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First Name: Justin
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Last Name: Wolfers
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RePEc Short-ID: pwo9

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Homepage: http://www.nber.org/~jwolfers
Postal Address: Business and Public Policy Department The Wharton School University of Pennsylvania 1400 Steinberg Hall-Dietrich Hall #1456 3620 Locust Walk Philadelphia, PA 19104-6372
Phone: +1-(267) 432-4372

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Works


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Working papers

  1. Betsey Stevenson & Justin Wolfers, 2011. "Trust in Public Institutions over the Business Cycle," NBER Working Papers 16891, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  2. Erik Snowberg & Justin Wolfers & Eric Zitzewitz, 2011. "How Prediction Markets Can Save Event Studies," NBER Working Papers 16949, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  3. Daniel W. Sacks & Betsey Stevenson & Justin Wolfers, 2010. "Subjective Well-Being, Income, Economic Development and Growth," NBER Working Papers 16441, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  4. Erik Snowberg & Justin Wolfers, 2010. "Explaining the Favorite-Longshot Bias: Is it Risk-Love or Misperceptions?," NBER Working Papers 15923, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  5. Betsey Stevenson & Justin Wolfers, 2009. "The Paradox of Declining Female Happiness," NBER Working Papers 14969, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  6. Arrow, Kenneth J. & Forsythe, Robert & Gorham, Michael & Hahn, Robert W. & Hanson, Robin & Ledyard, John O. & Levmore, Saul & Litan, Robert E. & Milgrom, Paul & Nelson, Forrest D. & Neumann, George R., 2008. "The Promise of Prediction Markets," Working paper 460, Regulation2point0.
  7. Betsey Stevenson & Justin Wolfers, 2008. "Economic Growth and Subjective Well-Being: Reassessing the Easterlin Paradox," NBER Working Papers 14282, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  8. Betsey Stevenson & Justin Wolfers, 2008. "Happiness Inequality in the United States," NBER Working Papers 14220, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  9. Betsey Stevenson & Justin Wolfers, 2007. "Marriage and divorce: changes and their driving forces," Working Paper Series 2007-03, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
  10. Joseph Price & Justin Wolfers, 2007. "Racial Discrimination Among NBA Referees," NBER Working Papers 13206, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  11. Andrew Leigh & Justin Wolfers, 2006. "Happiness and the Human Development Index: Australia is Not a Paradox," NBER Working Papers 11925, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  12. Laura Veldkamp & Justin Wolfers, 2006. "Aggregate shocks or aggregate information? costly information and business cycle comovement," Working Paper Series 2006-26, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
  13. Justin Wolfers & Eric Zitzewitz, 2006. "Five Open Questions About Prediction Markets," IZA Discussion Papers 1975, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
  14. Erik Snowberg & Justin Wolfers & Eric Zitzewitz, 2006. "Partisan Impacts on the Economy: Evidence from Prediction Markets and Close Elections," NBER Working Papers 12073, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  15. Andrew Leigh & Justin Wolfers, 2006. "Competing Approaches to Forecasting Elections: Economic Models, Opinion Polling and Prediction Markets," IZA Discussion Papers 1972, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
  16. Donohue, John J & Wolfers, Justin, 2006. "Uses and Abuses of Empirical Evidence in the Death Penalty Debate," CEPR Discussion Papers 5493, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  17. Wolfers, Justin, 2006. "Diagnosing Discrimination: Stock Returns and CEO Gender," CEPR Discussion Papers 5507, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  18. Justin Wolfers & Eric Zitzewitz, 2006. "Interpreting Prediction Market Prices as Probabilities," IZA Discussion Papers 2092, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
  19. Laura Veldkamp & Justin Wolfers, 2006. "An Information-Based Explanation for Industry Comovement," 2006 Meeting Papers 359, Society for Economic Dynamics.
  20. Erik Snowberg & Justin Wolfers & Eric Zitzewitz, 2006. "Party Influence in Congress and the Economy," NBER Working Papers 12751, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  21. Justin Wolfers & Eric Zitzewitz, 2006. "Prediction Markets in Theory and Practice," NBER Working Papers 12083, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  22. Refet S. Gürkaynak & Justin Wolfers, 2005. "Macroeconomic Derivatives: An Initial Analysis of Market-Based Macro Forecasts, Uncertainty and Risk," IZA Discussion Papers 1899, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
  23. Justin Wolfers, 2005. "Measuring the Effects of Employment Protection on Job Flows: Evidence from Seasonal Cycles," Computing in Economics and Finance 2005 98, Society for Computational Economics.
  24. Justin Wolfers & Eric Zitzewitz, 2004. "Prediction Markets," NBER Working Papers 10504, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  25. Wolfers, Justin & Zitzewitz, Eric, 2004. "Experimental Political Betting Markets and the 2004 Election," Working paper 430, Regulation2point0.
  26. Betsey Stevenson & Justin Wolfers, 2003. "Bargaining in the Shadow of the Law: Divorce Laws and Family Distress," NBER Working Papers 10175, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  27. Justin Wolfers, 2003. "Is Business Cycle Volatility Costly? Evidence from Surveys of Subjective Wellbeing," NBER Working Papers 9619, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  28. Andrew Leigh & Justin Wolfers & Eric Zitzewitz, 2003. "What Do Financial Markets Think of War in Iraq?," NBER Working Papers 9587, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  29. N. Gregory Mankiw & Ricardo Reis & Justin Wolfers, 2003. "Disagreement about Inflation Expectations," NBER Working Papers 9796, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  30. Justin Wolfers, 2003. "Did Unilateral Divorce Laws Raise Divorce Rates? A Reconciliation and New Results," NBER Working Papers 10014, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  31. Wolfers, Justin, 2002. "Are Voters Rational? Evidence from Gubernatorial Elections," Research Papers 1730, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business.
  32. Olivier Blanchard & Justin Wolfers, 1999. "The Role of Shocks and Institutions in the Rise of European Unemployment: The Aggregate Evidence," NBER Working Papers 7282, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

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Articles

  1. Betsey Stevenson & Justin Wolfers, 2011. "Trust in Public Institutions over the Business Cycle," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 101(3), pages 281-87, May.
  2. Erik Snowberg & Justin Wolfers, 2010. "Explaining the Favorite-Long Shot Bias: Is it Risk-Love or Misperceptions?," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 118(4), pages 723-746, 08.
  3. Joseph Price & Justin Wolfers, 2010. "Racial Discrimination Among NBA Referees," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, MIT Press, vol. 125(4), pages 1859-1887, November.
  4. Betsey Stevenson & Justin Wolfers, 2009. "The Paradox of Declining Female Happiness," American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association, vol. 1(2), pages 190-225, August.
  5. Justin Wolfers & Eric Zitzewitz, 2009. "Using Markets to Inform Policy: The Case of the Iraq War," Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 76(302), pages 225-250, 04.
  6. Justin Wolfers, 2009. "Estimating the Impact of the Death Penalty on Murder," American Law and Economics Review, Oxford University Press, vol. 11(2), pages 249-309.
  7. Betsey Stevenson & Justin Wolfers, 2008. "Happiness Inequality in the United States," The Journal of Legal Studies, University of Chicago Press, vol. 37(S2), pages S33-S79, 06.
  8. Betsey Stevenson & Justin Wolfers, 2008. "Economic Growth and Subjective Well-Being: Reassessing the Easterlin Paradox," Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution, vol. 39(1 (Spring), pages 1-102.
  9. Tim Larsen & Joe Price & Justin Wolfers, 2008. "Racial Bias in the NBA: Implications in Betting Markets," Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports, Berkeley Electronic Press, vol. 4(2), pages 7.
  10. Erik Snowberg & Justin Wolfers & Eric Zitzewitz, 2007. "Partisan Impacts on the Economy: Evidence From Prediction Markets and Close Elections," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, MIT Press, vol. 122(2), pages 807-829, 05.
  11. Veldkamp, Laura & Wolfers, Justin, 2007. "Aggregate shocks or aggregate information? Costly information and business cycle comovement," Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier, vol. 54(Supplemen), pages 37-55, September.
  12. Betsey Stevenson & Justin Wolfers, 2007. "Marriage and Divorce: Changes and their Driving Forces," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 21(2), pages 27-52, Spring.
  13. Justin Wolfers, 2006. "Did Unilateral Divorce Laws Raise Divorce Rates? A Reconciliation and New Results," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 96(5), pages 1802-1820, December.
  14. Justin Wolfers, 2006. "Diagnosing Discrimination: Stock Returns and CEO Gender," Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press, vol. 4(2-3), pages 531-541, 04-05.
  15. Andrew Leigh & Justin Wolfers, 2006. "Competing Approaches to Forecasting Elections: Economic Models, Opinion Polling and Prediction Markets," The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 82(258), pages 325-340, 09.
  16. Justin Wolfers, 2006. "New uses for new macro derivatives," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue Aug 25.
  17. John Donohue & Justin J. Wolfers, 2006. "Letter: A Reply to Rubin on the Death Penalty," The Economists' Voice, Berkeley Electronic Press, vol. 3(5), pages 5.
  18. John Donohue & Justin J. Wolfers, 2006. "The Death Penalty: No Evidence for Deterrence," The Economists' Voice, Berkeley Electronic Press, vol. 3(5), pages 3.
  19. Justin Wolfers, 2006. "Point Shaving: Corruption in NCAA Basketball," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 96(2), pages 279-283, May.
  20. Betsey Stevenson & Justin Wolfers, 2006. "Bargaining in the Shadow of the Law: Divorce Laws and Family Distress," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, MIT Press, vol. 121(1), pages 267-288, 02.
  21. Andrew Leigh & Justin Wolfers, 2006. "Happiness and the Human Development Index: Australia Is Not a Paradox," Australian Economic Review, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, vol. 39(2), pages 176-184, 06.
  22. Justin Wolfers & Eric Zitzewitz, 2004. "Prediction Markets," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 18(2), pages 107-126, Spring.
  23. Justin Wolfers & Eric Zitzewitz, 2004. "Experimental Political Betting Markets and the 2004 Election," The Economists' Voice, Berkeley Electronic Press, vol. 1(2), pages 1.
  24. Wolfers, Justin, 2003. "Is Business Cycle Volatility Costly? Evidence from Surveys of Subjective Well-Being," International Finance, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 6(1), pages 1-26, Spring.
  25. Blanchard, Olivier & Wolfers, Justin, 2000. "The Role of Shocks and Institutions in the Rise of European Unemployment: The Aggregate Evidence," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 110(462), pages C1-33, March.

Chapters

  1. Justin Wolfers, 2009. "Comment on "Marriage and Divorce since World War II: Analyzing the Role of Technological Progress on the Formation of Households"," NBER Chapters, in: NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2008, Volume 23, pages 291-309 National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  2. Refet Gürkaynak & Justin Wolfers, 2005. "Macroeconomic Derivatives: An Initial Analysis of Market-Based Macro Forecasts, Uncertainty, and Risk," NBER Chapters, in: NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics 2005, pages 11-50 National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  3. N. Gregory Mankiw & Ricardo Reis & Justin Wolfers, 2004. "Disagreement about Inflation Expectations," NBER Chapters, in: NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2003, Volume 18, pages 209-270 National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

NEP Fields

61 papers by this author were announced in NEP, and specifically in the following field reports (number of papers):
  1. NEP-BEC: Business Economics (8) 2004-08-31 2006-02-05 2006-02-19 2006-02-26 2006-11-04 2007-02-03 2011-03-26 2011-04-16 Author is listed
  2. NEP-CBA: Central Banking (4) 2006-11-04 2007-02-03 2011-03-26 2011-04-16
  3. NEP-CBE: Cognitive & Behavioural Economics (2) 2003-04-13 2010-05-02
  4. NEP-CDM: Collective Decision-Making (5) 2006-03-11 2006-03-18 2006-04-08 2006-04-08 2006-12-22 Author is listed
  5. NEP-CFN: Corporate Finance (1) 2004-08-31
  6. NEP-CWA: Central & Western Asia (1) 2004-08-31
  7. NEP-DEV: Development (1) 2010-10-16
  8. NEP-DGE: Dynamic General Equilibrium (2) 2003-04-13 2007-02-03
  9. NEP-ECM: Econometrics (2) 2006-02-26 2011-04-23
  10. NEP-EEC: European Economics (1) 1999-09-17
  11. NEP-ENE: Energy Economics (1) 2006-04-08
  12. NEP-ETS: Econometric Time Series (1) 2006-03-18
  13. NEP-EXP: Experimental Economics (2) 2006-03-11 2006-04-08
  14. NEP-FIN: Finance (14) 2003-04-02 2004-06-07 2006-01-24 2006-01-29 2006-02-05 2006-02-19 2006-02-19 2006-03-11 2006-03-11 2006-04-08 2006-04-08 2006-04-08 2006-05-13 2006-10-28 Author is listed
  15. NEP-FMK: Financial Markets (19) 2003-04-02 2006-01-01 2006-01-24 2006-01-29 2006-02-05 2006-02-05 2006-02-19 2006-02-19 2006-02-26 2006-02-26 2006-03-11 2006-03-11 2006-03-18 2006-03-18 2006-04-08 2006-04-08 2006-04-08 2006-04-29 2006-05-13 Author is listed
  16. NEP-FOR: Forecasting (10) 2006-01-01 2006-01-24 2006-01-29 2006-02-05 2006-02-26 2006-03-11 2006-04-08 2006-04-08 2006-04-08 2006-06-03 Author is listed
  17. NEP-HAP: Economics of Happiness (9) 2008-08-06 2008-08-31 2008-09-05 2009-02-28 2009-05-16 2009-06-03 2009-07-03 2010-10-16 2010-10-23 Author is listed
  18. NEP-ICT: Information & Communication Technologies (1) 2006-11-04
  19. NEP-LAB: Labour Economics (5) 2005-11-19 2007-03-24 2008-08-06 2009-02-28 2009-06-03 Author is listed
  20. NEP-LAW: Law & Economics (7) 2004-07-18 2006-02-05 2006-02-05 2006-02-19 2006-02-26 2007-03-10 2007-07-07 Author is listed
  21. NEP-LTV: Unemployment, Inequality & Poverty (3) 1999-09-04 2008-08-06 2008-09-05
  22. NEP-MAC: Macroeconomics (14) 2003-04-13 2003-07-10 2005-11-19 2006-01-01 2006-01-24 2006-01-29 2006-02-05 2006-03-11 2006-04-08 2006-10-14 2006-10-28 2006-11-04 2007-02-03 2011-04-16 Author is listed
  23. NEP-MIC: Microeconomics (1) 2006-03-11
  24. NEP-MKT: Marketing (2) 2006-03-11 2006-04-08
  25. NEP-PBE: Public Economics (4) 2006-03-11 2006-04-08 2006-12-22 2007-03-24
  26. NEP-PKE: Post Keynesian Economics (2) 1999-08-27 2004-08-31
  27. NEP-POL: Positive Political Economics (7) 2006-02-26 2006-03-11 2006-03-18 2006-04-08 2006-04-08 2006-06-03 2006-12-22 Author is listed
  28. NEP-REG: Regulation (1) 2006-02-19
  29. NEP-RMG: Risk Management (9) 2003-04-13 2004-08-31 2006-01-29 2006-02-05 2006-02-19 2006-02-26 2006-04-08 2006-04-29 2006-05-13 Author is listed
  30. NEP-SOC: Social Norms & Social Capital (6) 2006-01-24 2006-06-03 2007-03-03 2007-03-24 2011-03-26 2011-04-16 Author is listed
  31. NEP-SPO: Sports & Economics (1) 2007-07-07
  32. NEP-UPT: Utility Models & Prospect Theory (1) 2010-05-02

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