Publications

Theories of gender inequality in the workplace rely heavily on stereotypes that describe women as more communal (e.g., warm and kind) and less agentic (e.g., assertive and forceful) than men. In this paper, we highlight the existence of an …

Modern political systems exist not in a vacuum but in a world of continuous technological, social and economic change. This change means policies designed for today’s world will fit only imperfectly tomorrow, a phenomenon they refer to as …

The Metaverse is often portrayed as a novel context for digital consumption, but this paper argues that its deeper value lies in its potential as a behavioral observatory. By loosening four traditional consumer constraints of identity, time,…

Wealth, though crucial for modeling economic behavior and understanding well-being, is difficult to measure in surveys. This paper introduces a new, comprehensive account-by-account approach for eliciting asset holding. This approach is…

We study the interest-rate sensitivity of household wealth in a realistic life-cycle model. The model predicts that middle-aged and wealthier households should hold more long-term assets, as observed in the US data. Consequently, optimal…

Early studies of large language models (LLMs) in clinical settings have largely treated artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool rather than an active collaborator. As LLMs demonstrate expert-level diagnostic performance, the focus shifts from…

Recommender systems optimized for short-term engagement often hurt long-term consumer satisfaction and retention. Yet optimizing long-term outcomes is challenging because such signals are sparse and noisy. We study short-form video platforms,…

The value of social and emotional skills is increasing in the labor market, but we have limited knowledge on how education systems can foster these skills at scale. We present evidence from a large-scale field experiment in Norway testing an…

In many observational studies in social science and medicine, subjects or units are connected, and one unit’s treatment and attributes may affect another’s treatment and outcome, violating the stable unit treatment value assumption (SUTVA) and…

Importance The language used to describe health equity efforts has become increasingly contested. Understanding how language influences public attitudes is essential to effectively communicate equity-focused concepts across…

In recent years, a small number of companies offered mega grants (equity awards with an expected value in excess of $100 million) to their CEOs. We examine the outcomes of a sample of 40 grants issued to 28 CEOs, including how much realizable…

In response to growing economic and environmental concerns, companies in a range of industries seek to repurpose products (assets) that retain functional capacity beyond their initial first life. This paper examines a generic valuation model for…

In its 11th year, the State of Latino Entrepreneurship (SOLE) Report examines the experiences, strategies, and operating conditions of Latino/a-owned businesses across the country. Drawing on data from the 2025 SLEI Survey of U.S. Business Owners…

Conducting novel surveys that allow the first direct comparisons between Supreme Court decisions and public preferences, Jessee et al. find that the Court moved sharply to the right between 2020 and 2021 and attribute this change to the…

Problem definition: Accurately modeling consumer behavior in energy operations is challenging due to uncertainty, behavioral heterogeneity, and limited empirical data-particularly in low-frequency, high-impact events. While generative AI trained…

This paper studies the impact of generative AI on U.S. households’ task allocation at home, using detailed Internet browsing data from a large sample of home devices between 2021 and 2024. Leveraging pre-ChatGPT browsing patterns, we measure…

Research has identified a double-bind for female leaders: When acting in line with gender stereotypes, they are viewed as more likeable but less competent. Here, we test the impact of using gender stereotypical language-characterized by more…

Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to transform the infrastructure of health care. AI can now interpret clinical conversations and automate back-office operations, and will soon be able to deliver clinician-grade care under the direction of a…

Autonomy promotes important psychological outcomes. Although cooperation and competition are the building blocks of social interactions, little is known about how they shape feelings of autonomy in dyads, teams, and work organizations. We…

This article proposes a cognitive structural account of the emergence of social worlds that organize the expectations of producers and audiences. The proposed model considers the emergence process in three stages: (1) the arrival of distinctive…