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Overview

Miles S. Kimball is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of psychology and economics, with particular attention to psychological well-being, decision-making, health outcomes, and genetic associations.

The scientist's work extensively covers the field of Psychology, with notable contributions in Social Psychology and General Decision Sciences. Research also spans Health, Genetics, and General Health Professions, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to behavioral and health-related topics.

Key topics in their research include:

  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock

Miles S. Kimball's recent publications illustrate their focus on subjective well-being and economic behaviors. Notable papers include:

  • "Self-reported wellbeing indicators are a valuable complement to traditional economic indicators but are not yet ready to compete with them," 2020, Behavioural Public Policy
  • "What do Happiness Data Mean? Theory and Survey Evidence," 2023, Journal of the European Economic Association
  • "From Happiness Data to Economic Conclusions," 2024, Annual Review of Economics
  • "A General Approach to Adjusting Genetic Studies for Assortative Mating," 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "What Do Happiness Data Mean? Theory and Survey Evidence," 2021, SSRN Electronic Journal

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers in related fields. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Daniel J. Benjamin
  • Ori Heffetz
  • Kristen B. Cooper
  • Jakina Debnam Guzman
  • Marc Fleurbaey

Publications by Miles S. Kimball appear predominantly in the following venues:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Behavioural Public Policy
  • Journal of the European Economic Association
  • Annual Review of Economics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • Precautionary Saving in the Small and in the Large.

    Miles S. Kimball

  • Preference Parameters and Behavioral Heterogeneity: An Experimental Approach in the Health and Retirement Study

    Robert B. Barsky;F. Thomas Juster;Miles S. Kimball;Matthew D. Shapiro

  • Precautionary Saving in the Small and in the Large

    Miles S. Kimball

  • The Quantitative Analytics of the Basic Neomonetarist Model

    Miles S. Kimball

  • Are technology improvements contractionary

    Susanto Basu;John G. Fernald;Miles S. Kimball

  • Are Technology Improvements Contractionary?

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  • STANDARD RISK AVERSION

    Miles S. Kimball

  • Are Technology Improvements Contractionary

    Susanto Basu;John G. Fernald;Miles S. Kimball

  • The Quantitative Analytics of the Basic Neomonetarist Model

    Miles S. Kimball

  • ON THE CONCAVITY OF THE CONSUMPTION FUNCTION

    Christopher D. Carroll;Christopher D. Carroll;Miles S. Kimball

  • Liquidity Constraints and Precautionary Saving

    Christopher D. Carroll;Miles S. Kimball

  • Cyclical Productivity with Unobserved Input Variation

    Susanto Basu;Miles Kimball

  • What Do You Think Would Make You Happier? What Do You Think You Would Choose?().

    Daniel J. Benjamin;Ori Heffetz;Miles S. Kimball;Alex Rees-Jones

  • Beyond Happiness and Satisfaction: Toward Well-Being Indices Based on Stated Preference†

    Daniel J. Benjamin;Ori Heffetz;Miles S. Kimball;Nichole Szembrot

  • Imputing Risk Tolerance from Survey Responses

    Miles S Kimball;Claudia R Sahm;Matthew D Shapiro

  • Sticky-Price Models and Durable Goods

    Robert B. Barsky;Christopher L. House;Miles S. Kimball

  • Farmers' Cooperatives as Behavior Toward Risk

    Miles S Kimball

  • Labor Supply: Are the Income and Substitution Effects Both Large or Both Small?

    Miles Kimball;Matthew Shapiro

  • The quantitative analysis of the basic neomonetarist model

    Miles S. Kimball;Michael Woodford

  • Preference Parameters and Behavioral Heterogeneity: An Experimental Approach in the Health and Retirement Survey

    Robert Barsky;Robert Barsky;Robert Barsky;Miles S. Kimball;F. Thomas Juster;Matthew D. Shapiro;Matthew D. Shapiro

  • Precautionary Motives for Holding Assets

    Miles S. Kimball

  • Liquidity Constraints and Precautionary Saving

    Christopher D. Carroll;Christopher D. Carroll;Miles S. Kimball

  • Precautionary Motives for Holding Assets

    Miles Kimball

  • Background Risk, Prudence, and the Demand for Insurance

    Louis Eeckhoudt;Miles Kimball

  • Precautionary Saving and the Timing of Taxes

    Miles S. Kimball;N. Gregory Mankiw

  • Can Marginal Rates of Substitution Be Inferred from Happiness Data? Evidence from Residency Choices

    Daniel J. Benjamin;Ori Heffetz;Miles S. Kimball;Alex Rees-Jones

  • Making sense of two-sided altruism

    Miles S. Kimball

  • Taxation of Labor Income and the Demand for Risky Assets

    Douglas W. Elmendorf;Miles S. Kimball

  • Cyclical Productivity with Unobserved Input Variation

    Susanto Basu;Susanto Basu;Miles S Kimball

  • Preference Parameters and Behavioral Heterogeneity: An Experimental Approach in the Health and Retirement Survey

    Robert Barsky;Miles Kimball;F. Juster;Matthew Shapiro

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel J. Benjamin
Daniel J. Benjamin University of California, Los Angeles
Matthew D. Shapiro
Matthew D. Shapiro University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Susanto Basu
Susanto Basu Boston College
Christopher D. Carroll
Christopher D. Carroll Johns Hopkins University
N. Gregory Mankiw
N. Gregory Mankiw Harvard University
Arland Thornton
Arland Thornton University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
David N. Weil
David N. Weil Brown University
Michael Woodford
Michael Woodford Columbia University
Louis Eeckhoudt
Louis Eeckhoudt IESEG School of Management

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