My research focuses on behavioral and experimental economics with applications to industrial organization. I study how psychological factors such as reciprocity, guilt and spite influence behavior of individuals and firms. I am also interested in topics related to functioning of labor markets, auction markets and information transmission.

Published Papers:

• “Saliency of Outside Options in the Lost Wallet Game,” with James C. Cox and Maros Servatka, Experimental Economics, 13 (1), 2010, 66–74. ( wp)
• “Unequal Outside Options in the Lost Wallet Game,” with Maros Servatka, Economics Bulletin, Volume 29, Issue 4, 2009, 1-14. (wp)

Papers in revision:

• “Early, Late, and Multiple Bidding in Internet Auctions,”
• “Legitimacy of Control,” with Wendelin Schnedler
• “Mandatory Sick Pay Provision: A Labor Market Experiment,” with Stefan Bauernschuster, Peter Duersch and Joerg Oechssler
• “Words Speak Louder Than Money,” with Maros Servatka and Steven Tucker

Working papers:

• “Building Trust One Gift at a Time,” with Maros Servatka and Steven Tucker
• “Strategic Use of Trust ,” with Maros Servatka and Steven Tucker
• “Sick Pay Provision in Laboratory Labor Markets,” with Peter Duersch and Joerg Oechssler
• “Axiom of Monotonicity: An Experimental Test ,” with Tridib Sharma

Projects in progress: numerous...