Research Papers
[4] Marine Fishing Explains Large-scale Behavioral and Psychological Differences in Japan and Worldwide
An Huang, Thomas Talhelm Under Revision
Marine fishing cultures appear to combine characteristics typical of collectivistic cultures (holistic thinking and an emphasis on responsibilities in close relationships) and traits more common in individualistic cultures (weak in-outgroup distinctions).
[3] Exclusion and the Origin of Intergroup Bias
Yan Chen, An Huang
It's been shown that intergroup bias can facilitate the provision of public goods. This project reverses the causal arrow and proposes that the provision of excludable public goods plays a role in shaping intergroup bias.
[2] Paddy and Prejudice: Evidence from a Natural Experiment on the Agricultural Origins of Prejudice
An Huang, Paulo Santos, Russell Smyth Under Review
Contemporary prejudice is lower in areas which had historical exposure to paddy rice cultivation. This relationship is mediated by historical exposure to better integrated markets, itself derived from paddy's higher land productivity, likely reflecting the opportunities for interpersonal contact created by markets.
[1] Behavioral Adaptation to Improved Environmental Quality: Evidence from a Sanitation Intervention
Lisa Cameron, An Huang, Paulo Santos, Milan Thomas Forthcoming, Health Economics
Improved village sanitation coverage reduces the probability that households boil their drinking water. This behavioral change does not have negative consequences for child health but frees women and girls from the time-consuming demands of firewood collection for water boiling.
