Research
Research
Weber, M. E., Spiller, S. A., Hershfield, H. E., & Shu, S.B. The Role of Stock-Flow Reasoning in Understanding the Social Security Trust Fund. NBER Working Paper. [link]
Under 2nd round review at Journal of Experimental Psychology: General.
Coverage: The Bulletin on Retirement & Disability
Patel et al. [incl. Weber, M.E.] (2023). A randomized trial of behavioral nudges delivered through text messages to increase influenza vaccination among patients with an upcoming primary care visit. American Journal of Health Promotion, 37(3), 324-332. [link]
Peabody Smith, A., Taiclet, L., Ebadi, H., Levy, L., Weber, M.E., Caruso, E. M., ... & Feinsinger, A. (2023). “They were already inside my head to begin with”: Trust, Translational Misconception, and Intraoperative Brain Research. AJOB Empirical Bioethics, 14(2), 111-124. [link]
Weber, M. E., Spiller, S. A., Shu, S. B., & Hershfield, H. E. (2021). Communicating the Implications of How Long to Work and When to Claim Social Security Benefits. NBER Working Paper. [link]
Coverage: The Bulletin on Retirement & Disability
Milkman et al. [incl. Weber, M.E. ] (2021). A Mega-Study of Text-Based Nudges Encouraging Patients to Get Vaccinated at an Upcoming Doctor’s Appointment. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(20). [link]
Looking to the past to plan for the future: The role of obstacle salience in demand for self-control strategies. With Hal Hershfield.
Manuscript in preparation.
Translational Misconceptions in Non-Therapeutic Research Settings. With Ashley Feinsinger, Nader Pouratian, Eugene Caruso, and others.
Manuscript in preparation.
Intrapersonal dynamics of self-control via commitment. With Hal Hershfield and Craig Fox.
Manuscript in preparation.
Citizen Myopia: Opportunity Cost and Price Insensitivity When Eliciting Policy Preferences. With Craig Fox.
Manuscript in preparation.
Choice Architecture for Opportunistic Influence. With Craig Fox and Craig Brimhall.
Manuscript in preparation.