The radical shift in human reproduction in the late 19th century, known as the demographic
transition, constitutes a major challenge to evolutionary approaches to human behaviour …

The well-known Easterlin paradox points out that average happiness has remained constant
over time despite sharp rises in GNP per head. At the same time, a micro literature has …

This paper investigates whether individuals feel worse off when others around them earn
more. In other words, do people care about relative position, and does “lagging behind the …

I describe how board structures influence the decision-making processes that investors use
when purchasing shares of firms undertaking initial public offerings (IPOs). IPO firms are …

Individuals conspicuously consume to signal their wealth. As a variant to this economic
explanation, four studies explored individual's psychological need for self-integrity as a …

In this paper, we confront the theoretical motivations of the consumption of eco-friendly
products and the factors influencing the European perceptions regarding the fact that “fish …

This paper analyzes the relationship between technological progress, wage inequality,
intergenerational earnings mobility, and economic growth. In periods of major technological …

The conventional wisdom is that postwar economic growth has been unpredictable. In the
1960s few observers accurately forecast which countries would grow quickly. In this paper …

Gender inequality is an acute and persistent problem, especially in developing countries.
This paper argues that gender discrimination is an inefficient practice. We model gender …

This project tests for the effect of social status in a laboratory experimental market. We
consider a special “box design” market in which a vertical overlap in supply and demand …