Research Projects

Lab Projects

 Mental Representation and Framing in Individual and Group Decisions
     David Krantz, Paul Slovic, Elke Weber  (Full description: doc, pdf)

 Experience-Based vs. Description-Based Climate-Related Decisions made by Individual and Groups
     Paul Slovic, Elke Weber  (Full description: doc, pdf)

 Strategic Orientation in Individual and Group Decisions
     Tory Higgins, John Levine, David Krantz, Elke Weber  (Full description: doc, pdf)

 Group identity, context and social goals
     David Krantz, Howard Kunreuther, Elke Weber

Field Projects

 Climate Information and Water Resource Management in Ceará, Brazil
     Upmanu Lall, Kenneth Broad, Alex Pfaff,Renzo Taddei  (Full description: doc, pdf)

 Surveillance and control of Rift Valley Fever in the Greater Horn of Africa and the Middle East
     Maxx Dilley, Kenneth Broad, and IRI staff

 Integration of Climate Information from Multiple Sources through Group Discussion in Ugandan Farm Communities
     Ben Orlove, Jennifer Phillips  (Full description: doc, pdf)

 Individual, Household, and Technical Advisor-Assisted Agricultural Decision Making in the Argentine Pampas
     Guillermo Podesta, Kenneth Broad, Elke Weber  (Full description: doc, pdf; Presentation: pdf, ppt)

 Decision Making Under Risk of Extreme Climate Events among Farmers in the Northeastern US
     Jennifer Phillips, David Krantz, Bradfield Lyon, Elke Weber  (Full description: doc, pdf; Presentation: pdf, ppt)

 The Future is Now: Climate change detection and behavior in regions experiencing significant climate change
     Anthony Leiserowitz, Paul Slovic, Robin Gregory, Terre Satterfield  (Full description: doc, pdf; Presentation: pdf ppt)

 Decision-making under the Impact of Glacial Retreat among Residents of Vulnerable Zones: Perception of and Response to Climate Change
     Ben Orlove  (Full description: doc, pdf)

Theoretical and Historical Projects

 Hypothesis Testing: Historical Research on Individual and Group Decision Making in Grasslands
     Roberta Balstad  (Full description: doc, pdf; Presentation: pdf, ppt)

 Climate, Investment, and Economic Growth
     Arthur Small, David Krantz

 Behavioral Microeconomics: Equilibria Under Context-Sensitive Choice
     David Krantz, Arthur Small

 Interdependent security: Toward realistic behavioral models
     Howard Kunreuther, Geoffrey Heal, David Krantz  (Full description: doc, pdf)