Why Are Indian Children So Short?
India's child stunting rate is among the highest in the world, exceeding that of many poorer African countries.
Research
An Extrapolative Model of House Price Dynamics
A modest approximation by homebuyers leads house prices to display three features that are present in the data but usually missing from perfectly rational models: momentum at one-year horizons, mean r
Tips and Tells from Managers: How Analysts and the Market Read Between the Lines of Conference Calls
Stock prices react significantly to the tone (negativity of words) managers use on earnings conference calls. This reaction reflects reasonably rational use of information.
Climate Sensitivity Uncertainty: When is Good News Bad?
Climate change is real and dangerous. Exactly how bad it will get, however, is uncertain.
Modeling Persuasion within Small Groups, with an Application to a Deliberative Field Experiment on U.S. Fiscal Policy
We propose a new method to measure persuasion within small groups, and apply this method to a large scale randomized deliberative experiment.
Preface
When terrorists operating under the banner of the Islamic State launched their savage attacks in Paris on November 13, 2015 the world was reminded anew of just how complex a challenge this will contin
Emotion and Decision Making
A revolution in the science of emotion has emerged in recent decades, with the potential to create a paradigm shift in decision theories.
Using Research to Generate Advice for Women: Examples from Negotiation Research
Losing Hurts: The Happiness Impact of Partisan Electoral Loss
Partisan identity shapes social, mental, economic, and physical life.
Commitment Devices: Using Initiatives to Change Behavior-Reply
Unhealthy behaviors are responsible for a large proportion of health care costs and poor health outcomes.
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