Anastasia draws inspiration from behavioral economics and combines empirical and experimental research methods to understand human behavior in natural settings. Her current research interests are in the areas of habit formation, self-regulation and signaling, as well as cognitive bias and decision debiasing both broadly and particularly in the financial domain.
Focus
Publications
What can machine learning teach us about habit formation? Evidence from exercise and hygiene
with Hung Ho, Katherine Milkman, Xiaomin Li, Angela Duckworth, and Colin Camerer
PNAS, April 2023
Fear in groups: Increasing group size reduces perceptions of danger
with Ellen Tedeschi, Sophia Armand, Brian Silston, and Dean Mobbs
Emotion, October 2021
Deterrence effects of enforcement schemes: An experimental study
with Marina Agranov
Management Science, May 2021
The golden age of social science
with Marcos Gallo and Colin Camerer
PNAS, January 2021
The neuroeconomics of epistemic curiosity
with Colin Camerer
Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, October 2020
Working Papers
Which Card to Use? Consumer Payment Decisions and When They Choose Green Credit
with Megan Hunter
Information Intermediaries and Financial Product Design: Evidence from Mutual Funds
with Maxime Bonelli and Tianhao Yao
Shares-of-Green: How Loyalty Programs Can Transform Customer Behaviors and Impact Attitudes
with Valeria Stourm, Nicole Moch and Jonathan Berman
Gamification of Investment Decision Making and Consumer Outcomes
The Psychographic Profiles of Investors
Self-Regulation Failures in the Field: Investigating Spillovers from Morning Exercise to Food Choice
with Matthew Shum