Education
Ph.D. California Institute of Technology, Economics (2015)
Courses
ECON 110(F)
Principles of MicroeconomicsECON 233(S)
Behavioral Economics and Public PolicyECON 476(S)
Behavioral Economic Theory and MethodsClick here to register as a participant in (paid) economics experiments held on campus.
Research and Teaching Fields
Behavioral Economics, Judgment and Decision-Making, Applied Microeconomics
Experimental Economics, Consumer Behavior
Publications
1. Chao M. Demotivating incentives and motivation crowding out in charitable giving.
PNAS 2017; 114(28):7301-7306.
2. Larkin I, Ang D, Steinhart J, Chao M, Patterson M, Sah S, Wu T, Schoenbaum M, Hutchins D, Brennan T, Loewenstein G. Association between academic medical center pharmaceutical detailing policies and physician prescribing. JAMA 2017; 3017(17):1785-95.
Working Papers / Manuscripts
1. Chao M, Larkin I. Why do goal-based incentives cause cheating? Unpacking the confounding effects of goals, social comparisons, and pay.
2. Chao M, Larkin I. Regulating conflicts of interest through public disclosure and social image incentives: Evidence from a physician payments sunshine law.
3. Chao M. Intentions-based reciprocity to monetary and non-monetary gifts.
Funded by a grant from the Russell Sage Foundation
4. Ang D, Chao M, Larkin I. Do small gifts from pharmaceutical salespeople influence physician prescribing? Evidence from a large-sample quasi-experiment.