Journal Articles

• Gill, D. & Prowse, V. (2023). "Strategic complexity and the value of thinking." Economic Journal | Related Website |
• David Gill, Victoria Prowse (2023). "The Creativity Premium: Exploring the Link Between Childhood Creativity and Life Outcomes." Journal of Political Economy Microeconomics, accepted
• Peter Haan; Victoria Prowse (2023). "The Heterogeneous Effects of Social Assistance and Unemployment Insurance: Evidence from a Life-Cycle Model of Family Labor Supply and Savings." American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, accepted
• Fe, E. & Gill, D. & Prowse, V. (2022). "Cognitive skills, strategic sophistication, and life outcomes." Journal of Political Economy | Related Website |
• Clark, D., Gill, D., Prowse, V., Rush, M. (2020). "Using Goals to Motivate College Students: Theory and Evidence from Field Experiments." Review of Economics and Statistics vol. 102 (4), 459 - 954.
• Gill, D., Kissova, Z., Lee, J., Prowse, V. (2019). "First-place Loving and Last-place Loathing: How Rank in the Distribution of Performance Affects Effort Provision." Management Science vol. 65 (2),
• Gill, D., Prowse, V. (2019). "Measuring Costly Effort Using the Slider Task." Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance vol. 21 1-9.
• Gill, D. & Prowse, V. (2016). "Cognitive Ability, Character Skills, and Learning to Play Equilibrium: A Level-k Analysis." Journal of Political Economy vol. 124 (6), 619-1676. | Download |
• Gill, D. & Prowse, V. (2014). "Gender Differences and Dynamics in Competition: The Role of Luck." Quantitative Economics vol. 5 (2), 351-376. | Download |
• Haan, P. & Prowse, V. (2014). "Longevity, Life-cycle Behavior and Pension Reform." Journal of Econometrics vol. 173 (3), 582-601. | Download |
• Gill, D. & Prowse, V. (2013). "Cheating in the Workplace: An Experimental Study of the Impact of Bonuses and Productivity." Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization vol. 96 120-134. | Download |
• Gill, D. & Prowse, V. (2012). "A Structural Analysis of Disappointment Aversion in a Real Effort Competition." American Economic Review vol. 102 (1), 469-503. | Download |
• Prowse, V. (2012). "Modeling Employment Dynamics with State Dependence and Unobserved Heterogeneity." Journal of Business and Economic Statistics vol. 30 (2), 411-431. | Download |
• Haan, P. & Prowse, V. (2010). "A Structural Approach to Estimating the Effect of Taxation on the Labor Market Dynamics of Older Workers." Econometrics Journal (13), 3. | Download |
• Prowse, V. (2009). "Estimating Labour Supply Elasticities Under Rationing: A Structural Model of Time Allocation Behaviour." Canadian Journal of Economics vol. 41 (1), 90-112. | Download |

• Peter Haan; Daniel Kemptner; Victoria Prowse (2020). "Insurance, Redistribution, and the Inequality of Lifetime Income."

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  New Framework Shows How Theory-Of-Mind Ability in Childhood Affects Adult Outcomes

  Understanding the relationship between childhood cognitive skills and adult outcomes has important implications for policymakers, educators, and even parents who strive to get their kids through school well-prepared to launch a successful career, professors Victoria Prowse and David Gill show.

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  Research Examines How Creativity Pays Off

  Victoria Prowse and David Gill examine a study that has followed almost every individual born in the UK in March 1958 throughout their life and shows that their creativity as children predicts their success later in life.

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  The Long-Lasting Benefits of Childhood Creativity

  New research from Victoria Prowse finds that individuals who are more creative at age 7 tend to have higher career earnings and land in better-quality jobs. Childhood creativity also boosts education attainment.

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• Purdue Expert: Why are Workers Quitting?

  Purdue Expert: Why are Workers Quitting?

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• Three Daniels School faculty among Exeter Prize finalists
  Three Daniels School of Business faculty members were among the authors of five research papers shortlisted for the prestigious Exeter Prize.
• New research shows the long-lasting benefits of childhood creativity
  Individuals who are more creative at age 7 tend to have higher career earnings and land in better-quality jobs. Childhood creativity also boosts education attainment. Parents and educators can foster creativity in children by encouraging independent thinking and recognizing creative success.

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