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My research interests pertain to behavioral economics and experimental economics, applied to a broad range of topics. To mention a few, I study how natural disasters affect people’s preferences and behavior, overall and for subgroups of the population (including religious groups); the value people attach to information about risk; and the effect of policies in pandemics.

 

Selected Publications

Ferraro, P., Cherry, T., Vossler, C., Shogren, J.F., Cason, T., Flint, H., Hochard, J., Johansson-Stenman, O., Martinsson, P., Murphy, J., Newbold, S., Thunström, L., van Soest, D., van't Veld, K., Dannenberg, A., Loewenstein, G., van Boven, L. (2023) Create a Culture of Experimentation in Environmental Programs, Science, 381(6659), 735-737, DOI: 10.1126/science.adf777

Fraas, A., Graham, J., Krutilla, K., Lutter, R., Shogren, J.F., Thunström, L., Viscusi, W.K. (2023) Seven Recommendations for Pricing Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, Forthcoming.

Newbold, S. C., Ashworth, M., Finnoff, D., Shogren, J. F., Thunström, L. (2023) Physical distancing versus testing with self‑isolation for controlling an emerging epidemic. Scientific Reports, rdcu.be/dcAk4

Jones Ritten, C., Thunström, L., Cherry, T., Wulfhorst, J.D. (2022) Frequent mandatory COVID-19 testing may increase risky behavior, PNAS Nexus, 1, 1-5.

Mollerstrom, J., Thunström, L. (2022) Vaccine hunters and jostlers – Helping or hurting the COVID-19 vaccination effort? Scientific Reports, 12(1), 1-6. Thunström, L., Noy, S. (2022) What We Think Prayers Do: Americans’ Expectations and Valuation of Intercessory Prayer, PLOS One, doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265836.

Ashworth, M., Cherry, T. L., Finnoff, D., Newbold, S. C., Shogren, J. F., Thunström, L. (2022) COVID-19 Research and Policy Analysis: Contributions from Environmental Economists. Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 16(1). 

Ashworth, M., Thunström, L., Cherry, T. L., Newbold, S. C., Finnoff, D. C. (2021). Emphasize personal health benefits to boost COVID-19 vaccination rates. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(32). 

Thunström, L., Jones Ritten, C., Bastian, C., Minton, E., Zhappassova, D. (2021) Trust and trustworthiness of Christians, Muslims and atheists/agnostics in the U.S., Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 60(1), 147-179.

Newbold, S., Finnoff, D., Thunström, L., Ashworth, M., Shogren, J.F. (2020) Effects of Physical Distancing to Control COVID-19 on Public Health, the Economy, and the Environment, Environmental & Resource Economics, 1-25. Advance online publication. 

Thunström, L., Newbold, S., Finnoff, D., Ashworth, M., Shogren, J.F. (2020) The benefits and costs of social distancing to flatten the curve for Covid-19, Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 1-17, doi:10.1017/bca.2020.12.

Thunström, L. (2020) Thoughts and Prayers -- Do they crowd out charity donations? Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 60: 1-28. doi.org/10.1007/s11166-020-09322-9.

 

Education

PhD, Umeå University, Sweden

MS, Umeå University, Sweden

BS, Umeå University, Sweden

 

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