Ragan Petrie

Texas A&M University - Department of Economics

Professor

4228 TAMU

College Station, TX 77843-4228

United States

http://www.raganpetrie.org/

University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research

Professorial Fellow

Level 5, FBE Building, 111 Barry Street

Parkville, Victoria 3010

Australia

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Ideas:
“  My focus is on using behavioral and experimental approaches to study topics in public and labor economics, including motives for charitable giving, gender differences in bargaining and competition, discrimination, social media and the economic preferences of children.  ”

Scholarly Papers (34)

1.

The Economic Effects of Facebook

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 19 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 12 Mar 2019
Universidad de las Americas - Department of Economics, Texas A&M University - Department of Economics, Abilene Christian University, Texas A&M University - Department of Economics and Texas A&M University - Department of Economics
Downloads 2,076 (14,898)
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Social Media, Field Experiment, Value of Facebook, News Awareness, Well-Being, Gender

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Risk Management Research Report - Spring 2010

Risk Management Research Report, Spring 2010
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 23 Apr 2010
HEC Paris - Finance Department, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Massachusetts Amherst - Department of Finance, Brooklyn College - CUNY, Drexel University, Loyola Marymount University - Department of Finance, University of Rochester - Simon Business School, Temple University - Department of Finance, Southern Illinois University - Department of Economics & Finance, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) - Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management, University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business, Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr School of Business, Purdue University, HEC Paris - Finance Department, Harvard Law School, Columbia University - Columbia Business School, Finance, New York University (NYU) - Department of Finance, Texas A&M University - Department of Economics, Texas A&M University - Department of Economics, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), University of Navarra, IESE Business School, University of Georgia - Department of Banking and Finance, Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Finance Department, Pennsylvania State University, Smeal College of Business, University of California at Los Angeles - Anderson School of Management, INSEAD, University of South Florida - College of Business Administration, Fordham University, New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business, Fordham University - Gabelli School of Business and Loyola University of Chicago - Department of Finance
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Risk, Risk Management, Derivatives, Corporate Governance, Financial Derivatives, Value-At-Risk, VaR, Ethics, Volatility, Variance, Standard Deviation, Systemic, Systematic

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Gender Differences in Competitiveness: The Role of Prizes

GMU Working Paper in Economics No. 14-47
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 10 Nov 2014 Last Revised: 13 Jun 2015
Ragan Petrie and Carmit Segal
Texas A&M University - Department of Economics and University of Zurich - Department of Economics
Downloads 572 (92,912)
Citation 13

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gender, competitiveness, tournament prizes, experiments, firm employment promotion and compensation behavior

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Friends Asking Friends for Charity: The Importance of Gifts and Audience

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 11 Sep 2015
Marco Castillo, Ragan Petrie and Clarence Wardell
Texas A&M University - Department of Economics, Texas A&M University - Department of Economics and tinyGive, Inc.
Downloads 282 (207,915)
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fundraising, peer-to-peer solicitation, field experiment, online giving, social pressure, audience

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The Impact of a Surprise Donation Ask

Harvard Business School NOM Unit Working Paper No. 16-101
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 07 Mar 2016 Last Revised: 21 Dec 2017
Christine Exley and Ragan Petrie
Harvard Business School and Texas A&M University - Department of Economics
Downloads 263 (223,113)
Citation 19

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charitable giving, prosocial behavior, self-serving biases, excuses

Effects of Workplace Competition on Work Time and Gender Inequality

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 17 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 08 May 2023
Amalia R. Miller, Ragan Petrie and Carmit Segal
University of Virginia - Department of Economics, Texas A&M University - Department of Economics and University of Zurich - Department of Economics
Downloads 209 (277,279)

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tournaments, performance pay, long work hours, gender inequality

Does Workplace Competition Increase Labor Supply? Evidence from a Field Experiment

Melbourne Institute Working Paper No. 14/19
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 20 Nov 2019
Amalia R. Miller, Ragan Petrie and Carmit Segal
University of Virginia - Department of Economics, Texas A&M University - Department of Economics and University of Zurich - Department of Economics
Downloads 30 (910,705)

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tournaments, performance pay, long work hours, elite occupations, gender

Does Workplace Competition Increase Labor Supply? Evidence from a Field Experiment

NBER Working Paper No. w25948
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 17 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 27 May 2023
Amalia R. Miller, Ragan Petrie and Carmit Segal
University of Virginia - Department of Economics, Texas A&M University - Department of Economics and University of Zurich - Department of Economics
Downloads 15 (1,070,355)

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Face Value

American Economic Review, Vol. 101, 2011
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 13 Jul 2011 Last Revised: 21 Jul 2011
Catherine C. Eckel and Ragan Petrie
Texas A&M University and Texas A&M University - Department of Economics
Downloads 231 (253,278)
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Optimal Incentives to Give

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 24 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 30 Aug 2021
Marco Castillo and Ragan Petrie
Texas A&M University - Department of Economics and Texas A&M University - Department of Economics
Downloads 211 (275,794)

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charitable giving, mechanism design, field experiment

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Barriers to Charitable Giving

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 02 Oct 2020 Last Revised: 30 Aug 2021
Marco Castillo, Ragan Petrie and Clarence Wardell
Texas A&M University - Department of Economics, Texas A&M University - Department of Economics and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 194 (297,875)

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charitable giving, nuisance costs, field experiment

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What Persuades Voters? A Field Experiment on Political Campaigning

GMU Working Paper in Economics No. 12-31
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 18 Jun 2012
Jared Barton, Marco Castillo and Ragan Petrie
California State University, Channel Islands, Texas A&M University - Department of Economics and Texas A&M University - Department of Economics
Downloads 180 (318,505)
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Estimating the Value of Water Use Permits: A Hedonic Approach Applied to Farmland in the Southeastern Us

Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Research Paper No. 06-45
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 19 Apr 2006
Ragan Petrie and Laura O. Taylor
Texas A&M University - Department of Economics and Georgia State University - Department of Economics
Downloads 171 (333,424)
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How Experiments with Children Inform Economics

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2021-62
Number of pages: 107 Posted: 25 May 2021
John A. List, Ragan Petrie and Anya Samek
University of Chicago - Department of Economics, Texas A&M University - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management
Downloads 119 (447,679)
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How Experiments with Children Inform Economics

NBER Working Paper No. w28825
Number of pages: 106 Posted: 24 May 2021 Last Revised: 19 Jun 2023
John A. List, Ragan Petrie and Anya Samek
University of Chicago - Department of Economics, Texas A&M University - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management
Downloads 32 (892,304)

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Negative Campaigning, Fundraising, and Voter Turnout: A Field Experiment

GMU Interdisciplinary Center for Economic Science Department of Economics Paper No. 13-15
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 17 Jun 2013 Last Revised: 19 Jun 2013
Jared Barton, Marco Castillo and Ragan Petrie
California State University, Channel Islands, Texas A&M University - Department of Economics and Texas A&M University - Department of Economics
Downloads 139 (395,525)
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The Today and Tomorrow of Kids

Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Research Paper Series No. 08-22
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 04 Jul 2008
Texas A&M University, Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business School, University of Georgia - College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and Texas A&M University - Department of Economics
Downloads 139 (395,525)
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time preferences, children, experiments

15.

Beautiful or White? Discrimination in Group Formation

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 16 Jun 2008 Last Revised: 14 Jan 2012
Texas A&M University, Texas A&M University - Department of Economics and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Downloads 135 (404,692)
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discrimination, group formation, beauty, race

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Discrimination in the Lab: Experiments Exploring the Impact of Performance and Appearance on Sorting and Cooperation

Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Research Paper Series No. 07-17
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 31 Mar 2007
Marco Castillo and Ragan Petrie
Texas A&M University and Texas A&M University - Department of Economics
Downloads 135 (404,692)
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Beautiful or White? Discrimination in Group Formation

GMU Working Paper in Economics No. 12-29
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 18 Jun 2012
Texas A&M University - Department of Economics, Texas A&M University - Department of Economics and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Downloads 126 (426,785)
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Discrimination, Group Formation, Appearance

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Cognitive Resource Depletion, Choice Consistency, and Risk Preferences

GMU Interdisciplinary Center for Economic Science Department of Economics Paper No. 13-16
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 17 Jun 2013
Texas A&M University - Department of Economics, Appalachian State University and Texas A&M University - Department of Economics
Downloads 122 (437,494)

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Discrimination in the Warplace: Evidence from a Civil War in Peru

Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Research Paper Series No. 07-37
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 14 Nov 2007
Marco Castillo and Ragan Petrie
Texas A&M University and Texas A&M University - Department of Economics
Downloads 121 (440,206)
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Communication Architecture Affects Gender Differences in Negotiation

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 17 May 2023
Adam Eric Greenberg and Ragan Petrie
Bocconi University - Department of Marketing and Texas A&M University - Department of Economics
Downloads 111 (469,629)

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negotiation, gender earnings gap, communication architecture, unstructured bargaining

Gender Differences in Bargaining Outcomes: A Field Experiment on Discrimination

GMU Working Paper in Economics No. 12-30
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 18 Jun 2012
Texas A&M University - Department of Economics, Texas A&M University - Department of Economics, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and University of Pittsburgh - Department of Economics
Downloads 68 (646,306)

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barganing, discrimination, statistical inference, gender

Gender Differences in Bargaining Outcomes: A Field Experiment on Discrimination

NBER Working Paper No. w18093
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 19 May 2012 Last Revised: 10 Jun 2023
Texas A&M University - Department of Economics, Texas A&M University - Department of Economics, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and University of Pittsburgh - Department of Economics
Downloads 37 (848,752)
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Lost in the Mail: A Field Experiment on Crime

Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Research Paper Series No. 11-01
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 07 Jan 2011
Texas A&M University, Texas A&M University - Department of Economics, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Spelman College
Downloads 103 (495,597)
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Room Effects

GMU Interdisciplinary Center for Economic Science Department of Economics Paper No. 13-17
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 17 Jun 2013
Marco Castillo, Gregory Leo and Ragan Petrie
Texas A&M University - Department of Economics, University of California, Santa Barbara and Texas A&M University - Department of Economics
Downloads 88 (549,052)
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Sleepiness, Choice Consistency, and Risk Preferences

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8709
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 30 Dec 2014
Texas A&M University, Appalachian State University and Texas A&M University - Department of Economics
Downloads 85 (564,885)
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sleep, risky preference, choice consistency

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Rationality and the Nature of the Market

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 09 Sep 2008
Texas A&M University, Texas A&M University - Department of Economics and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Downloads 82 (573,013)
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field experiments, rational behavior, competition, expected utility

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Ethnic and Social Barriers to Cooperation: Experiments Studying the Extent and Nature of Discrimination in Urban Peru

IDB Working Paper No. 228
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 20 Apr 2011
Texas A&M University, Texas A&M University - Department of Economics and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Downloads 72 (616,678)
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Incentivized Learning and Attention-driven Treatment Effects: a Field Experiment on Energy Conservation

Number of pages: 85 Posted: 09 Nov 2022 Last Revised: 26 Dec 2023
Marco Castillo and Ragan Petrie
Texas A&M University and Texas A&M University - Department of Economics
Downloads 53 (716,640)

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Learning, selective attention, incentives, field experiment, energy usage

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My Neighbor Next Floor: The Built Environment and Social Preferences

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 16 Jan 2024
Marco Castillo, Ragan Petrie and Rong Rong
Texas A&M University - Department of Economics, Texas A&M University - Department of Economics and University of Massachusetts Amherst
Downloads 43 (782,013)

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built environment, urban areas, social interactions, interference

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Short-Circuiting Crime: Evidence From a Post-incarceration Field Experiment

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 22 Nov 2022
Marco Castillo, Sera Linardi and Ragan Petrie
Texas A&M University, University of Pittsburgh and Texas A&M University - Department of Economics
Downloads 38 (818,639)

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recidivism, aftercare services, goals, field experiment

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Detecting Drivers of Behavior at an Early Age: Evidence from a Longitudinal Field Experiment

NBER Working Paper No. w28288
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 28 Dec 2020 Last Revised: 17 Apr 2023
Texas A&M University - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, Texas A&M University - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management
Downloads 37 (826,292)

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Optimal Incentives to Give

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13321
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 09 Jun 2020
Marco Castillo and Ragan Petrie
Texas A&M University and Texas A&M University - Department of Economics
Downloads 18 (1,002,626)
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charitable giving, mechanism design, field experiment

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Incentivized Learning and Attention-Driven Treatment Effects: A Field Experiment on Energy Conservation

Number of pages: 85 Posted: 28 Dec 2023
Marco Castillo and Ragan Petrie
Texas A&M University - Department of Economics and Texas A&M University - Department of Economics
Downloads 13 (1,056,439)

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Learning, selective attention, incentives, field experiment, energy usage

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Use of Reentry Support Services and Recidivism: a Field Experiment Varying Dosage

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 12 Jul 2024
Marco Castillo, Sera Linardi and Ragan Petrie
Texas A&M University - Department of Economics, University of Pittsburgh and Texas A&M University - Department of Economics
Downloads 12 (1,067,102)

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recidivism, reentry support services, dosage effects, field experiment

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Learning from Mistakes: What do Inconsistent Choices Over Risk Tell Us?

Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Research Paper Series No. 1265292
Posted: 11 Sep 2008
Sarah A Jacobson and Ragan Petrie
Williams College and Texas A&M University - Department of Economics

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