Richard H. Thaler is considered by many as responsible for the genesis of modern
behavioural economics. His work highlighted violations of standard assumptions of …

Self-image concerns play a crucial role in economic decision-making. I conduct a laboratory
experiment and offer a theoretical framework to examine whether self-image concerns are …

This dissertation consists of four chapters that contribute to applied microeconomics. My co-
authors and I combine theoretical and experimental methods to study behavioral paradoxes …