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Professor Robert Slonim

BA Berkeley, MBA Berkeley, PhD Duke
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The University of Sydney

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Biographical details

Professor Slonim came to Sydney in 2008 from the Weatherhead School of Management (CWRU) Cleveland Ohio, where he held the position of Associate Professor. He holds a PhD from Duke University and an MBA from the University of California Berkeley. Professor Slonim is best recognised as a pioneer in the area of experimental economics and has written extensively on learning, trust and the economics of education. Professor Slonim has been very innovative in his use of experimental methods that have both theoretical importance and have also represented important findings for matters of public policy. He is currently working with the Red Cross and blood donation centres around the world to better understand blood donation motivation and behaviour.

Professor Slonim has organised several conferences in Behavioural and Experimental Economics and has presented around the world in excess of seventy-five times on topics such as game theory, designing incentives, trust, learning, the economics of education, blood donor motivation and reciprocity in labour markets. Professor Slonim is an Advisory Editor for Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, has been a panellist for the National Science Foundation and has been an ad hoc Reviewer for many well respected journals including the American Economic Review, Econometrica and the Journal of Political Economy. Professor Slonim has received many prestigious grants including two from the US National Science Foundation and a discovery grant from the Australian Research Council for his research on understanding and motivating blood donations. He has also recently been invited to be research fellow with IZA, the Institute for the Study of Labor Economics.

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Associations

IZA Research Fellow



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RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Lacetera, N., Macis, M., Slonim, R. (2013). Economic Rewards to Motivate Blood Donations.Science, 340(6135), 927-928.

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Selected grants

2010

  • Field experiments motivated by behavioral economics to understand prosocial behaviour and improve blood supply; Slonim R; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP).

2009

  • Field Experiments on Incentives and Blood Donations; Slonim R, Lacetera N, Macis M; National Science Foundation/Social Science Research Grant.
  • Effects of appointment scheduling on commitment to donate and satisfaction with donation experience; Slonim R, Garbarino E; Australian Red Cross Blood Service/Research Support.

2002

  • Experimental Economics to study Educational Vouchers; Slonim R, Bettinger E; National Science Foundation/Social Science Research Grant.
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Selected publications

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Book Chapters

  • Slonim, R., Bettinger, E. (2004). The Effect of Educational Vouchers on Confidence: A Field Experiment to Assess Outcomes of Educational Policy. In Glenn W. Harrison, Jeffrey Carpenter and John A. List (Eds.), Research in Experimental Economics: Field Experiments in Economics, (pp. 291-335). The Netherlands: Elsevier.

Journals

  • Lacetera, N., Macis, M., Slonim, R. (2013). Economic Rewards to Motivate Blood Donations. Science, 340(6135), 927-928.
  • Slonim, R., Wang, C., Garbarino, E., Merrett, D. (2013). Opting-in: Participation bias in economic experiments. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 90(June 2013), 43-70.
  • Garbarino, E., Slonim, R., Wang, C. (2013). The multidimensional effects of a small gift: Evidence from a natural field experiment. Economics Letters, 120(1), 83-86.
  • Lacetera, N., Macis, M., Slonim, R. (2012). Will There Be Blood? Incentives and Displacement Effects in Pro-social Behavior. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 4(1), 186-223.
  • Garbarino, E., Slonim, R., Sydnor, J. (2011). Digit Ratios (2D:4D) as Predictors of Risky Decision Making for Both Sexes. Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 42(1), 1-26.
  • Cairns, J., Slonim, R. (2011). Substitution Effects in Charitable Donations. Economics Letters, 111(2), 173-175.
  • Slonim, R., Guillen, P. (2010). Gender selection discrimination: Evidence from a trust game. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 76(2), 385-405.
  • Slonim, R., Garbarino, E. (2009). Similarities and Differences between Stockpiling and Reference Effects. Managerial and Decision Economics: the international journal of research and progress in management economics, 30(6), 351-371.
  • Garbarino, E., Slonim, R. (2009). The Robustness of Trust and Reciprocity across a Heterogeneous US Population. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 69(3), 226-240.
  • Slonim, R., Garbarino, E. (2008). Increases in trust and altruism from partner selection: experimental evidence. Experimental Economics, 11(2), 134-153.
  • Erev, I., Roth, A., Slonim, R., Barron, G. (2007). Learning and equilibrium as useful approximations: accuracy of prediction on randomly selected constant sum games. Economic Theory, 33(1), 29-51.
  • Bettinger, E., Slonim, R. (2007). Patience Among Children. Journal of Public Economics, 91(1-2), 343-363.
  • Slonim, R., Bettinger, E., Carlson, J. (2007). Possession and Discounting Behavior. Economics Letters, 97(3), 215-221.
  • Garbarino, E., Slonim, R. (2007). Preferences and Decision Errors in the Winner's Curse. Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 34(3), 241-257.
  • Engle-Warnick, J., Slonim, R. (2006). Inferring Repeated Game Strategies from Actions: Evidence from Trust Game Experiments. Economic Theory, 28(3), 603-632.
  • Engle-Warnick, J., Slonim, R. (2006). Learning to Trust in Indefinitely Repeated Games. Games and Economic Behavior, 54(1), 95-114.
  • Bettinger, E., Slonim, R. (2006). Using Experimental Economics to Measure the Effects of a Natural Educational Experiment on Altruism. Journal of Public Economics, 90(8-9), 1625-1648.
  • Slonim, R. (2005). Competing against Experienced and Inexperienced Players. Experimental Economics, 8(1), 55-75.
  • Engle-Warnick, J., Slonim, R. (2004). The Evolution of Strategies in a repeated trust Game. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 55(4), 553-573.
  • Garbarino, E., Slonim, R. (2003). Interrelationships and Distinct Effects of Internal Reference Prices on Perceived Expensiveness and Demand. Psychology and Marketing, 20(3), 227-248.
  • Erev, I., Roth, A., Slonim, R., Barron, G. (2002). Predictive Value and the Usefulness of Game Theoretic Models. International Journal of Forecasting, 18(3), 359-368.

2013

  • Lacetera, N., Macis, M., Slonim, R. (2013). Economic Rewards to Motivate Blood Donations. Science, 340(6135), 927-928.
  • Slonim, R., Wang, C., Garbarino, E., Merrett, D. (2013). Opting-in: Participation bias in economic experiments. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 90(June 2013), 43-70.
  • Garbarino, E., Slonim, R., Wang, C. (2013). The multidimensional effects of a small gift: Evidence from a natural field experiment. Economics Letters, 120(1), 83-86.

2012

  • Lacetera, N., Macis, M., Slonim, R. (2012). Will There Be Blood? Incentives and Displacement Effects in Pro-social Behavior. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 4(1), 186-223.

2011

  • Garbarino, E., Slonim, R., Sydnor, J. (2011). Digit Ratios (2D:4D) as Predictors of Risky Decision Making for Both Sexes. Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 42(1), 1-26.
  • Cairns, J., Slonim, R. (2011). Substitution Effects in Charitable Donations. Economics Letters, 111(2), 173-175.

2010

  • Slonim, R., Guillen, P. (2010). Gender selection discrimination: Evidence from a trust game. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 76(2), 385-405.

2009

  • Slonim, R., Garbarino, E. (2009). Similarities and Differences between Stockpiling and Reference Effects. Managerial and Decision Economics: the international journal of research and progress in management economics, 30(6), 351-371.
  • Garbarino, E., Slonim, R. (2009). The Robustness of Trust and Reciprocity across a Heterogeneous US Population. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 69(3), 226-240.

2008

  • Slonim, R., Garbarino, E. (2008). Increases in trust and altruism from partner selection: experimental evidence. Experimental Economics, 11(2), 134-153.

2007

  • Erev, I., Roth, A., Slonim, R., Barron, G. (2007). Learning and equilibrium as useful approximations: accuracy of prediction on randomly selected constant sum games. Economic Theory, 33(1), 29-51.
  • Bettinger, E., Slonim, R. (2007). Patience Among Children. Journal of Public Economics, 91(1-2), 343-363.
  • Slonim, R., Bettinger, E., Carlson, J. (2007). Possession and Discounting Behavior. Economics Letters, 97(3), 215-221.
  • Garbarino, E., Slonim, R. (2007). Preferences and Decision Errors in the Winner's Curse. Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 34(3), 241-257.

2006

  • Engle-Warnick, J., Slonim, R. (2006). Inferring Repeated Game Strategies from Actions: Evidence from Trust Game Experiments. Economic Theory, 28(3), 603-632.
  • Engle-Warnick, J., Slonim, R. (2006). Learning to Trust in Indefinitely Repeated Games. Games and Economic Behavior, 54(1), 95-114.
  • Bettinger, E., Slonim, R. (2006). Using Experimental Economics to Measure the Effects of a Natural Educational Experiment on Altruism. Journal of Public Economics, 90(8-9), 1625-1648.

2005

  • Slonim, R. (2005). Competing against Experienced and Inexperienced Players. Experimental Economics, 8(1), 55-75.

2004

  • Slonim, R., Bettinger, E. (2004). The Effect of Educational Vouchers on Confidence: A Field Experiment to Assess Outcomes of Educational Policy. In Glenn W. Harrison, Jeffrey Carpenter and John A. List (Eds.), Research in Experimental Economics: Field Experiments in Economics, (pp. 291-335). The Netherlands: Elsevier.
  • Engle-Warnick, J., Slonim, R. (2004). The Evolution of Strategies in a repeated trust Game. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 55(4), 553-573.

2003

  • Garbarino, E., Slonim, R. (2003). Interrelationships and Distinct Effects of Internal Reference Prices on Perceived Expensiveness and Demand. Psychology and Marketing, 20(3), 227-248.

2002

  • Erev, I., Roth, A., Slonim, R., Barron, G. (2002). Predictive Value and the Usefulness of Game Theoretic Models. International Journal of Forecasting, 18(3), 359-368.
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