Wang, Xinghua (Date of defense: 2020-06-29)
The three chapters of this thesis investigate the external validity of social preference games. Chapter 1 reveals the context-dependent nature of human social behavior and shows that it is possible ...
Yamamoto, Shohei (Date of defense: 2020-06-29)
This thesis consists of three chapters exploring how individuals make decisions (mostly in relation to time), how decisions are influenced by subtle behavioral interventions called nudges, and under ...
Pirla Lopez, Sergio (Date of defense: 2022-05-04)
This thesis consists of three chapters that improve our knowledge of how income shapes well-being. Chapter 1 (“Measuring Affect Dynamics: An Empirical Framework”) presents an empirically-derived ...