Leveraging the unique context of New York City taxi rides, we estimate that passengers are 25 to 30 percentage points more likely to tip a suggested amount when presented an integer tip suggestion. Moreover, we nd this behavioral response to integer suggestion varies by tip menu placement, fare...

Obesity rates continue to climb in the US. Recent work explores social factors that may contribute to these trends, including social norms. Most work in this area focuses on adults and older youth, missing key early years. This paper explores obesity peer effects in New York City schools for...

Many states have recently made or are considering changes to their teacher retirement systems. However, little is known about how teachers value various elements of their retirement benefits versus other aspects of their jobs and compensation. To help alleviate this gap, we use a discrete choice...

Teacher turnover has adverse consequences for student achievement and imposes large financial costs for schools. Some have argued that high-stakes testing may lower teachers’ satisfaction with their jobs and could be a major contributor to teacher attrition. In this paper, we exploit changes...