Research


Publications
    Do The Effects of Nudges Persist? Theory and Evidence from 38 Natural Field Experiments (Forthcoming)
    with Paul Ferraro, John List, Robert Metcalfe, Michael Price, and Florian Rundhammer
    Review of Economic Studies
    Toward an Understanding of Reference-Dependent Labour Supply: Theory and Evidence from a Field Experiment (2026)
    with Steffen Andersen, Uri Gneezy, and John List
    Economic Journal
    High-Frequency Location Data Show That Race Affects Citations and Fines for Speeding (2025)
    with Pradhi Aggarwal, Ariel Goldszmidt, Justin Holz, John List, Ian Muir, Gregory Sun, Thomas Yu
    Science
    Does Self-Selection Diminish the Influence of Experimental Research? (2023)
    Annual Proceedings of the Wealth and Well-Being of Nations
    Testing for Crowd Out in Social Nudges: Evidence From a Natural Field Experiment in the Market for Electricity (2018)
    with John List, Robert Metcalfe, Michael Price, and Florian Rundhammer
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
    Markets for Replication (2015)
    with John List
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (Invited Comment)

Working Papers
    Minimum Wages and Racial Discrimination in Hiring: Evidence from a Field Experiment (2026)
    with Justin Holz, Andrew Simon, and Haruka Uchida
    Revise and Resubmit, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
    The Human Perils of Scaling Smart Technologies: Evidence from Field Experiments (2024)
    with Chris Clapp, John List, Robert Metcalfe, and Michael Price
    Revise and Resubmit, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
    Social Pressure and Self-Selection in Experimental Policy Evaluation (2019)

Works in Progress
    Do Rideshare Drivers Income Target? Theory and Evidence from a Large-Scale Experiment
    with Colin Camerer, John List, Ian Muir, and Jenny Wang
    Learning About Economic Theory with Partial Knowledge of the Appropriate Experimental Design
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