James Konow
Professor of Economics
Media
Biography
Education
University of California, Los Angeles
Ph.D.
Economics
1990
University of California, San Diego
M.A.
Economics
1983
Arizona State University
B.A.
Economics
1977
Summa Cum Laude
Social
Areas of Expertise
Industry Expertise
Accomplishments
Top 10% lists of all authors according to 23 criteria
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Top lists on Research Papers in Economics (RePEc) including top 5% of all authors:
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>4500 Google Scholar citations
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Who’s Who in Finance and Business
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Who’s Who Among Executives and Professionals in Education
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Who’s Who in America
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Who’s Who in American Education
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Who’s Who among America’s Teachers
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Affiliations
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Omicron Delta Epsilon
- Alpha Mu Gamma
- Phi Kappa Phi
- Steering Committee, Gustav Radbruch Network for Philosophy and Environmental Ethics
- Advisory Board, Kiel Center for Philosophy, Politics and Economics
- Researcher, The Choice Lab, Norwegian School of Economics
- Interdisciplinary Workshop on Morality
- Board of Directors, UCLA Center for Governance
- CyberSpace@UCLA Working Group
- American Economic Association
- Economic Science Association
- Public Choice Society
- International Society for Justice Research
- International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies
- Royal Economic Society
- Society for Social Choice and Welfare
- Western Economic Association International
Links
Languages
- English
- Spanish
- German
- French (basic)
Event Appearances
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)
Speaker
Kassel University Kassel, Germany (May 2019)
Speaker
Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Good Bonn, Germany (May 2018)
Speaker
Paris School of Economics Paris, France (April 2018)
Speaker
National Economics University Hanoi, Vietnam (March 2018)
Speaker
Workshop on Moral Reasoning in Economics Bonn, Germany (March 2017)
Speaker
Workshop on Experimental Methods in Social and Political Philosophy, Australian National University Canberra, Australia (March 2017)
Speaker
Economics/Strategy Seminar, University of California, San Diego San Diego, California (December 2016)
Speaker
Berlin Behavioral Economics Workshop, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany (June 2016)
Speaker
University of Trento Trento, Italy (May 2016)
Speaker
Philosophy, Politics and Economics Program Seminar University of Pennsylvania (2016)
Speaker
Lecture Peking University, Beijing, China, (2015)
Speaker
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
Speaker
Global Economic Symposium (2014) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Speaker
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)
Speaker
Lecture University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany, (2013)
Keynote Address
Sustainable Decision Making across Generations Workshop Barcelona, Spain, (2011)
Speaker
New Frontiers in Global Justice Conference honoring Amartya Sen San Diego, (2011)
Speaker
Lecture Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, (2011)
Speaker
Lecture Rice University, Houston, Texas, (2011)
Speaker
Lecture Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2010)
Speaker
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)
Speaker
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)
Please see CV for a complete listing of Event Appearances
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Research Grants
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
Please see CV for a complete listing of Research Grants
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Courses
Economics and Ethics
ECON 4120
Articles
Equity versus Equality: Spectators, Stakeholders and Groups
Journal of Economic PsychologyKonow, 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 Organizationvol. 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.2Konow, 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 ResearchKonow, 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. 1Konow, 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. 4Cappelen, 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 PhilosophyKonow, 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. 3-4Konow, 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. 2Johansson-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. 3Croson, 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. 1Konow, 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. 1-2Konow, 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. 4Konow, 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. 4Konow, 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. 2Konow, 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. 4Konow, 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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Please see CV for a full list of articles*
