Research

Working papers

• Habitual communication
  Under review at Experimental Economics.
  Studies whether communication strategies become habitual and persist even after the environment has changed, using a lab experiment with a sender-receiver game. PDF
• How computational complexity can restore general equilibrium in markets with indivisible goods
  Under review at Econometrica.
  (with Peter Bossaerts, Robert Woods, Nitin Yadan)
  Studies how computational properties of the budget problem can restore equilibrium in markets with indivisible goods, even when classical theory does not obtain. PDF
• The sound of silence: Does competition decrease whistleblowing? Evidence from a preregistered experiment
  R&R at Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics.
  Studies whether competition discourages individuals from reporting misconduct, using a preregistered lab experiment. PDF

Work in progress

• Is sharing caring? Disentangling prosociality from virtue signalling
  Draft in preparation.
  (with Hamideh Mohtashami Borzadaran, Johannes Lohse)
  Studies whether public expressions of support for charitable causes, such as sharing messages or endorsements, substitute for monetary giving, and how observability interacts with substitution.
• The impact of qualitative reviews in online markets: Empirical and experimental evidence on statistical discrimination
  Draft in preparation.
  (with Noriko Amano-Patiño, James Morris)
  Studies whether qualitative customer reviews can reduce statistical discrimination in online rental markets.
• What do donors value in flexible giving? Cause scope, allocation patterns, and charitable impact
  Data collection in progress.
  (with Eriko Yamakuma and Atiyeh Yeganloo)
  Studies why donors are willing to pay for flexibility when allocating charitable donations.
• Economic oracles: How markets reveal optimal solutions to complex problems
  Draft in preparation.
  (with Hassan Andrabi, Peter Bossaerts, Robert Woods, Nitin Yadan)
  Studies whether markets can incentivise individuals to collectively discover solutions to complex problems that would be difficult to solve in isolation.