"How to Follow the 6 Rules of Building Wealth: A Behavioral Economist’s Advice about Personal Finance" Book Manuscript
de Oliveira, Angela C. M., Alexander Smith, and John Spraggon (2017). "Reward the Lucky? An Experimental Investigation of the Impact of Agency and Luck on Bonuses." Journal of Economic Psychology, 62(1), 87 - 97.
Chaudhuri, Ananish, Tirnud Paichayontvijit, and Alexander Smith (2017). "Belief Heterogeneity and Contributions Decay among Conditional Cooperators in Public Goods Games." Journal of Economic Psychology, 58(1), 15 - 30.
Smith, Alexander (2013). "Estimating the Causal Effect of Beliefs on Contributions in Repeated Public Good Games." Experimental Economics, 16(3), 414 - 425.
Smith, Alexander (2012). "Group Composition and Conditional Cooperation." Journal of Socio-Economics, 40(5), 616 - 622.
Alexander Smith, associate professor of economics in the Department of Social Science and Policy Studies, provided expert commentary for a MarketWatch article on a growing trend in prediction market platforms: wagering on reality TV and entertainment.
The process of filing for a refund of value-added taxes can be confusing, but it could save international travelers money. The New York Times called on Alexander Smith, associate professor of economics in the Department of Social Science and Policy Studies, to help explain how VAT refunds work, how the process can vary by country, and how people might decide if seeking a refund is worth the effort.
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