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Benjamin (as of 10/4/2019) Contact Information University of Southern California Center for Economic and Social Research Dauterive Hall 635 Downey Way, Suite 301 Los Angeles, CA 90089-3332 Phone: 617-548-8948 Professional Experience: Professor (Research) of Economics, CESR, USC, 2019-present Associate Professor (Research) of Economics, CESR, USC, 2015-2019 Visiting Associate Professor (Research) of Economics, CESR, USC, 2014-2015 Associate Professor (with tenure), Economics Department, Cornell University, 2013-2015 Assistant Professor, Economics Department, Cornell University, 2007-2013 Visiting Research Fellow, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), 2011-2012 Research Associate, NBER, 2013-present Faculty Research Fellow, NBER, 2009-2013 Research Fellow, Research Center for Group Dynamics, Institute for Social Research, 2006-2017 Research Fellow, Population Studies Center, Institute for Social Research, 2006-2007 Graduate Studies: Ph.D., Economics, Harvard University, 2006 M.Sc., Mathematical Economics, London School of Economics, 2000 A.M., Statistics, Harvard University, 1999 Undergraduate Studies: A.B., Economics, Harvard University, summa cum laude, prize for best economics student, 1999 Honors, Scholarships, and Fellowships: 2013 Norwegian School of Economics Sandmo Junior Fellowship (prize for a “promising young economist”) 2012-2013 Cornell’s Institute for Social Science (ISS) Faculty Fellowship 2009-2012 ISS Theme Project Member: Judgment, Decision Making, and Social Behavior 2011-2012 NBER Visiting Fellowship in Health and Aging 2005-2006 NBER Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in Health and Aging 2005-2006 Harvard Institute for Quantitative Social Science Fellowship 2005-2006 Harvard Center for Justice, Welfare, and Economics Dissertation Fellowship 2005-2006 Institute for Humane Studies Dissertation Fellowship 2005-2006 Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Dissertation Fellowship (Honorary) 2004-2005 Harvard Economics Department Chiles Foundation (Merit) Fellowship 2001-2004 Harvard University Merit Fellowship 2001-2004 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship 1999-2001 British Marshall Scholarship Courses Taught: 2019 Mini-course: “Genoeconomics” (graduate, Aarhus University, August) 2019 Guest lecturer: “Cognitive Foundations of Financial Decision Making” (graduate, USC Marshall) 1 2016-present Co-organizer: “RSF Summer Institute in Social-Science Genomics” (graduate) 2017-present Instructor: “Research Transparency and Reproducibility Training” (graduate, Berkeley Institute for Transparency in the Social Sciences) 2018 Master class: “Integrating Genetics and the Social Sciences” (graduate, Understanding Society, London, UK) 2017 Mini-course: “Introduction to Genoeconomics” (graduate, Hebrew University) 2016 Guest lecturer: “Cost-Benefit Analysis” (graduate, Claremont Graduate University) 2015 Guest lecturer: “Genoeconomics” (graduate, Tinbergen Institute) 2010-2013 Economics 7585, “Behavioral Economics II” (graduate, Cornell University) 2008-2013 Economics 3010, “Accelerated Microeconomics” (undergraduate, Cornell University) 2009 Economics 7850, “3rd-Year Research Seminar” (graduate, Cornell University) Graduate Training Workshop Organizer: Co-Organizer, Russell Sage Foundation Summer Institute in Social-Science Genomics June 2019 (Santa Barbara, CA) June 2017 (Santa Barbara, CA) June 2016 (New Brunswick, NJ) Other Graduate Teaching: 2019: UCLA Computational Genetics Summer Institute 2013-present: RAND Summer Institute Publications in Behavioral Economics: Benjamin, Daniel J., David I. Laibson, Walter Mischel, Philip K. Peake, Yuichi Shoda, Alexandra Steiny, and Nicole L. Wilson (forthcoming). “Predicting Mid-Life Capital Formation with Pre-School Delay of Gratification and Life-Course Measures of Self-Regulation.” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, special issue on “Understanding Cognition and Decision Making by Children.” Benjamin, Daniel J., Kristen Cooper, Ori Heffetz, and Miles S. Kimball (accepted). “Self-reported wellbeing indicators are a valuable complement to traditional economic indicators but aren’t yet ready to compete with them.” Behavioural Public Policy. Benjamin, Daniel J., Kristen Cooper, Ori Heffetz, and Miles S. Kimball (2019). “A Well-Being Snapshot in a Changing World.” American Economic Review (Papers and Proceedings), 109: 344–49. Benjamin, Daniel J., and James O. Berger (2019). “Three Recommendations for Improving the Use of p- Values.” The American Statistician, 73:sup1, 186-191. Special issue on “Statistical Inference in the 21st Century: A World Beyond p < 0.05.” Benjamin, Daniel J. (2019). “Errors in Probabilistic Reasoning and Judgmental Biases.” Chapter for the Handbook of Behavioral Economics (edited by Doug Bernheim, Stefano DellaVigna, and David Laibson). Elsevier Press. Chabris, Christopher F., Patrick R. Heck, Jaclyn Mandart, Daniel J. Benjamin, and Daniel J. Simons (2018). “No Evidence that Experiencing Physical Warmth Promotes Interpersonal Warmth.” Social Psychology. Published online December 10. DOI: 10.1027/1864-9335/a000361 Benjamin, Daniel J., Kristen Cooper, Ori Heffetz, and Miles S. Kimball (2017). “Challenges in Constructing a Survey-Based Well-Being Index.” American Economic Review (Papers and Proceedings), 107(5): 81– 85. 2 Benjamin, Daniel J., Ori Heffetz, Miles S. Kimball, and Derek Lougee (2017). “The Relationship Between the Normalized Gradient Addition Mechanism and Quadratic Voting.” Public Choice, 172 (1–2), 233– 263. Invited paper for special issue on “Quadratic Voting and the Public Good.” Benjamin, Daniel J., James J. Choi, and Geoffrey Fisher (2016). “Religious identity and economic behavior.” Review of Economics and Statistics, 98(4), 617–637. Lead article. Benjamin, Daniel J., and James O. Berger (2016). “Comment: A simple alternative to p-values.” The American Statistician. Published Online March 7. Invited comment on “The American Statistical Association Statement on Statistical Significance and p-values.” Bayarri, M.J., Daniel J. Benjamin, James O. Berger, and Thomas M. Sellke (2016). “Rejection Odds and Rejection Ratios: A Proposal for Statistical Practice in Testing Hypotheses.” Journal of Mathematical Psychology, 72, 90–103. Invited paper for special issue on “Bayesian hypothesis testing.” Benjamin, Daniel J., Matthew Rabin, and Collin Raymond (2016). “A Model of Non-Belief in the Law of Large Numbers.” Journal of the European Economics Association, 14(2), 515–544. Benjamin, Daniel J. (2015). “A Theory of Fairness in Labor Markets.” Japanese Economic Review, 66(2), 182–225. Invited paper for special issue on “Normative Economics from the Traditional and Nontraditional Views.” Benjamin, Daniel J. (2015). “Distributional Preferences, Reciprocity-Like Behavior, and Efficiency in Bilateral Exchange.” American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 7(1), 70–98. Benjamin, Daniel J., Ori Heffetz, Miles S. Kimball, and Alex Rees-Jones (2014). “Can Marginal Rates of Substitution Be Inferred From Happiness Data? Evidence from Residency Choices.” American Economic Review, 104(11), 3498–3528. Benjamin, Daniel J., Ori Heffetz, Miles S. Kimball, and Nichole Szembrot (2014). “Beyond Happiness and Satisfaction: Toward Well-Being Indices Based on Stated Preference.” American Economic Review, 104(9), 2698–2735. Benjamin, Daniel J., Sebastian A. Brown, and Jesse M. Shapiro (2013). “Who is Behavioral? Cognitive Ability and Anomalous Preferences.” Journal of the European Economics Association, 11(6), 1231– 1255. Lead article. Benjamin, Daniel J., Ori Heffetz, Miles S. Kimball, and Nichole Szembrot (2013). “Aggregating Local Preferences to Guide Marginal Policy Adjustments.” American Economic Review (Papers and Proceedings), 103(3), 605–610. Benjamin, Daniel J., Ori Heffetz, Miles S. Kimball, and Alex Rees-Jones (2012). “What Do You Think Would Make You Happier? What Do You Think You Would Choose?” American Economic Review, 102(5), 2083–2110. Benjamin, Daniel J., James J. Choi, and A. Joshua Strickland (2010). “Social identity and preferences.” American Economic Review, 100(4), 1913–1928. Benjamin, Daniel J., and Jesse M. Shapiro (2009). “Thin-slice forecasts of gubernatorial elections.” Review of Economics and Statistics, 91(3), 523–536. 3 Benjamin, Daniel J. (2003). “Do 401(k)s Increase Saving? Evidence From Propensity Score Subclassification,” Journal of Public Economics, 87(5-6), 1259–90. Rind, Bruce, and Daniel J. Benjamin (1994). “Effects of Public Image Concerns and Self-Image on Compliance,” Journal of Social Psychology, 134(1), 19–25. Publications in Genoeconomics (major author): Meddens, S. Fleur W., Ronald de Vlaming, Peter Bowers, Casper A.P. Burik, Richard K. Linnér, Chanwook Lee, Aysu Okbay, Patrick Turley, …, Daniel J. Benjamin, Carson C. Chow, Philipp D. Koellinger (accepted). “Genomic analysis of diet composition finds novel loci and associations with health and lifestyle.” Molecular Psychiatry. Linnér, Richard K., Pietro Biroli, Edward Kong, S. Fleur W. Meddens, Robbee Wedow, Mark Alan Fontana, Maël Lebreton, …, Jacob Gratten, James J. Lee, David Cesarini, Daniel J. Benjamin, Philipp Koellinger, Jonathan P. Beauchamp (2019). “Genome-wide study identifies 611 loci associated with risk tolerance and risky behaviors.” Nature Genetics, 51(2), 245-257. Lee, James J., Robbee Wedow, Aysu Okbay, Edward Kong, Omeed Maghzian, Meghan Zacher, Tuan Anh Nguyen-Viet, Peter Bowers, ..., David I. Laibson, Jian Yang, Magnus Johannesson, Philipp D. Koellinger, Patrick Turley, Peter M. Visscher, Daniel J. Benjamin, and David
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