My research is in applied microeconomics and behavioural economics, in particular in the context of communication and social norms. I use both, theoretical and formal modelling as well as empirical methods with data from the lab and the field.
RESEARCH PAPERS
Persistent Bias in Advice-Giving (new version coming soon)
Experiment and theory showing that removing incentives to bias advice do not restore impartial advice.
with Zhuoqiong (Charlie) Chen . Coverage here and here.
Experiment and theory showing that removing incentives to bias advice do not restore impartial advice.
with Zhuoqiong (Charlie) Chen . Coverage here and here.
Reference Price Shifts and Customer Antagonism: Evidence from Reviews for Online Auctions
Data from a large-scale online auction which show that ex-post reference point shifts lead to negative feedback for auctions.
single-authored
Data from a large-scale online auction which show that ex-post reference point shifts lead to negative feedback for auctions.
single-authored
Honesty in the Digital Age
Online experiment which shows that computerized communication increases lying and that it liars select into it.
with Alain Cohn and Michel Maréchal . Online appendix here.
Online experiment which shows that computerized communication increases lying and that it liars select into it.
with Alain Cohn and Michel Maréchal . Online appendix here.
De-biasing Strategic Communication
Theoretical work which shows that disclosing senders' conflict of interests helps rational receivers but hurts naive ones.
single-authored
Theoretical work which shows that disclosing senders' conflict of interests helps rational receivers but hurts naive ones.
single-authored
Does the absence of human sellers bias bidding behavior in auction experiments?
Theory of (anti-)social preferences in second-price auctions and experiment which checks whether spiteful bidding is affected by human sellers.
with Björn Bartling and Nick Netzer, published in Journal of the Economic Science Association, 2017, Vol. 3 (1): 44-61. Free version here. online appendix here.
Theory of (anti-)social preferences in second-price auctions and experiment which checks whether spiteful bidding is affected by human sellers.
with Björn Bartling and Nick Netzer, published in Journal of the Economic Science Association, 2017, Vol. 3 (1): 44-61. Free version here. online appendix here.
I also have several ongoing research projects. Please contact me for details.