Linda Thunstrom

University of Wyoming

P.O. Box 3985

Laramie, WY 82071-3985

United States

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Scholarly Papers (11)

1.

The Benefits and Costs of Using Social Distancing to Flatten the Curve for COVID-19

Forthcoming Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 27 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 22 Aug 2021
University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming and University of Wyoming
Downloads 9,803 (1,259)
Citation 78

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COVID-19, coronavirus, social distancing, flatten the curve, benefits, costs

2.

Hesitancy Towards a COVID-19 Vaccine and Prospects for Herd Immunity

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 11 May 2020 Last Revised: 28 Aug 2021
University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming and University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance
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Thoughts and Prayers - Do They Crowd out Charity Donations?

Forthcoming, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 15 Nov 2018 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2019
Linda Thunstrom
University of Wyoming
Downloads 370 (174,983)

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thoughts; prayers; natural disasters; prosocial behavior; charity donations; moral actions

4.

Testing for COVID-19: Willful Ignorance or Selfless Behavior?

Forthcoming, Behavioural Public Policy
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 07 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 01 May 2020
University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance and University of Wyoming
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COVID-19, testing, willful ignorance, strategic ignorance

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Trust and Trustworthiness of Christians, Muslims and Atheists/Agnostics in the U.S.

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 01 Jan 2020
University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming and University of Wyoming
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religion; religiosity; Christians; Muslims; atheists; trust; trustworthiness

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Effects of Physical Distancing to Control COVID-19 on Public Health, the Economy, and the Environment

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 24 Jun 2020
University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming and University of Wyoming
Downloads 140 (447,827)
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COVID-19, air pollution, SIR model, social distancing, physical distancing, optimal control

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Endogenous Attention to Costs

Thunström, L., Jones-Ritten, C., (2018) Endogenous attention to costs, Journal or Risk and Uncertainty, Forthcoming.
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 15 Nov 2018 Last Revised: 16 Jan 2019
Linda Thunstrom and Chian Jones Ritten
University of Wyoming and University of Wyoming
Downloads 100 (579,514)
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strategic ignorance; willful ignorance; price inattention; pain of paying; price transparency; price saliency

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Incidence of an Emotional Tax: The Case of Calorie Menu Labeling

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 15 Nov 2018
Linda Thunstrom
University of Wyoming
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salience nudge, emotional tax, calorie information, menu labeling, self-control, economic experiment

9.

(Dis)satisfaction with Risk Preferences

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 20 Sep 2024
University of Wyoming, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Colorado School of Mines - Division of Economics and Business and Carnegie Mellon University - Department of Social and Decision Sciences
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Risk preferences, emotions

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Vaccine Hunters and Jostlers May Have Hurt the COVID-19 Vaccination Effort

GMU Working Paper in Economics No. 22-09
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 16 Feb 2022 Last Revised: 30 Mar 2022
Johanna Mollerstrom and Linda Thunstrom
George Mason University - Department of Economics and University of Wyoming
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vaccine, COVID, experiment

11.

Seven Recommendations for Pricing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2023, Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 23-37
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 23 Aug 2023
Resources for the Future, Indiana University, Indiana University Bloomington - School of Public & Environmental Affairs (SPEA), Manhattan Institute, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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climate change, social cost of carbon, discount rate, greenhouse gases