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

Many empirical studies have examined the various determinants of crime. However, the link
between crime and air pollution has been largely overlooked. In this paper we study whether …

Economic growth has lifted billions out of poverty in the span of a few generations. Despite
these positive trends, poverty remains entrenched for millions around the globe. One long …

Affective touch is necessary for proper neurodevelopment and sociability. However, it
remains unclear how the neurons innervating the skin detect affective and social behaviors …

Quantifying the workload and postural demand on vascular surgeons provides valuable
information on the physical and cognitive factors that predispose vascular surgeons to …

We randomly expose the owners of small retail businesses in Vietnam to scenarios that
trigger financial worries and study the effect of this intervention on risk attitudes using an …

Prospect theory has developed into a dominant and widely accepted model to describe risky
decision making. Across several research fields, findings regarding emotion's effect on risky …

Emotions have been theorized to be important drivers of economic choices, such as
intertemporal or risky decisions. Our systematic review and meta-analysis of the previous …

We systematically examine the acute impact of exposure to a public health crisis on anti-
social behaviour and economic decision-making using unique experimental panel data from …

Research suggests one determinant of alcohol consumption may be physical pain, but there
is no empirical evidence that pain has a causal effect on drinking. Therefore, the primary aim …