Ragan Petrie

Workers and employers disagree on working from home, especially female workers - Taking the Pulse of the Nation, July 2022

Ragan Petrie

Report  |  2022

As Australia emerges from pandemic restrictions, workers and employers are negotiating the balance of work from home and work from..

Workers prefer a balance of home and office, but many employers have different expectations - Taking the Pulse of the Nation, February 2022

Ragan Petrie

Report  |  2022

For many, the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly changed the working environment, abruptly ushering in a new era of working from ..

How can we protect our children against COVID-19?

A Abigail Payne, Ragan Petrie

Report  |  2021

The only defence against COVID-19 for young children is the actions of those around them. Vaccine uptake by parents coupled with m..

Bargaining in the field

Marco Castillo, Ragan Petrie

Book Chapter  |  2020

An important determinant of bargaining outcomes is the outside options available to individuals. In markets, outside options are l..

How does your view of government affect your willingness to be vaccinated against COVID-19?

Marco Castillo, Ragan Petrie

Report  |  2020

To overcome the health and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, high uptake of a vaccine once it is made available will be n..

Room composition effects on risk taking by gender

Marco Castillo, Greg Leo, Ragan Petrie

Journal article  |  2020  |  Experimental Economics

We present evidence of a direct social context effect on decision-making under uncertainty: the gender composition of those in the..

Farmer preferences for reforestation contracts in Brazil's Atlantic Forest

RC Richards, R Petrie, JB Christ, E Ditt, CJ Kennedy

Journal article  |  2020  |  Forest Policy and Economics

Payments for ecosystem services (PES) have been initiated throughout Brazil to encourage forest restoration on private lands, espe..

The economic effects of Facebook

R Mosquera, M Odunowo, T McNamara, X Guo, R Petrie

Journal article  |  2020  |  Experimental Economics

Social media permeates many aspects of our lives, including how we connect with others, where we get our news and how we spend our..

Discount Rates of Children and High School Graduation

M Castillo, JL Jordan, R Petrie

Journal article  |  2019  |  Economic Journal

We present direct evidence that children who are unwilling to wait for a larger reward and instead prefer a small one earlier (i.e..

The impact of a surprise donation ask

CL Exley, R Petrie

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Public Economics

Individuals frequently exploit “flexibility” built into decision environments to give less. They use uncertainty to justify option..