James Konow

Keynote Address: “If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Ethical? Experimental Economics and Ethics”

North American Meetings of the Economic Science Association  Los Angeles, CA (October 2019)

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Kassel University  Kassel, Germany (May 2019)

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Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Good  Bonn, Germany (May 2018)

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Paris School of Economics  Paris, France (April 2018)

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National Economics University  Hanoi, Vietnam (March 2018)

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Workshop on Moral Reasoning in Economics  Bonn, Germany (March 2017)

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Workshop on Experimental Methods in Social and Political Philosophy, Australian National University  Canberra, Australia (March 2017)

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Economics/Strategy Seminar, University of California, San Diego  San Diego, California (December 2016)

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Berlin Behavioral Economics Workshop, Humboldt University  Berlin, Germany (June 2016)

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University of Trento  Trento, Italy (May 2016)

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Philosophy, Politics and Economics Program Seminar  University of Pennsylvania (2016)

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Lecture  Peking University, Beijing, China, (2015)

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The Science of Morality Interdisciplinary Workshop (2012)  The University of California, Riverside, California.

Keynote Address

Conference on Consciousness and Intention in Economics and Philosophy (2015)  Kansai University, Osaka, Japan

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Global Economic Symposium (2014)  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Lecture  California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, (2014)

Speaker, Invited by 2001 Nobel Laureate in Economics George Akerlof

Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Social Interactions, Identity and Well-being Program Meeting  Toronto, Canada, (2014)

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Lecture  University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany, (2013)

Keynote Address

Sustainable Decision Making across Generations Workshop  Barcelona, Spain, (2011)

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New Frontiers in Global Justice Conference honoring Amartya Sen  San Diego, (2011)

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Lecture  Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, (2011)

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Lecture  Rice University, Houston, Texas, (2011)

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Lecture  Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2010)

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Lecture  Annual Lecture at the Center for Neuroeconomic Studies, Claremont, CA, (2008)

Plenary Speaker

Session on Experimental Philosophy, North American Economic Science Association meetings  Tuscon, Arizona (2007)

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Lecture  Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, (2006)

Keynote Address

International Conference on Behavioral Economics  Osaka University, Osaka, Japan, October (2005)

Speaker, invited by 2002 Nobel Laureate in Economics Vernon Smith

Lecture  University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (1997)

Speaker invited by 1994 Nobel Laureate in Economics Reinhard Selten

Lecture  University of Bonn, Germany, (1996)

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Leibniz Association

Kiel Centre for Globalization

2016-2020

Norms, green agents and environmental policy

Norwegian Research Council, Project #183593/S30

with, Karine Nyborg, Kjell-Arne Brekke, Rolf Golombek, 2008-2011

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Economics and Ethics

ECON 4120

Equity versus Equality: Spectators, Stakeholders and Groups

Journal of Economic Psychology

Konow, James, Tatsuyoshi Saijo, and Akai, Kenju

2020. vol. (March), Article 102171 (pp. 1-14) [lead article] [>70 Google Scholar cites including prior “Morals and Mores” versions]

Can Ethics Instruction Make Economics Students More Pro-social?

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

vol. 166 (October), pp. 724-734

Framing in a Threshold Public Goods Experiment with Heterogeneous Endowment

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, vol. 138 (June),

Brekke, Kjell Arne, Konow, James, and Nyborg Karine (2017)

pp. 190-203

Can Studying Ethics Affect Moral Views?

Journal of Economic Methodology, vol. 24, no.2

Konow, James (2017

pp.190-203

Materialism, Spending, and Affect: An Event-Sampling Study of Marketplace Behavior and Its Affective Costs

Journal of Happiness Studies, vol. 17, no. 6 (December)

Brown, Kirk Warren, Kasser, Tim, Ryan, Richard M., and Konow, James (2016)

pp. 2277-2292

The Economics of Justice

Handbook of Social Justice Theory and Research

Konow, James and Schwettmann, Lars (2015). “The Economics of Justice,” Handbook of Social Justice Theory and Research, Springer Verlag, editors Clara Sabbagh and Manfred Schmitt.

Coercion and Consent

Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, vol. 170, no. 1

Konow, James (2014). “Coercion and Consent,” Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, vol. 170, no. 1 (March), pp. 49-74.

Just Luck: An Experimental Study of Risk Taking and Fairness

American Economic Review, vol. 103, no. 4

Cappelen, Alexander, Konow, James, Sørensen, Erik, and Tungodden, Bertil (2013). “Just Luck: An Experimental Study of Risk Taking and Fairness,” American Economic Review, vol. 103, no. 4 (June), pp. 1398-1413. [>100 Google Scholar cites]

Adam Smith and the Modern Science of Ethics

Economics and Philosophy

Konow, James (2012). “Adam Smith and the Modern Science of Ethics,” Economics and Philosophy, vol. 28, no. 3 (November), pp. 333-362.

Mixed Feelings: Theories of and Evidence on Giving

Journal of Public Economics vol. 94 nos. 3-4

Konow, James (2010). “Mixed Feelings: Theories of and Evidence on Giving,” Journal of Public Economics, vol. 94, nos. 3-4 (April), pp. 279-297. [>100 Google Scholar cites]

Fair Air: Distributive Justice and Environmental Economics

Environmental and Resource Economics, vol. 46, no. 2

Johansson-Stenman, Olof, and Konow, James (2010). “Fair Air: Distributive Justice and Environmental Economics,” Environmental and Resource Economics, vol. 46, no. 2 (June), pp. 147-166. [lead article] [>50 Google Scholar cites]

Social Preferences and Moral Biases

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, vol. 69, no. 3

Croson, Rachel, and Konow, James (2009). “Social Preferences and Moral Biases,” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, vol. 69, no. 3 (March), pp. 201-212. [lead article] [>50 Google Scholar cites]

Is Fairness in the Eye of the Beholder?: An Impartial Spectator Analysis of Justice

Social Choice and Welfare, vol. 33, no. 1

Konow, James (2009). “Is Fairness in the Eye of the Beholder?: An Impartial Spectator Analysis of Justice,” Social Choice and Welfare, vol. 33, no. 1 (June), pp. 101-127. [>50 Google Scholar cites]

The Hedonistic Paradox: Is Homo Economicus Happier?

Journal of Public Economics, vol. 92, nos. 1-2

Konow, James, and Earley, Joseph (2008). “The Hedonistic Paradox: Is Homo Economicus Happier?,” Journal of Public Economics, vol. 92, nos. 1-2 (February), pp. 1-33. [lead article] [>200 Google Scholar cites]

Blind Spots: The Effects of Information and Stakes on Fairness Bias and Dispersion

Social Justice Research, vol. 18, no. 4

Konow, James (2005). “Blind Spots: The Effects of Information and Stakes on Fairness Bias and Dispersion,” Social Justice Research, vol. 18, no. 4 (December), pp. 349-390. [lead article]

Which Is the Fairest One of All?: A Positive Analysis of Justice Theories

Journal of Economic Literature, vol. 41, no. 4

Konow, James (2003). “Which Is the Fairest One of All?: A Positive Analysis of Justice Theories,” Journal of Economic Literature, vol. 41, no. 4 (December), pp. 1188-1239. [>600 Google Scholar cites]

Fair and Square: The Four Sides of Distributive Justice

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, vol. 46, no. 2

Konow, James (2001). “Fair and Square: The Four Sides of Distributive Justice,” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, vol. 46, no. 2 (October), pp. 137-164. [lead article] [>150 Google Scholar cites]

Fair Shares: Accountability and Cognitive Dissonance in Allocation Decisions

American Economic Review, vol. 90, no. 4

Konow, James (2000). “Fair Shares: Accountability and Cognitive Dissonance in Allocation Decisions,” American Economic Review, vol. 90, no. 4 (September), pp. 1072-1091. [>450 Google Scholar cites]

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