Published in 2012 as a book chapter in R. Sun (ed.) Grounding Social Sciences in Cognitive Sciences. Further information on the publication can be found through the MIT Press website.
AUTHORS: Don Ross, (edited by Ron Sun)
ABSTRACT. The paper critically reviews the impact of models of cognitive architecture… more »
Published in 2012 in Biology & Philosophy, Volume 27, Issue 2.
AUTHOR: Don Ross
ABSTRACT. The revised edition of Paul Seabright’s The Company of Strangers is critically reviewed. Seabright aims to help non‐economists participating in the cross‐disciplinary study of the evolution of human sociality appreciate the potential value that can be added… more »
Published in 2012 in Interaction Studies, Volume 13, Issue 1.
AUTHOR: Don Ross
ABSTRACT. It is widely appreciated that establishment and maintenance of coordination are among the key evolutionary promoters and stabilizers of human language. In consequence, it is also generally recognized that game theory is an important tool for studying these… more »
Published in 2012 in Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Volume 44, Issue 3.
AUTHORS: Susan K. Laury, Melayne Morgan McInnes, and J. Todd Swarthout
ABSTRACT. We propose and test a new method for eliciting curvature-controlled discount rates that are invariant to the form of the utility function. The advantage of this method… more »
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Published in 2018 in International Economic Review, Volume 59, Number 2.
AUTHORS: Steffen Andersen, Glenn W. Harrison, Morten Igel Lau, and E. Elisabet Rutström
ABSTRACT: Convenient assumptions about qualitative properties of the intertemporal utility function have generated counterintuitive implications for the relationship between atemporal risk aversion and… more »
Published in 2014 in European Economic Review, Volume 71.
AUTHORS: Steffen Andersen, Glenn W. Harrison, Morten Igel Lau, and E. Elisabet Rutström
ABSTRACT. We re-evaluate the theory, experimental design and econometrics behind claims that individuals exhibit non-constant discounting behavior. Theory points to the importance of controlling for the non-linearity of the utility… more »
Published in 2011 in Southern Economic Journal, Volume 78, Issue 1.
AUTHORS: Glenn W. Harrison, Ernan Haruvy, and E. Elisabet Rutström
ABSTRACT. In recent years there has been increased behavioral research in virtual reality and virtual worlds. While these experiments could offer substantial advantages to researchers, they might also pose risks. We… more »
Published in 2013 in Economica, Volume 80, Issue 320.
AUTHORS: Steffen Andersen, Glenn W. Harrison, Morten I. Lau, and E. Elisabet Rutström
ABSTRACT. We evaluate the claim that individuals exhibit a magnitude effect in their discounting behavior, which is said to occur when higher discount rates are inferred from choices made with… more »
