Papers - working and published
Working papers
Miller, Amalia, Ragan Petrie and Carmit Segal, “Effects of Workplace Competition on Work Time and Gender Inequality ,” May 2023, conditionally accepted, ILR Review.
Greenberg, Adam and Ragan Petrie, "Communication Architecture Affects Gender Differences in Negotiation," April 2023.
Castillo, Marco and Ragan Petrie, "Incentivized Learning and Attention-Driven Treatment Effects," May 2023.
Castillo, Marco, Sera Linardi and Ragan Petrie, "Short-circuiting Crime: Evidence from a Post-incarceration Field Experiment," November 2022.
Castillo, Marco and Ragan Petrie, "Optimal Incentives to Give," August 2021.
Castillo, Marco, Ragan Petrie and Clarence Wardell, “Friends Asking Friends for Charity: The Importance of Gifts and Audience,” August 2017.
Castillo, Marco, Chenna Cotla, Ragan Petrie and Maximo Torero, "Risk Preferences and Decision Quality of the Poor," June 2018.
Castillo, Marco, Ragan Petrie and Maximo Torero, "Causal Evidence that Perinatal Conditions Affect Risk Preferences of Adults," June 2019, under revision.
Cotla, Chenna Reddy and Ragan Petrie, "Social Preferences and Payoff-Based Learning Explain Contributions in Repeated Public Goods Games," November 2019.
Petrie, Ragan and Carmit Segal, “Gender Differences in Competitiveness: The Role of Prizes,” March 2017.
Castillo, Marco, Ragan Petrie and Maximo Torero, “Beautiful or White? Discrimination in Group Formation,” November 2011.
Published papers
Castillo, Marco, John List, Ragan Petrie and Anya Samek, "Detecting Drivers of Behavior at an Early Age: Evidence from a Longitudinal Field Experiment," forthcoming, Journal of Political Economy.
Castillo, Marco, Ragan Petrie and Clarence Wardell, 2023, "Barriers to Charitable Giving," Journal of Public Economics, 224, 104945.
List, John, Ragan Petrie and Anya Samek, 2023, "How Experiments with Children Inform Economics," Journal of Economic Literature, 61(2), 504-564.
Castillo, Marco, Gregory Leo and Ragan Petrie, 2020, “Room Composition Effects on Risk Taking by Gender,” Experimental Economics, 23(3), 895-911.
Mosquera, Roberto, Mofioluwasademi Odunowo, Trent McNamara, Xiongfei Guo and Ragan Petrie, 2020, “The Economic Effects of Facebook,” Experimental Economics, 23(2), 575-602.
Castillo, Marco and Ragan Petrie, 2020, “Bargaining in the Field,” in Handbook of Experimental Game Theory, Monica Capra, Rachel Croson, Mary Rigdon and Tanya Rosenblatt, eds., Edward Elgar.
Castillo, Marco, Jeffrey L. Jordan and Ragan Petrie, 2019, “Discount Rates of Children and High School Graduation,” The Economic Journal, 129(619), 1153-1181.
Exley, Christine and Ragan Petrie, 2018, "The Impact of a Surprise Donation Ask," Journal of Public Economics, 158, 152-167.
Castillo, Marco, Jeffrey L. Jordan and Ragan Petrie, 2018, “Children's Rationality, Risk Attitudes, and Field Behavior,” European Economic Review, 102, 62-81.
Castillo, Marco, David Dickinson and Ragan Petrie, 2017, "Sleepiness, Choice Consistency and Risk Preferences,” Theory and Decision, 82(1), 41-73.
Barton, Jared, Marco Castillo and Ragan Petrie, 2016, “Negative Campaigning, Fundraising and Voter Turnout: A Field Experiment,” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 121, 99-113.
Castillo, Marco, Ragan Petrie and Clarence Wardell, 2014, “Fundraising Through Online Social Networks: A Field Experiment on Peer-to-Peer Solicitation,” Journal of Public Economics, 114, 29-35.
Jacobson, Sarah and Ragan Petrie, 2014, “Favor Trading in Public Good Provision,” Experimental Economics, 17, 439-60.
Barton, Jared, Marco Castillo and Ragan Petrie, 2014, “What Persuades Voters? A Field Experiment on Political Campaigning,” The Economic Journal, 124(574), F293-F326
Castillo, Marco, Ragan Petrie, Maximo Torero and Angelino Viceisza, 2014, “Lost in the Mail: A Field Experiment on Crime,” Economic Inquiry, 52(1), 285-303
Castillo, Marco, Ragan Petrie, Maximo Torero and Lise Vesterlund, 2013, “Gender Differences in Bargaining Outcomes: A Field Experiment on Discrimination,” Journal of Public Economics, 99, 35-48
Castillo, Marco, Paul Ferraro, Jeffrey Jordan and Ragan Petrie, 2011, “The Today and Tomorrow of Kids: Time Preferences and Educational Outcomes of Children,” Journal of Public Economics, 95(11-12), 1377-1385
Eckel, Catherine and Ragan Petrie, 2011, “Face Value,” American Economic Review, 101(4), 1497-1513
Castillo, Marco and Ragan Petrie, 2010, “Discrimination in the Lab: Does Information Trump Appearance?” Games and Economic Behavior, 68(1), 50-59
Castillo, Marco, Ragan Petrie and Maximo Torero, 2010, “On the Preferences of Principals and Agents,” Economic Inquiry, 48(2), 266-273
Andreoni, James, Marco Castillo and Ragan Petrie, 2009, “Revealing Preferences for Fairness in Ultimatum Bargaining,” The Korean Economic Review, 25(1), 35-63
Jacobson, Sarah and Ragan Petrie, 2009, “Learning from Mistakes: What Do Inconsistent Choices Over Risk Tell Us?” Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 38(2), 143-158
Andreoni, James and Ragan Petrie, 2008, “Beauty, Gender and Stereotypes: Evidence from Laboratory Experiments,” Journal of Economic Psychology, 29, 73-93
Petrie, Ragan and Laura Taylor, 2007, “Estimating the Value of Water Use Permits: A Hedonic Approach Applied to Farmland in the Southeastern U.S.,” Land Economics, 83(3), 302-318
Chavas, Jean-Paul, Ragan Petrie and Michael J. Roth, 2005, “Farm Household Production Inefficiency in the Gambia: Resource Constraints and Market Failures,” American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 87(1), 160-179
Andreoni, James and Ragan Petrie, 2004, “Public Goods Experiments Without Confidentiality: A Glimpse Into Fund-Raising,” Journal of Public Economics, 88(7-8), 1605-1623
Andreoni, James, Marco Castillo and Ragan Petrie, 2003, “What do Bargainers' Preferences Look Like? Experiments with a Convex Ultimatum Game,” American Economic Review, 93(3), 672-685
Castillo, Marco, John List, Ragan Petrie and Anya Samek, "Detecting Drivers of Behavior at an Early Age: Evidence from a Longitudinal Field Experiment," forthcoming, Journal of Political Economy.
Castillo, Marco, Ragan Petrie and Clarence Wardell, 2023, "Barriers to Charitable Giving," Journal of Public Economics, 224, 104945.
List, John, Ragan Petrie and Anya Samek, 2023, "How Experiments with Children Inform Economics," Journal of Economic Literature, 61(2), 504-564.
Castillo, Marco, Gregory Leo and Ragan Petrie, 2020, “Room Composition Effects on Risk Taking by Gender,” Experimental Economics, 23(3), 895-911.
Mosquera, Roberto, Mofioluwasademi Odunowo, Trent McNamara, Xiongfei Guo and Ragan Petrie, 2020, “The Economic Effects of Facebook,” Experimental Economics, 23(2), 575-602.
Castillo, Marco and Ragan Petrie, 2020, “Bargaining in the Field,” in Handbook of Experimental Game Theory, Monica Capra, Rachel Croson, Mary Rigdon and Tanya Rosenblatt, eds., Edward Elgar.
Castillo, Marco, Jeffrey L. Jordan and Ragan Petrie, 2019, “Discount Rates of Children and High School Graduation,” The Economic Journal, 129(619), 1153-1181.
Exley, Christine and Ragan Petrie, 2018, "The Impact of a Surprise Donation Ask," Journal of Public Economics, 158, 152-167.
Castillo, Marco, Jeffrey L. Jordan and Ragan Petrie, 2018, “Children's Rationality, Risk Attitudes, and Field Behavior,” European Economic Review, 102, 62-81.
Castillo, Marco, David Dickinson and Ragan Petrie, 2017, "Sleepiness, Choice Consistency and Risk Preferences,” Theory and Decision, 82(1), 41-73.
Barton, Jared, Marco Castillo and Ragan Petrie, 2016, “Negative Campaigning, Fundraising and Voter Turnout: A Field Experiment,” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 121, 99-113.
Castillo, Marco, Ragan Petrie and Clarence Wardell, 2014, “Fundraising Through Online Social Networks: A Field Experiment on Peer-to-Peer Solicitation,” Journal of Public Economics, 114, 29-35.
Jacobson, Sarah and Ragan Petrie, 2014, “Favor Trading in Public Good Provision,” Experimental Economics, 17, 439-60.
Barton, Jared, Marco Castillo and Ragan Petrie, 2014, “What Persuades Voters? A Field Experiment on Political Campaigning,” The Economic Journal, 124(574), F293-F326
Castillo, Marco, Ragan Petrie, Maximo Torero and Angelino Viceisza, 2014, “Lost in the Mail: A Field Experiment on Crime,” Economic Inquiry, 52(1), 285-303
Castillo, Marco, Ragan Petrie, Maximo Torero and Lise Vesterlund, 2013, “Gender Differences in Bargaining Outcomes: A Field Experiment on Discrimination,” Journal of Public Economics, 99, 35-48
Castillo, Marco, Paul Ferraro, Jeffrey Jordan and Ragan Petrie, 2011, “The Today and Tomorrow of Kids: Time Preferences and Educational Outcomes of Children,” Journal of Public Economics, 95(11-12), 1377-1385
Eckel, Catherine and Ragan Petrie, 2011, “Face Value,” American Economic Review, 101(4), 1497-1513
Castillo, Marco and Ragan Petrie, 2010, “Discrimination in the Lab: Does Information Trump Appearance?” Games and Economic Behavior, 68(1), 50-59
Castillo, Marco, Ragan Petrie and Maximo Torero, 2010, “On the Preferences of Principals and Agents,” Economic Inquiry, 48(2), 266-273
Andreoni, James, Marco Castillo and Ragan Petrie, 2009, “Revealing Preferences for Fairness in Ultimatum Bargaining,” The Korean Economic Review, 25(1), 35-63
Jacobson, Sarah and Ragan Petrie, 2009, “Learning from Mistakes: What Do Inconsistent Choices Over Risk Tell Us?” Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 38(2), 143-158
Andreoni, James and Ragan Petrie, 2008, “Beauty, Gender and Stereotypes: Evidence from Laboratory Experiments,” Journal of Economic Psychology, 29, 73-93
Petrie, Ragan and Laura Taylor, 2007, “Estimating the Value of Water Use Permits: A Hedonic Approach Applied to Farmland in the Southeastern U.S.,” Land Economics, 83(3), 302-318
Chavas, Jean-Paul, Ragan Petrie and Michael J. Roth, 2005, “Farm Household Production Inefficiency in the Gambia: Resource Constraints and Market Failures,” American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 87(1), 160-179
Andreoni, James and Ragan Petrie, 2004, “Public Goods Experiments Without Confidentiality: A Glimpse Into Fund-Raising,” Journal of Public Economics, 88(7-8), 1605-1623
Andreoni, James, Marco Castillo and Ragan Petrie, 2003, “What do Bargainers' Preferences Look Like? Experiments with a Convex Ultimatum Game,” American Economic Review, 93(3), 672-685