Redzo Mujcic
I am an Associate Professor of Behavioural Science at Warwick Business School.
Prior to joining the University of Warwick, I was at WU Vienna; University of Queensland; and a visiting PhD student at the University of Chicago.
My research is primarily in Applied Economics and Quantitative Social Science.
I use large longitudinal surveys and natural field experiments to test theories of economic and social behaviour in everyday life.
Research interests:
Human emotions and social dynamics over the lifespan; evolution of cooperation; discrimination; job autonomy.
Research papers
Giuntella, O., McManus, S., Mujcic, R., Oswald, A. J., Powdthavee, N., & Tohamy, A. (2023). The midlife crisis. Economica, 90(357), 65-110.
Mujcic, R., & Frijters, P. (2021). The colour of a free ride. The Economic Journal, 131(634), 970-999.
Mujcic, R., & Leibbrandt, A. (2018). Indirect reciprocity and prosocial behaviour: evidence from a natural field experiment. The Economic Journal, 128(611), 1683-1699.
Mujcic, R., & Oswald, A. J. (2018). Is envy harmful to a society's psychological health and wellbeing? A longitudinal study of 18,000 adults. Social Science & Medicine, 198, 103-111.
Mujcic, R., & J. Oswald, A. (2016). Evolution of well-being and happiness after increases in consumption of fruit and vegetables. American Journal of Public Health, 106(8), 1504-1510.
Mujcic, R., & Oswald, A. J. (2019). Does eating fruit and vegetables also reduce the longitudinal risk of depression and anxiety?. Social Science & Medicine, 222, 346-348.
Mujcic, R., & Frijters, P. (2015). Conspicuous consumption, conspicuous health, and optimal taxation. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 111, 59-70.
Mujcic, R., & Frijters, P. (2013). Economic choices and status: measuring preferences for income rank. Oxford Economic Papers, 65(1), 47-73.
Seminar talk at Oxford (October 2023):
Media coverage
The Midlife Crisis is Very Real and Nothing to Be Laughed At, The New York Times, 21 Sept 2022.
When Whites Get a Free Pass, The New York Times, 24 Feb 2015.
Quarantine Envy Got You Down? You’re Not Alone, The New York Times, 10 Aug 2020.
How Food May Improve Your Mood, The New York Times, 6 May 2021.
The Best Brain Foods, The New York Times, 24 Jan 2022.
White Privilege, Quantified, The Atlantic, 25 Feb 2015.
Trying to talk a bus driver into giving you a free ride? Make sure you’re white, or else wear a suit, The Washington Post, 25 Feb 2015
A Duty to Disgorge? Forbes, 24 Feb 2015
6 Expert-Backed Ways To Manage Your Stress, TIME Magazine, 25 Sept 2018
The midlife crisis is real – in every rich country in the world, Fortune Magazine, 14 Sept 2022
Life begins at 40 – but then work stress peaks at 45, The Times, 14 Sept 2022
The midlife crisis spread: why are the affluent so depressed? The Spectator, 19 Sept 2022
Why Are Rich Countries So Unhappy? Freakonomics Radio, 23 Oct 2022
Is Envy Healthy? Freakonomics Radio, 2 April 2023
Discrimination based on skin color, Wikipedia
The Midlife Crisis, Wikipedia