Linda Thunstrom

University of Wyoming

P.O. Box 3985

Laramie, WY 82071-3985

United States

  • University of Wyoming

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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
Linda Thunstrom, Stephen Newbold, David Finnoff, Madison Ashworth and Jason F. Shogren
University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming and University of Wyoming
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COVID-19, coronavirus, social distancing, flatten the curve, benefits, costs

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

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 11 May 2020 Last Revised: 28 Aug 2021
Linda Thunstrom, Madison Ashworth, David Finnoff and Stephen Newbold
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
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thoughts; prayers; natural disasters; prosocial behavior; charity donations; moral actions

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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
Linda Thunstrom, Madison Ashworth, Jason F. Shogren, Stephen Newbold and David Finnoff
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
Linda Thunstrom, Chian Jones Ritten, Chris T. Bastian, Elizabeth Minton and Dayana Zhappassova
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
Stephen Newbold, David Finnoff, Linda Thunstrom, Madison Ashworth and Jason F. Shogren
University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming and University of Wyoming
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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
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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

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(Dis)satisfaction with Risk Preferences

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 20 Sep 2024
Linda Thunstrom, Andrea Mannberg, Ben Gilbert and George Loewenstein
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

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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
Arthur G. Fraas, John Graham, Kerry Krutilla, Randall Lutter, Jason F. Shogren, Linda Thunstrom and W. Kip Viscusi
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