Selected Publications

Believed gender differences in social preferences
(with C. Exley, M. Moore and J.-H. Pezzuto)
Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2024

Generative AI enhances individual creativity but reduces the collective diversity of novel content
(with A. R. Doshi)
Science Advances, 2024, vol. 10

Human-centred mechanism design with democratic AI
(with R. Koster et al.)
Nature Human Behaviour, 2022, vol. 6, pp. 1398-1407

Reducing discrimination against job seekers with and without employment gaps
(with A. Kristal, L. Nicks, and J. Gloor)
Nature Human Behaviour, 2022, vol. 7, pp. 211-218

Measuring inequality beyond the Gini coefficient may clarify conflicting findings
(with K. Blesch and J. M. Jachimowicz)
Nature Human Behaviour, 2022, vol. 6, pp. 1525-1536

Ideology selectively shapes attention to inequality
(with H. Waldfogel et al.)
PNAS, 2021, vol. 118

Evolution of cooperation in multichannel games
(with K. Donahue, M. A. Nowak and C. Hilbe)
Nature Communications, 2020, vol. 11

Social dilemmas among unequals
(with C. Hilbe, K. Chatterjee and M. A. Nowak)
Nature, 2019, vol. 572, pp. 524-527

Thin slices of workgroups
(with P. Satterstrom, J. T. Polzer, L. B. Kwan, W. Wiruchnipawan and M. Burke)
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 2019, vol. 151, pp. 104-117

The critical role of second-order normative beliefs in predicting energy conservation
(with J. M. Jachimowicz et al.)
Nature Human Behaviour, 2018, vol. 2, pp. 757-764

Innovation with field experiments: Studying organizational behaviors in actual organizations
(with E. Linos and T. Rogers)
Research in Organizational Behavior, 2017, vol. 37, pp. 185-198

Cooperating with the future
(with D. G. Rand, A. Peysakhovich and M. A. Nowak)
Nature, 2014, vol. 511, pp. 220-223

(For a list of all publications, see below.)

Working Papers

(Please email me at o.hauser@exeter.ac.uk for most recent drafts.)

Behaviorally designed training leads to more diverse hiring
(with with C. Arslan, E. H. Chang, S. Chilazi and I. Bohnet)
Revise & Resubmit

Gender-inclusive language and economic decision-making [Working Paper]
(with L. Balafoutas, H. Fornwagner and E. Hauser)
Revise & Resubmit at Management Science

Closing the gender gap in re-applications for senior roles
(with I. Bohnet, H.-Y. Chai and K. Louw)
Reject & Resubmit at Management Science

Inequality in people’s minds [Working Paper]
(with L. T. Phillips, S. J. Tepper, D. Goya-Tocchetto, S. Davidai, N. Ordabayeva, M. U. Mirza, B. Szaszi, M. V. Day and J. M. Jachimowicz)
Revise & Resubmit at Personality and Social Psychology Review

Can gender and race dynamics in performance appraisals be disrupted? The role of social influence [Working Paper]
(with I. Bohnet and A. Kristal)
Revise & Resubmit at Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization

How effective is (more) money? Randomizing unconditional cash transfer amounts in the US [Working Paper]
(with A. Jaroszewicz, J. M. Jachimowicz and J. Jamison)

Selected media coverage: Vox, Forbes, Washington Post, NBC News, Slate.

All Academic Publications, By Research Topic

FAIRNESS AND SOCIAL PREFERENCES

36. Believed gender differences in social preferences [Link | PDF]
(with C. Exley, M. Moore and J.-H. Pezzuto)
Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2024

Selected media coverage: HBS Working Knowledge.

35. Using deep reinforcement-learning to discover a dynamic resource allocation policy that promotes sustainable human exchange [Working Paper]
(with R. Koster, M. Pîslar, A. Tacchetti, J. Balaguer, L. Liu, R. Elie, K. Tuyls, M. Botvinick and C. Summerfield)
Forthcoming in Nature Communications

34. Dynamics of cooperation in concurrent games [Link | PDF]
(with C. L. Rossetti and C. Hilbe).
Forthcoming in Nature Communications

33. Selective insensitivity to income held by the richest [Link | PDF]
(with B. Szaszi, H. Habibnia, J. Tan and J. M. Jachimowicz)
PNAS Nexus, 2024, vol. 3

32. Voting sustains intergenerational cooperation, even when the tipping point threshold is ambiguous [Link | PDF]
(with B. Balmford and M. Marino)
Environmental and Resource Economics, 2023, vol. 87, pp. 167-190

31. Human-centred mechanism design with democratic AI [Link | PDF]
(with R. Koster, J. Balaguer, A. Tachetti, A. Weinstein, T. Zhu, D. Williams, L. Campbell-Gillingham, P. Thacker, M. Botvinick and C. Summerfield)
Nature Human Behaviour, 2022, vol. 6, pp. 1398-1407

Selected media coverage: Forbes, VICE, NewScientist.

30. Measuring inequality beyond the Gini coefficient may clarify conflicting findings [Link | PDF]
(with K. Blesch and J. M. Jachimowicz)
Nature Human Behaviour, 2022, vol. 6, pp. 1525-1536

Selected media coverage: HBS Working Knowledge, ScienMag.

29. Inequality in researchers’ minds [Link | PDF]
(with J. M. Jachimowicz, S. Davidai, D. Goya-Tocchetto, B. Szaszi, M. V. Day, S. J. Tepper, L. T. Phillips, M. U. Mirza and N. Ordabayeva)
Journal of Economic Surveys, 2022

28. Ideology selectively shapes attention to inequality [Link | PDF]
(with H. Waldfogel, J. Sheehy-Skeffington, A. K. Ho and N. S. Kteily)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2021, vol. 118

Selected media coverage: Ars Technica, Phys.Org.

27. Climate action for (my) children [Link | PDF]
(with Helena Fornwagner)
Environmental and Resource Economics, 2021, vol. 81, pp. 95-130

Winner of the 2021 Euregio Young Researcher Award
Selected media coverage: i news.

26. (Mis)perceiving cooperativeness [Link | PDF]
(with C. Rossetti and C. Hilbe)
Current Opinion in Psychology, 2021, vol. 43, pp. 151-155

25. Evolution of cooperation in multichannel games [Link | PDF]
(with K. Donahue, M. A. Nowak and C. Hilbe)
Nature Communications, 2020, vol. 11

24. Social dilemmas among unequals [Link | PDF | Data & Code]
(with C. Hilbe, K. Chatterjee and M. A. Nowak)
Nature, 2019, vol. 572, pp. 524-527

Selected media coverage: Bloomberg, Yahoo News, AOL, Nature News, Der Standard, APA, Phys.Org and 80+ more.

23. Invisible inequality leads to punishing the poor and rewarding the rich (with G. Kraft-Todd, D. G. Rand, M. A. Nowak and M. I. Norton) [Link | PDF]
Behavioural Public Policy, 2019, vol. 4, pp. 1-21

Selected media coverage: EurekAlert, Phys.Org.

22. The critical role of second-order normative beliefs in predicting energy conservation [Link | PDF]
(with J. M. Jachimowicz, J. O’Brien, E. Sherman and A. Galinsky)
Nature Human Behaviour, 2018, vol. 2, pp. 757-764

Ranked #17 worldwide in the Financial Times’ Business School Research with Social Impact
Selected media coverage: Ars Electronica, Pacific Standard, Phys.Org, ScienceDaily.

21. High stakes: A little more cheating,  a lot less charity [Link | PDF]
(with Z. Rahwan, E. Kochanowska and B. Fasolo)
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2018, vol. 152, pp. 276-295

Selected media coverage: Economic Times, ScienceDaily.

20. (Mis)perceptions of inequality [Link | PDF]
(with M. I. Norton)
Current Opinion in Psychology, 2017, vol. 18, pp. 21-25

19. Think global, act local: Preserving the global commons [Link | PDF]
(with A. Hendriks, D. G. Rand and M. A. Nowak) 
Scientific Reports, 2016, vol. 6, pp. 1-7

18. Punishment does not promote cooperation under exploration dynamics if anti-social punishment is possible [Link | PDF]
(with M. A. Nowak and D. G. Rand) 
Journal of Theoretical Biology, 2014, vol. 360, pp. 163-171

17. Cooperating with the future [Link | PDF | Data & Code]
(with D. G. Rand, A. Peysakhovich, M. A. Nowak)
Nature, 2014, vol. 511, pp. 220-223

Selected for Nature News & Views commentary by Louis Putterman: “Behavioural economics: A caring majority secures the future.” [Online]
Selected for a Nature Video production: “Handing on a sustainable future” (available on YouTube).
Selected media coverage: Boston Globe, Huffington Post, Nature News, Harvard Gazette, Phys.Org, Think Progress, RedOrbit, ScienceDaily.
Mentions in policy documents: World Happiness Report, UN Human Development Report 2021-22, and UN Human Development Report 2023-24.

LEADERSHIP, ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE (e.g. EDI) AND TECHNOLOGY (e.g. AI)

16. Catch me if you can: Using machine learning and behavioral interventions to reduce unethical behavior
(with M. Greene and K. DeCelles)
Forthcoming in Behavioural Public Policy

15. Generative AI enhances individual creativity but reduces the collective diversity of novel content [Link | PDF | Data & Code]
(with A. R. Doshi)
Science Advances, 2024, vol. 10

Selected media coverage: NPR All Things Considered podcast, The Guardian, MIT Technology Review, Forbes, Business Insider, TechCrunch, The Naked Scientist, PCMag, Die Welt, Der Standard, IMF, World Bank, The Conversation, PsyPost, and 100+ more.
Mentions in policy documents: European Central Bank.

14. Uncovering individualised treatment effects for educational trials [Link | PDF]
(with Z. Xiao, C. Kirkwood, D. Z. Li, T. Ford and S. Higgins)
Scientific Reports, 2024

13. Do followers mind the pay gap? An experimental test of the impact of the vertical pay gap on leader effectiveness [Link | PDF]
(with K. Peters, M. Fonseca and N. Steffens)
The Leadership Quarterly, 2024

12. Regulation and the trickle-down effect of women in leadership roles [Link | PDF]
(with A. Page, R. Sealy, and A. Parker)
The Leadership Quarterly, 2023

11. Reducing discrimination against job seekers with and without employment gaps [Link | PDF]
(with A. Kristal, L. Nicks, and J. Gloor)
Nature Human Behaviour, 2022, vol. 7, pp. 211-218

Runner-up for 2024 Behavioral Science & Policy Association (BSPA) Publication Award
Awarded ‘Highly Commended’ for the 2023 Professor Ian Beardwell Prize by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
Designated “Best Paper” in the Gender and Diversity in Organizations Division at the 2020 Academy of Management Conference
Selected for inclusion in the Harvard Kennedy School’s Gender Action Portal for practitioners and policy-makers.
Selected media coverage: Forbes, CNBC.

10. Determining causal relationships in leadership research using big data Analytics: The powerful synergy of experiments and data science [Link | PDF]
(with A. Lee, I. Inceoglu and M. Greene)
The Leadership Quarterly, 2020, vol. 33, pp. 1-14

9. Thin slices of workgroups [Link | PDF]
(with P. Satterstrom, J. T. Polzer, L. B. Kwan, W. Wiruchnipawan and M. Burke)
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 2019, vol. 151, pp. 104-117

Selected media coverage: EurekAlert, ScienceDaily, Phys.Org.

8. The role of inequity aversion in microloan defaults [Link]
(with M. R. Jordan, W. Dickens and D. G. Rand)
Behavioural Public Policy, 2019

7. Budging beliefs, nudging behaviour [Link | PDF]
(with F. Gino and M. I. Norton)
Mind & Society, 2018, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 15-26

6. Innovation with field experiments: Studying organizational behaviors in actual organizations [Link | PDF]
(with E. Linos and T. Rogers)
Research in Organizational Behavior, 2017, vol. 37, pp. 185-198

OTHER PAPERS

5. Deception about study purpose does not affect participant behavior [Link | PDF]
(with Z. Rahwan and B. Fasolo)
Scientific Reports, 2022

4. Abrupt decline in tropospheric nitrogen dioxide over China after the outbreak of COVID-19 [Link | PDF]
(with F. Liu et al.)
Science Advances, 2020, vol. 6

Selected media coverage: Science Advances Editorial, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, Washington Post, Fox News, SkyNews.

3. Failure to CAPTCHA attention: Null results from an honesty priming experiment in Guatemala [Link | PDF]
(with S. Kettle, M. Hernandez, M. Sanders and S. Ruda)
Behavioral Sciences, 2018, vol. 7, no. 28, pp 1-21

2. Registered replication report for Rand, Green, & Nowak (2012) [Link | PDF]
(with S. Boucwmeester et al.)
Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2017, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 527-542

1. Heterogeneity in background fitness acts as a suppressor of selection [Link | PDF]
(with A. Traulsen and M. A. Nowak)
Journal of Theoretical Biology, 2014, vol. 343, pp. 178–185