Engelmann, J., Lebreton, M., Salem-Garcia, N., Schwardmann, P. and \van der Weele\, J.J. (2024). Anticipatory Anxiety and Wishful Thinking American Economic Review, 114(4):926--960.
Joel van der Weele
University
University of Amsterdam
E-mail
Research field
Behavioral Economics
Interests
Experimental Economics, Microeconomic Theory
Website
Key publications
Amasino, D., Pace, D. and \van der Weele\, J.J. (2024). Fair Shares and Selective Attention American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 16(4):259–290.
Schwardmann, P., Tripodi, E. and \van der Weele\, J.J. (2022). Self-Persuasion: Evidence from Field Experiments at International Debating Competitions American Economic Review, 112(4):1118--1146.
Foerster, M. and \van der Weele\, J.J. (2021). Casting Doubt: Image Concerns and the Communication of Social Impact Economic Journal, 131(639):2887–2919.
Grossman, Z. and \van der Weele\, J.J. (2017). Self-image and willful ignorance in social decisions Journal of the European Economic Association, 15(1):173--217.
Durante, R., Putterman, L. and \van der Weele\, J. (2014). Preferences for redistribution and perceptions of fairness: An experimental study Journal of the European Economic Association, 12(4):1059--1086.
\van der Weele\, J., Kulisa, J., Kosfeld, M. and Friebel, G. (2014). Resisting moral wiggle room: How robust is reciprocal behavior? American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 6(3):256--264.
List of publications
\van der Weele\, J.J. and Figueroa, C. (2026). Inconvenient Truths: A Note on Information Avoidance and the Price of Fairness European Economic Review, 181:.
Amasino, D., Oosterwijk, S., Sullivan, N. and \van der Weele\, J. (2025). Seeking or ignoring ethical certifications in consumer choice Ecological Economics, 229:.
Mol, J., Soraperra, I. and \van der Weele\, \JoelJ.\ (2025). Spoiling the party: Experimental evidence on the willingness to transmit inconvenient ethical information Experimental Economics, 28(1):181--199.
Imai, T., Pace, D., Schwardmann, P. and \van der Weele\, J.J. (2025). Uncertainty about Carbon Impact and the Willingness to Avoid CO2 Emissions Ecological Economics, 227:.
Engelmann, J., Lebreton, M., Salem-Garcia, N., Schwardmann, P. and \van der Weele\, J.J. (2024). Anticipatory Anxiety and Wishful Thinking American Economic Review, 114(4):926--960.
Hirmas, A., Engelmann, J. and \van der Weele\, J. (2024). Individual and Contextual Effects of Attention in Risky Choice Experimental Economics, 27(5):1211--1238.
Amasino, D., Pace, D. and \van der Weele\, J.J. (2024). Fair Shares and Selective Attention American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 16(4):259–290.
Amasino, D., Pace, D. and \van der Weele\, J. (2023). Self-serving Bias in Redistribution Choices: Accounting for Beliefs and Norms Journal of Economic Psychology, 98:.
Soraperra, I., \van der Weele\, J., Villeval, M. and Shalvi, S. (2023). The Social Construction of Ignorance: Experimental Evidence Games and Economic Behavior, 138:197--213.
Schwardmann, P., Tripodi, E. and \van der Weele\, J.J. (2022). Self-Persuasion: Evidence from Field Experiments at International Debating Competitions American Economic Review, 112(4):1118--1146.
Foerster, M. and \van der Weele\, J.J. (2021). Casting Doubt: Image Concerns and the Communication of Social Impact Economic Journal, 131(639):2887–2919.
van der Weele, J.J. and von Siemens, F.A. (2020). Bracelets of Pride and Guilt? An Experimental Test of Self-Signaling in Charitable Giving Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 172:280--291.
Buser, T., Grimalda, G., Putterman, L. and \van der Weele\, J. (2020). Overconfidence and gender gaps in redistributive preferences: Cross-Country experimental evidence Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 178:267--286.
Mazyaki, A. and \van der Weele\, J. (2019). On esteem-based incentives International Review of Law and Economics, 60:.
Gortner, P. and \van der Weele\, J.J. (2019). Peer effects and risk sharing in experimental asset markets European Economic Review, 116:129--147.
Buser, T., Gerhards, L. and \van der Weele\, J. (2018). Responsiveness to feedback as a personal trait Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 56(2):165--192.
Grossman, Z. and \van der Weele\, J.J. (2017). Self-image and willful ignorance in social decisions Journal of the European Economic Association, 15(1):173--217.
Schlag, K., Tremewan, J. and \van der Weele\, J.J. (2015). A penny for your thoughts: a survey of methods for eliciting beliefs Experimental Economics, 18(3):457--490.
Durante, R., Putterman, L. and \van der Weele\, J. (2014). Preferences for redistribution and perceptions of fairness: An experimental study Journal of the European Economic Association, 12(4):1059--1086.
\van der Weele\, J., Kulisa, J., Kosfeld, M. and Friebel, G. (2014). Resisting moral wiggle room: How robust is reciprocal behavior? American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 6(3):256--264.
Galbiati, R., Schlag, K. and van der Weele, J.J. (2013). Sanctions that signal: an experiment Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 94:34--51.
Dur, R. and \van der Weele\, J. (2013). Status-Seeking in Criminal Subcultures and the Double Dividend of Zero-Tolerance Journal of Public Economic Theory, 15(1):77--93.
van der Weele, J. (2012). The signaling power of sanctions in social dilemmas Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 28(1):103--126.