Reply to Hands: On the Robbins-Samuelson Argument Pattern

published in The Journal of the History of Economic Thought 31: 93-103, 2009

The Methodologies of Neuroeconomics

Co-authored with Glenn Harrison. Draft only

Neuroeconomics has arisen quickly as a subfield within economics, but does not exhibit a unified methodology. The most important distinction is between what Ross (2008) calls “neurocellular economics” (NE) and “behavioral economics in the scanner” (BES). Along with descriptive statements of what those methodologies entail, and evaluations of some critiques of these methodologies, our assessment suggests critical points in their application.

The relationship between addiction and reward bundling: an experiment comparing smokers and non-smokers

Co-authored with Andre Hofmeyr, George Ainslie and Richard Charlton