2010
John A. List
University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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76.

Multiple Hypothesis Testing in Experimental Economics

NBER Working Paper No. w21875
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 20 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 27 Jan 2016
John A. List, Azeem Shaikh and Yang Xu
University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of Chicago and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business - Economics
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77.

Parental Incentives and Early Childhood Achievement: A Field Experiment in Chicago Heights

NBER Working Paper No. w21477
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 25 Aug 2015
Roland G. Fryer, Steven D. Levitt and John A. List
Harvard University - Department of Economics, University of Chicago and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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78.

On the Generalizability of Experimental Results in Economics: With a Response to Camerer

NBER Working Paper No. w19666
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 23 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 27 Nov 2013
Omar Al-Ubaydli and John A. List
George Mason University - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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79.

Demand Reduction in Multi-Unit Auctions with Varying Numbers of Bidders: Theory and Evidence from a Field Experiment

International Economic Review, Vol. 47, No. 1, pp. 203-231, February 2006
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 21 Mar 2006
Richard Engelbrecht-Wiggans, John A. List and David Reiley
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Department of Business Administration, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and Pandora Media, Inc.
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80.

Do the Effects of Social Nudges Persist? Theory and Evidence from 38 Natural Field Experiments

NBER Working Paper No. w23277
Posted: 27 Mar 2017
Alec Brandon, Paul Ferraro, John A. List, Robert Metcalfe, Michael Price and Florian Rundhammer
University of Chicago, Johns Hopkins University, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Becker Friedman Institute for Economics, Georgia State University - Department of Economics and Georgia State University - Department of Economics
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81.

A Dynamic Explanation of the Willingness to Pay and Willingness to Accept Disparity

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A Dynamic Explanation of the Willingness to Pay and Willingness to Accept Disparity

NBER Working Paper No. w16483
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 25 Oct 2010 Last Revised: 12 May 2014
Catherine L. Kling, John A. List and Jinhua Zhao
Iowa State University - Center for Agriculture and Rural Development (CARD), University of Chicago - Department of Economics and Michigan State University
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A Dynamic Explanation of the Willingness to Pay and Willingness to Accept Disparity

Economic Inquiry, Vol. 51, Issue 1, pp. 909-921, 2013
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 30 Nov 2012
Catherine L. Kling, John A. List and Jinhua Zhao
Iowa State University - Center for Agriculture and Rural Development (CARD), University of Chicago - Department of Economics and Michigan State University
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Using Hicksian Surplus Measures to Examine Consistency of Individual Preferences: Evidence from a Field Experiment

Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Vol. 108, No. 1, pp. 115-134, March 2006
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 08 May 2006
John A. List
University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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83.

Measuring Success in Education: The Role of Effort on the Test Itself

NBER Working Paper No. w24004
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 13 Nov 2017
Uri Gneezy, John A. List, Jeffrey A. Livingston, Sally Sadoff, Xiangdong Qin and Yang Xu
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, Bentley University - Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) - Antai College of Economics and Management and Peking University - HSBC Business School
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84.

Young, Selfish and Male: Field Evidence of Social Preferences

Economic Journal, Vol. 114, pp. 121-149, January 2004
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 26 Jun 2004
John A. List
University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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85.

When Corporate Social Responsibility Backfires: Theory and Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment

NBER Working Paper No. w24169
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 03 Jan 2018
John A. List and Fatemeh Momeni
University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of Chicago
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86.

Toward an Understanding of the Relative Strengths of Positive and Negative Reciprocity

NBER Working Paper No. w16547
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 22 Nov 2010
Omar Al-Ubaydli, Uri Gneezy, Min Sok Lee and John A. List
George Mason University - Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Viewpoint: On the Generalizability of Lab Behaviour to the Field

Canadian Journal of Economics, Vol. 40, No. 2, pp. 347-370, May 2007
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 19 May 2007
Steven D. Levitt and John A. List
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business - Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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88.

Voting to Tell Others

NBER Working Paper No. w19832
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 25 Jan 2014
Stefano DellaVigna, John A. List, Ulrike Malmendier and Gautam Rao
University of California, Berkeley, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley
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Environmental Regulations and New Plant Location Decisions: Evidence from a Meta-Analysis

Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 42, pp. 19-49, 2002
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 12 Nov 2002
Tim Jeppesen, John A. List and Henk Folmer
University of Southern Denmark - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of Groningen
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90.

The Behavioralist as Nutritionist: Leveraging Behavioral Economics to Improve Child Food Choice and Consumption

NBER Working Paper No. w20132
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 19 May 2014
John A. List and Anya Savikhin Samek
University of Chicago - Department of Economics and Center for Economic and Social Research (CESR)
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91.

Equity Aversion

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP6853
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 17 Jun 2008
Chaim Fershtman, Uri Gneezy and John A. List
Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Equity Aversion, Social Preferences, Social Status

92.

Can Myopic Loss Aversion Explain the Equity Premium Puzzle? Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment with Professional Traders

NBER Working Paper No. w22605
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 07 Sep 2016
Francis Larson, John A. List and Robert Metcalfe
Normann, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Becker Friedman Institute for Economics
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93.

Field Experiments in Markets

NBER Working Paper No. w22113
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 28 Mar 2016
Omar Al-Ubaydli and John A. List
George Mason University - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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94.

Rebate Rules in Threshold Public Good Provision

NBER Working Paper No. w14559
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 15 Jan 2009 Last Revised: 17 Mar 2010
Michael A. Spencer, Stephen K. Swallow, Jason F. Shogren and John A. List
Minnesota State University, University of Rhode Island - Department of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Regulatory Federalism and the Distribution of Air Pollutant Emissions

Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 47, No. 1, pp. 155-178, February 2007
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 30 Jan 2007
Erwin H. Bulte, John A. List and Mark C. Strazicich
Tilburg University - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and Appalachian State University - Department of Economics
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96.

The Effect of Performance-Based Incentives on Educational Achievement: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment

NBER Working Paper No. w22107
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 28 Mar 2016
Steven D. Levitt, John A. List and Sally Sadoff
University of Chicago, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management
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97.

The Importance of Being Marginal: Gender Differences in Generosity

NBER Working Paper No. w18748
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 02 Feb 2013
Stefano DellaVigna, John A. List, Ulrike Malmendier and Gautam Rao
University of California, Berkeley, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley
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98.

Using Lotteries to Finance Public Goods: Theory and Experimental Evidence

International Economic Review, Vol. 48, No. 3, pp. 901-927, August 2007
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 17 Jul 2007
Andreas Lange, John A. List and Michael K. Price
University of Hamburg, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of Nevada, Reno
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99.

A Natural Experiment on the 'Race to the Bottom' Hypothesis: Testing for Stochastic Dominance in Temporal Pollution Trends

Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 65, pp. 395-420, September 2003
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 12 Jul 2003
Daniel L. Millimet and John A. List
Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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100.

Ode to the Sea: Workplace Organizations and Norms of Cooperation

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Ode to the Sea: Workplace Organizations and Norms of Cooperation

NBER Working Paper No. w20234
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 23 Jun 2014
Uri Gneezy, Andreas Leibbrandt and John A. List
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management, University of Zurich - Institute for Empirical Research in Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Ode to the Sea: Workplace Organizations and Norms of Cooperation

The Economic Journal, Vol. 126, Issue 595, pp. 1856-1883, 2016
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 26 Sep 2016
Uri Gneezy, Andreas Leibbrandt and John A. List
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management, University of Zurich - Institute for Empirical Research in Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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101.

Auctions with Resale When Private Values are Uncertain: Evidence from the Lab and Field

NBER Working Paper No. w16360
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 15 Sep 2010 Last Revised: 19 Sep 2010
Andreas Lange, John A. List and Michael K. Price
University of Hamburg, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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102.

The Gender Earnings Gap in the Gig Economy: Evidence from Over a Million Rideshare Drivers

NBER Working Paper No. w24732
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 25 Jun 2018
Cody Cook, Rebecca Diamond, Jonathan Hall, John A. List and Paul Oyer
Stanford University, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Uber Technologies Inc., University of Chicago - Department of Economics and Stanford Graduate School of Business
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103.

How Can Bill and Melinda Gates Increase Other People's Donations to Fund Public Goods?

Buffett Institute Global Poverty Research Lab Working Paper No. 18-106
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 07 Mar 2018
Dean Karlan and John A. List
Northwestern University and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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public goods, charitable fundraising, asymmetric information, matching grant

104.

On the Role of Group Size in Tournaments: Theory and Evidence from Lab and Field Experiments

NBER Working Paper No. w20008
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 31 Mar 2014
John A. List, Daan van Soest, Jan Stoop and H Zhou
University of Chicago - Department of Economics, Tilburg University - CentER & Department of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Applied Economics and ODU
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105.

The Nature of Excess: Using Randomized Treatments to Investigate Price Dynamics

NBER Working Paper No. w16319
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 30 Aug 2010
Omar Al-Ubaydli, John A. List and Michael K. Price
George Mason University - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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106.

A Test of Diminishing Marginal Value

Economica, Vol. 74, No. 296, pp. 650-663, November 2007
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 22 Oct 2007
John K. Horowitz, John A. List and K. E. McConnell
University of Maryland, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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107.

The Business of Business is Business: Why (Some) Firms Should Provide Public Goods When They Sell Private Goods

NBER Working Paper No. w23105
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 30 Jan 2017 Last Revised: 09 Feb 2017
Chien-Yu Lai, Andreas Lange, John A. List and Michael Price
University of Chicago, University of Hamburg, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and Georgia State University - Department of Economics
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108.

The Effect of Early Education on Social Preferences

NBER Working Paper No. w22898
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 05 Dec 2016
Alexander W. Cappelen, John A. List, Anya Savikhin Samek and Bertil Tungodden
Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, Center for Economic and Social Research (CESR) and Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) - Department of Economics
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109.

Moral Costs and Rational Choice: Theory and Experimental Evidence

NBER Working Paper No. w22234
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 09 May 2016 Last Revised: 20 May 2016
James C. Cox, John A. List, Michael Price, Vjollca Sadiraj and Anya Savikhin Samek
Georgia State University, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, Georgia State University - Department of Economics, Georgia State University - Department of Economics and Center for Economic and Social Research (CESR)
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A Glimpse into the World of High Capacity Givers: Experimental Evidence from a University Capital Campaign

NBER Working Paper No. w22099
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 21 Mar 2016
Tova Levin, Steven D. Levitt and John A. List
University of Chicago, University of Chicago and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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111.

Toward an Understanding of Reference-Dependent Labor Supply: Theory and Evidence from a Field Experiment

NBER Working Paper No. w20695
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 24 Nov 2014 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2018
Steffen Andersen, Alec Brandon, Uri Gneezy and John A. List
Copenhagen Business School - Department of Finance, University of Chicago, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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112.

Is There a 'Hidden Cost of Control' in Naturally-Occurring Markets? Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment

NBER Working Paper No. w17472
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 29 Sep 2011 Last Revised: 05 Oct 2011
Craig E. Landry, Andreas Lange, John A. List, Michael K. Price and Nicholas G. Rupp
University of Georgia - Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics, University of Hamburg, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville and East Carolina University - Department of Economics
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113.

Empirical Implementation of Nonparametric First-Price Auction Models

NBER Working Paper No. w17095
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 31 May 2011
Daniel J. Henderson, John A. List, Daniel L. Millimet, Christopher Parmeter and Michael K. Price
University of Alabama, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Department of Economics, University of Miami and University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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114.

The Effects of Wage Contracts on Workplace Misbehaviors: Evidence from a Call Center Natural Field Experiment

NBER Working Paper No. w22342
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 13 Jun 2016 Last Revised: 30 Jun 2016
Jeffrey Flory, Andreas Leibbrandt and John A. List
Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance, University of Zurich - Institute for Empirical Research in Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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115.

Supply and Demand for Discrimination: Strategic Revelation of Own Characteristics in a Trust Game

NBER Working Paper No. w21953
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 08 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 27 Jun 2016
Anthony G. Heyes and John A. List
University of London, Royal Holloway College - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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116.

Do Natural Field Experiments Afford Researchers More or Less Control than Laboratory Experiments? a Simple Model

NBER Working Paper No. w20877
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 27 Jan 2015 Last Revised: 04 Feb 2015
Omar Al-Ubaydli and John A. List
George Mason University - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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117.

Carrots that Look Like Sticks: Toward an Understanding of Multitasking Incentive Schemes

NBER Working Paper No. w18453
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 13 Oct 2012
Omar Al-Ubaydli, Steffen Andersen, Uri Gneezy and John A. List
George Mason University - Department of Economics, Copenhagen Business School - Department of Finance, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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118.

An Economic Approach to Alleviate the Crises of Confidence in Science: with an Application to the Public Goods Game

NBER Working Paper No. w23335
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 25 Apr 2017 Last Revised: 30 Apr 2017
Luigi Butera and John A. List
University of Chicago - Becker Friedman Institute for Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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119.

The Making of Homo Honoratus: From Omission to Commission

NBER Working Paper No. w21210
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 01 Jun 2015
Michael Hallsworth, John A. List, Robert Metcalfe and Ivo Vlaev
Imperial College London, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Becker Friedman Institute for Economics and Imperial College London
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120.

Harnessing Policy Complementarities to Conserve Energy: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment

NBER Working Paper No. w23355
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 01 May 2017
John A. List, Robert Metcalfe, Michael Price and Florian Rundhammer
University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Becker Friedman Institute for Economics, Georgia State University - Department of Economics and Georgia State University - Department of Economics
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121.

Estimating Social Preferences and Gift Exchange at Work

NBER Working Paper No. w22043
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 01 Mar 2016
Stefano DellaVigna, John A. List, Ulrike Malmendier and Gautam Rao
University of California, Berkeley, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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122.

How Can Bill and Melinda Gates Increase Other People's Donations to Fund Public Goods?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP8922
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 04 Apr 2012
Dean S. Karlan and John A. List
Yale University and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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asymmetric information, charitable fundraising, matching grant, public goods

123.

That’s News to Me! Information Revelation in Professional Certification Markets

Economic Inquiry, Vol. 48, No. 1, pp. 104-122, January 2010
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 26 Jan 2010
Ginger Zhe Jin, Andrew Kato and John A. List
University of Maryland - Department of Economics, University of Maryland - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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124.

Do Equal Employment Opportunity Statements Backfire? Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment on Job-Entry Decisions

NBER Working Paper No. w25035
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 17 Sep 2018
Andreas Leibbrandt and John A. List
University of Zurich - Institute for Empirical Research in Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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125.

To Replicate or Not to Replicate? Exploring Reproducibility in Economics Through the Lens of a Model and a Pilot Study

The Economic Journal, Vol. 127, Issue 605, pp. F209-F235, 2017
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 25 Oct 2017
Zacharias Maniadis, Fabio Tufano and John A. List
University of Southampton, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca - Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Economics, Psychology & Social Sciences (CISEPS) and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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126.

Field Experiments on the Anchoring of Economic Valuations

Economic Inquiry, Vol. 53, Issue 3, pp. 1522-1538, 2015
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 14 May 2015
Jonathan E. Alevy, Craig E. Landry and John A. List
University of Alaska Anchorage, University of Georgia - Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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127.

Social Preferences: Some Thoughts from the Field

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Social Preferences: Some Thoughts from the Field

Annual Review of Economics, Vol. 1, pp. 563-583, 2009
Posted: 04 Jun 2010
John A. List
University of Chicago - Department of Economics

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Social Preferences: Some Thoughts from the Field

Annual Review of Economics, Vol. 1, pp. 563-583, 2009
Posted: 31 Aug 2011
John A. List
University of Chicago - Department of Economics

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128.

On the Interpretation of Giving in Dictator Games

Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 115, No. 3, 2007
Posted: 20 Dec 2007
John A. List
University of Chicago - Department of Economics

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129.

Using Ex Ante Approaches to Obtain Credible Signals for Value in Contingent Markets: Evidence from the Field

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 89, No. 2, pp. 420-429, May 2007
Posted: 26 Jul 2007
Craig E. Landry and John A. List
University of Georgia - Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics

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130.

Investigating Risky Choices Over Losses Using Experimental Data

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp.187-215, September 2005
Posted: 22 Sep 2006
Charles F. Mason, Jason F. Shogren, Chad Settle and John A. List
University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics, Department of Economics, University of Tulsa - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics

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risky decision-making, loss domain, experiments

131.

Testing Neoclassical Competitive Theory in Multilateral Decentralized Markets

Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 112, pp. 1131-1156, October 2004
Posted: 06 Sep 2004
John A. List
University of Chicago - Department of Economics

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132.

Valuation on the Frontier: Calibrating Actual and Hypothetical Statements of Value

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 86, No. 1, pp. 213-221, February 2004
Posted: 26 Mar 2004
Richard A. Hofler and John A. List
University of Central Florida - College of Business Administration - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics

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133.

The Effects of Seed Money and Refunds on Charitable Giving: Experimental Evidence from a University Capital Campaign

Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 110, February 2002
Posted: 15 Jan 2002
John A. List and David Reiley
University of Chicago - Department of Economics and Pandora Media, Inc.

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134.

Academic Economists Behaving Badly? A Survey on Three Areas of Unethical Behavior

Economic Inquiry, Vol. 39, No. 1, January 2001
Posted: 17 Jan 2001 Last Revised: 13 Jan 2012
John A. List, Charles D. Bailey, Patricia J. Euzent and Thomas L. Martin
University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of Memphis, University of Central Florida - College of Business Administration and University of Central Florida - College of Business Administration

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135.

Ranking State Environmental Outputs: Evidence from Panel Data

Growth and Change, Vol. 31, Issue 1, Winter 2000
Posted: 10 Jan 2001
John A. List and W. Warren McHone
University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of Central Florida

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136.

Preference Learning in Consecutive Experimental Auctions

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 82, No. 4, November 2000
Posted: 30 Nov 2000
Jason F. Shogren, John A. List and Dermot J. Hayes
Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and Iowa State University - Center for Agriculture and Rural Development (CARD)

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137.

Regulatory Federalism and Environmental Protection in the United States

Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 40, Issue 3, August 2000
Posted: 18 Oct 2000
John A. List and Shelby Gerking
University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of Wyoming

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