Assistant Professor of Behavioural Science
Warwick Business School
The University of Warwick
Research Interests
Applied Economics, Human Well-being, Field Experiments
Journal Articles
(with Paul Frijters)
Economic Journal, forthcoming.
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Media Coverage: New York Times, Washington Post, The Atlantic, Forbes Magazine, Quartz
Indirect Reciprocity and Prosocial Behaviour: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment
(with Andreas Leibbrandt)
Economic Journal, Vol. 128(611), June 2018, pp. 1683-99.
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Media Coverage: Wall Street Journal, Royal Economic Society
Is Envy Harmful to a Society’s Psychological Health and Well-being? A Longitudinal Study of 18,000 Adults
(with Andrew Oswald)
Social Science & Medicine, Vol. 198, February 2018, pp. 103-111.
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Media Coverage: New York Times, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Evolution of Well-being and Happiness after Increases in Consumption of Fruit and Vegetables
(with Andrew Oswald)
American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 106(8), August 2016, pp. 1504-10.
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Media Coverage: Time Magazine, CNN, World Economic Forum, Inc. Magazine, Business Insider, Psychology Today, Teen Vogue
Does eating fruit and vegetables also reduce the longitudinal risk of depression and anxiety? A commentary on ‘Lettuce be happy’
(with Andrew Oswald)
Social Science & Medicine, Vol. 222, February 2019, pp. 346-48.
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Media Coverage: CNN
Conspicuous Consumption, Conspicuous Health, and Optimal Taxation
(with Paul Frijters)
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Vol. 111, March 2015, pp. 59-70.
Economic Choices and Status: Measuring Preferences for Income Rank
(with Paul Frijters)
Oxford Economic Papers, Vol. 65, January 2013, pp. 47-73.