Research Focus

My main research interests lie in the field of behavioral, experimental and public economics. In particular, I am interested in understanding antisocial and prosocial behavior, social norms, social comparisons and selection in experiments.

Working Papers

"Social Comparisons and Reference Group Formation: Some Experimental Evidence" (with Ian McDonald, Nilss Olekalns and Hugh Sibly) Dept. Economics, Univ. of Melbourne, Research Paper 1069 2nd-round revision invited Games and Economic Behavior
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"Is There Selection Bias in Laboratory Experiments?" (with Blair L. Cleave and Robert Slonim) Dept. Economics, University of Melbourne, Research Paper No. 1106.
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"Recursive Contracts, Firm Longevity and Rat Races: Theory and Experimental Evidence" (with Peter Bardsley, Nisvan Erkal and Tom Wilikening" Dept. Economics, University of Melbourne, Research Paper
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NEW “Normative Conflict and Feuds: The Limits of Self-Enforcement” (with Charles Noussair and Tom Wilkening). Dept. Economics, University of Melbourne, Research Paper No. 1120.
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NEW “Mixing the Carrots with the Sticks: Are Punishment and Reward Substitutes?” (with Helen Mitchell) 2011 Dept. Economics, University of Melbourne, Research Paper No. 1119.
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NEW “Norm Enforcement in the City: A Natural Field Experiment” (with Loukas Balafoutas) Dept. Economics, University of Melbourne, Research Paper No. 1133.
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Publications

Nikiforakis N., Altruistic Punishment: What Field Data Can (and Cannot) Demonstrate, Behavioral and Brain Science, In Press.

Deck C., Nikiforakis N., Perfect and Imperfect Real-Time Monitoring in a Minimum-Effort Game, Experimental Economics , In Press.

Nisvan E., Gangadharan L., Nikiforakis N., Relative Earnings and Giving in a Real Effort Experiment, American Economic Review, In Press.

Nikiforakis N., Engelmann D., Altruistic Punishment and the Threat of Feuds, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, vol. 78, no. 3, pp. 319-332, 2011.

Nikiforakis N., Normann H.-T., Wallace B., Asymmetric Enforcement of Cooperation in a Social Dilemma, Southern Economic Review, vol. 76, pp. 638-659, 2010. Abstract Preprint

Cason T., Gangadharan L., Nikiforakis N., Can Real Effort Investments Inhibit the Convergence of Experimental Markets?, International Journal of Industrial Organization, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 97-103, 2010.

Nikiforakis N., Experimental Economics, Australian Economic Review, vol. 43, no. 3, pp. 337-345, 2010.

Nikiforakis N., Feedback, Punishment and Cooperation in Public Good Experiments, Games and Economic Behavior, vol. 68, pp. 689 -702, 2010.

Nikiforakis N., Normann H.-T., Wallace B., Asymmetric Enforcement of Cooperation in a Social Dilemma, issue 2009/20, Bonn, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, 2009. Abstract Full text

Gangadharan L., Nikiforakis N., Does the Size of the Action Set Matter for Cooperation?, Economics Letters, vol. 104, pp. 115-117, 2009.

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