Recent years have seen a surge of applied work using bunching approaches, a
development that is closely linked to the increased availability of administrative data. These …

Regulatory focus theory distinguishes between two different value concerns: promotion
concerns with advancement and growth, and prevention concerns with safety and security …

Behavioral development economics applies theories and ideas from psychology and
behavioral economics to the study of questions in development economics. We begin by …

How much do different monetary and non-monetary motivators induce costly effort? Does
the effectiveness line up with the expectations of researchers and with results in the …

We propose a model of job search with reference-dependent preferences, with loss aversion
relative to recent income (the reference point). In this model, newly unemployed individuals …

Across a field study and four experiments, we examine how social norms and scrutiny affect
decisions about adding members of underrepresented populations (eg, women, racial …

We investigate if high-ability managers are more likely to intentionally smooth earnings, a
form of earnings management, and when they are more likely to do so. Although prior …

What is the role of structural estimation in behavioral economics? I discuss advantages, and
limitations, of the work in Structural Behavioral Economics. I also cover common modeling …

This paper studies the large concentration of retirement behavior around statutory retirement
ages, a puzzling stylized fact. To investigate this fact, I estimate bunching responses to 644 …

In this chapter, we present theories and applications of reference-dependent preferences.
We provide some historical perspective, but also move quickly to the current research …