This paper reviews the role of locus of control in the labor market. I begin with a discussion
of the conceptual origins of locus of control, including its relationship to related concepts …

Behavioural insights are becoming increasingly popular with policy practitioners. Findings
and methods originally provided by cognitive psychology and later behavioural economics …

Environmental policies are increasingly informed by behavioral economics insights.'Green
nudges' in particular have been suggested as a promising new tool to encourage …

We formalize the argument that political disagreements can be traced to a “clash of
narratives.” Drawing on the “Bayesian Networks” literature, we represent a narrative by a …

Why states comply with international law has long been at the forefront of international law
and international relations scholarship. The compliance discussion has largely focused on …

Anti-immigration preferences among educated and racially egalitarian voters is hard to
explain using existing frameworks of self-interest or prejudice. I address this puzzle by …

We present an equilibrium model of politics in which political platforms compete over public
opinion. A platform consists of a policy, a coalition of social groups with diverse intrinsic …

How do people balance concerns for general health and economic outcomes during a
pandemic? And, how does the communication of this trade-off affect individual preferences …

While behavioral economics has had a major impact on positive theorizing in economics, it
remains unclear what exactly those new insights about deviations from rational choice mean …

In recent years, a novel, specifically institutional approach to public regulation has become
popular, particularly in the Anglo-Saxon world:'Libertarian Paternalism'promises to tackle …