Publications & Working Papers
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For published work, links are primarily to the final pre-publication version. There is typically also a link to the final published version for those with access.
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Publications:
- On the Motivations for the Dual-Use of Electronic and Traditional Cigarettes, Applied Economics Letters, Volume 25, Issue 12: Pages 830-834, 2018, with David Ronayne. Final Published Version (Taylor & Francis).
- Biased Beliefs and Imperfect Information, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Volume 136: Pages 186-202, 2017, with Eugenio Proto. Final Published Version (Science Direct).
- For media reactions see here.
- Laboratory Evidence for Emotional Externalities: An Essay in Honor of EJ Mishan, Singapore Economic Review, Volume 61, Issue 3 (Special Issue in honour of EJ Mishan), 2016, with Eugenio Proto, Andrew Oswald and Alex Dobson. Final Published Version (World Scientific).
- This is a revised version of Priming and the Reliability of Subjective Well-being Measures, Warwick Economic Research Papers No. 935.
- Happiness and Productivity, Journal of Labor Economics, Volume 33, Issue 4: Pages: 789-822, 2015 (lead article), with Andrew Oswald and Eugenio Proto. Online Abstract (IZA) and Seminar Slides. Final Published Version (University of Chicago).
- Press Release. For over 100 media reactions see here.
- Press Release. For over 100 media reactions see here.
- How Should Peer Review Panels Behave? Economic Journal, Volume 123, Issue 570: Pages 255-278, 2013, with Andrew Oswald. Final Published Version (Wiley).
- For media reactions see here.
- Herding, Contrarianism and Delay in Financial Market Trading, European Economic Review, Volume 56: Pages 1020-1037, 2012, with Andreas Park. Online Abstract (EconPapers), Conference Slides and Seminar Slides. Final Published Version (Science Direct).
- The Optimal Choice of Pre-launch Reviewer, Journal of Economic Theory, Volume 147, Issue 3: Pages 1247-1260, 2012, with David Gill. Online Abstract (EconPapers) and Seminar Slides. Final Published Version (ScienceDirect).
- Are Happiness and Productivity Lower among University Students with Newly-Divorced Parents? Experimental Economics, Volume 15, Issue 1: Pages 1-23, 2012 (lead article), with Andrew Oswald and Eugenio Proto. Final Published Version (Springer).
- Press Release. For media reactions see here.
- Press Release. For media reactions see here.
- Learning to Play 3x3 Games: Neural Networks as Bounded-Rational Players, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Volume 69, Issue 1: Pages 27-38, 2009, with Daniel J. Zizzo. Online Abstract, Final Published Version (ScienceDirect).
- Technical Appendix.
- Cited in the article are two earlier working papers: Strategy Learning in 3x3 Games by Neural Networks (Cambridge Working Papers in Economics) and Bounded-Rational Behavior by Neural Networks in Normal Form Games (Nuffield College Discussion Papers in Economics).
- Sequential Decisions with Tests, Games and Economic Behavior, Volume 63, Issue 2: Pages 663-678, 2008, with David Gill. Online Abstract (EconPapers) and Final Published Version (ScienceDirect).
- Social Network Theory, Broadband and the Future of the World Wide Web, Telecommunications Policy, Volume 32, Issue 1 (Special Issue on Competition and Interconnection on the Internet): pages 62-88, 2008. Online Abstract and Final Published Version (ScienceDirect).
- Neural Networks and Bounded Rationality, Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Volume 375, Issue 2: Article 33, 2007, with Daniel J. Zizzo. Online Abstract and Final Published Version (ScienceDirect).
- A Power Law Distribution for Tenure Lengths of Sports Managers, Physica A: Satistical Mechanics and its Applications, Volume 370, Issue 2: Article 44, 2006, with Toke Aidt, Bernard Leong and William Saslaw. Online Abstract, Final Published Version (ScienceDirect).
- Press Release. For media reactions see here.
- Press Release. For media reactions see here.
- Using Neural Networks to Model Bounded Rationality in Interactive Decision-Making, in: Daniel J. Zizzo (Ed.) Transfer of Knowledge in Economic Decision-Making, Palgrave Macmillan, 128-147, 2005.
- Previousy published in the Greek Economic Review, Volume 22, Issue 2 (Special Issue on Transfer of Knowledge in Economic Decision-Making): pages 113-132, 2003. Online Abstract (EconPapers).
- Sequential Decision Making and Asymmetric Equilibria: An Application to Takeovers, The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics, Volume 4 (Topics), Issue 1: Article 11, 2004, with David Gill. Online Abstract (EconPapers) and Final Published Version (BEPress).
- The Right Choice at the Right Time: A Herding Experiment in Endogenous Time, Experimental Economics, Volume 6, Issue 2: Pages 159-180, 2003. Online Abstract (EconPapers) and Final Published Version (Springerlink).
- Irreversible Investment and the Value of Information Gathering, Economics Bulletin, Volume 4, Issue 21: Pages 1-12, 2003. Online Abstract (EconPapers) and Final Published Version (Vanderbilt).
- Optimizing Information in the Herd: Guinea Pigs, Profits and Welfare, Games and Economic Behavior, Volume 39, Issue 1: pages 137-166, 2002. Online Abstract (EconPapers) and Final Published Version (ScienceDirect).
Working Papers:
- Historical Analysis of National Subjective Wellbeing using Millions of Digitized Books, The Warwick Economic Research Paper series 1186, 2019, with Thomas Hills and Eugenio Proto. Under revision for Nature: Human Behaviour.
- Note that the link is for the latest version version dated January 2019. Earlier versions are available as CESifo WP 5906, IZA DP 9195, 2015 and CAGE WP 236-2015.
- Seminar slides (from the Economietric Society European Meeting in Cologne, August 2018).
- Press Release. Articles in VoxEU and the IZA Newsroom. To hear me talk about the research on BBC Radio 4 go here. For over 40 media reactions including 9 radio interviews see here.
- Ignoring Good Advice, CAGE Working Paper No. 359, 2018, with David Ronayne. AEA RCT Registry entry.
- The Effect of Positive Mood on Cooperation in Repeated Interaction, CAGE Working Paper No. 347, 2017, with Eugenio Proto and Mahnaz Nazneen. Under revision for the Journal of Economic Behaviour & Organization.
- Seminar slides (from the European Economic Assoication annual conference in Cologne, August 2018).
- When Herding and Contrarianism Foster Market Efficiency: A Financial Trading Experiment, CRETA Discussion Paper 17, 2016, with Andreas Park. Under revision for the Journal of Economic Behaviour & Organization.
- E-Cigarettes: The Extent and Impact of Dual Use, Warwick Economic Research Papers No. 1064, 2015, with Chris Doyle and David Ronayne.
- Press Release. Articles in The Conversation and The Independent.
Work in Progress:
- The Deserving Rich and the Lazy Poor: Behavioral Foundations of Redistributive Preferences, with Anand Mani and Sharun Mukand. Non-technical summary.
- Status: experiment complete, first draft in progress.
- Affirmative Action and Self-Serving Bias in the Indian Education System, with Anandi Mani, Sharun Mukand and Shubhro Sarkar.
- Status: field experiment complete, results being analysed.
- Understanding the Motivation of Organ Donors in the Iranian Organ Market, with Ali Kelishomi Moghaddasi. AEA RCT Registry entry.
- Status: field experiment in progress.
- Theory of Mind and Strategic Decision-Making, with Neha Bose. AEA RCT Registry entry. Seminar Slides.
- Status: experiment complete, first draft in progress.
- Personality and Coordination, with Mahnaz Nazneen. AEA RCT Registry entry.
- Status: experiment in progress.
- Politics and Belief Updating (tentative title), with Gordon Brown and David Ronayne. AEA RCT Registry entry.
- Status: pilot experiments complete, further experiments planned for 2019.
- Language, Conflict and Identity (tentative title), with Thomas Hills, Eugenio Proto and David Hugh-Jones.
- Status: data collection in progress.
- Social Capital and Voting Behaviour, with Michela Redoano Coppede, Emanuele Bracco, Federica Liberini and Francesco Porcelli.
- Status: funding acquired, ethical approval obtained, experiments planned for 2019.
- Mindfulness and Economic Behaviour (tentative title), with Elliot Ash, Anthony Tuckwell and Shi Zhuo.
- Status: funding acquired, ethical approval obtained, experiments planned for 2019.
Non-technical Summaries:
On Measuring Happiness
- Measuring Happiness across the Ages, CAGE blog, January 2018.
- Measuring Happiness across the Ages, LSE Business Review, July 2017.
- Measuring Historical Happiness using Millions of Digitized Books, CAGE Advantage Magazine, July 2017.
- How happy are we? Measuring happiness through the ages, ESRC Blog, March 2017.
- Understanding Happiness, CAGE/SMF Policy Report, January 2017.
- When was Britain Happiest, BBC Radio 4, August 2016.
- Historical analysis of national subjective wellbeing using millions of digitised books: Introducing the HPS Index, VoxEU, September 2015, with Thomas Hills and Eugenio Proto.
- Measuring historical happiness through digitized books, IZA Newsroom, September 2015, with Thomas Hills and Eugenio Proto.
On Happiness & Productivity
- Happiness and productivity, ForumEPFL, May 2016, with Eugenio Proto.
- The happy-productive Worker, IPA Bulletin, January 2016.
- Happiness & Productivity Policy Briefing, Social Market Foundation, London, October 2015.
- Whistling while you work: Happiness is good for productivity, British Politics and Policy, London School of Economics, July 2013.
- A New Happiness Equation: Worker + Happiness = Improved Productivity, Economic Research Institute Bulletin, University of Warwick, 2009/10 Issue 3, July 2010, with Andrew Oswald and Eugenio Proto.
- "Happiness economics" in reverse: Does Happiness Affect Productivity? VoxEU, July 2010.
On Biased Perceptions
- Individuals tend to see themselves as more average than is the case, British Politics and Policy, London School of Economics, March 2015, with Eugenio Proto.
- The desire to be average, Economic Research Institute Bulletin, University of Warwick, Spring 2014, with Eugenio Proto.
On E-cigarettes
- Vaping: How e-cigarettes could be holding you back from quitting smoking, The Independent, January 2016.
- Why e-cigarettes could be holding back your plans to quit smoking, The Conversation, January 2016, with Chris Doyle and David Ronayne.
On the UK Research Excellence Framework
- Journal quality and citations: Why economists should practice what they preach, VoxEU, November 2013.
- REF panel must blend citation and publication data, Times Higher Education, September 2013, with Andrew Oswald. Originally published in print as: How a clergyman’s insights can answer panellists’ prayers on 19 September 2013.
On Financial Herding
- Herding, Contrarianism and Delay in Financial Markets, Royal Economic Society Conference Press Pack, April 2009, with Andreas Park.
- What Causes Herd Behavior in Financial Markets and What is its Impact? ESRC World Economy and Finance Programme Discussion Forum, November 2008, with Andreas Park and Hamid Sabourian.