Underlying preferences are often considered to be persistent, and are important inputs into
economic models. We first conduct an extensive review of the disparate literature studying …

Behavioral development economics applies theories and ideas from psychology and
behavioral economics to the study of questions in development economics. We begin by …

We study the effect of financial resources on decision-making. Low-income US households
are randomly assigned to receive an online survey before or after payday. The survey …

Intertemporal tradeoffs play a key role in many personal decisions and policy questions. We
describe models of intertemporal choice, identify empirical regularities in choice, and pose …

The gains from insurance arise from the transfer of income across states. Yet, by requiring
that the premium be paid up front, standard insurance products also transfer income across …

We examine how chronic debt affects behavior by studying how a large, unanticipated debt-
relief program affected psychological functioning and economic decision-making in …

We study the impact of financial education on intertemporal choice in adolescence. The
educational program was randomly assigned among high school students, and choices …

This paper documents a large association between individuals' time discounting in
incentivized experiments and their positions in the real-life wealth distribution derived from …

Parental engagement plays a key role in children's future success. We implemented a
behaviorally informed field experiment designed to increase the time parents spend using a …

We study an energy efficient charcoal cookstove in an experiment with 1,000 households in
Nairobi. We estimate a 39 percent reduction in charcoal spending, which matches …