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Are Victims Truly Worse Off in the Presence of Bystanders? Revisiting the Bystander Effect (2019)
Journal Article
Fromell, H., Nosenzo, D., Owens, T., & Tufano, F. (2019). Are Victims Truly Worse Off in the Presence of Bystanders? Revisiting the Bystander Effect. Revue Economique, 70(6), 927-944. https://doi.org/10.3917/reco.706.0927

Previous studies have shown that individuals are less likely to help a person in need when there are “bystanders” present who can also offer help. We designed an experiment to re-examine this “bystander effect” using modified dictator games. We find... Read More about Are Victims Truly Worse Off in the Presence of Bystanders? Revisiting the Bystander Effect.

Hedonic adaptation to treatment: evidence from a medical intervention (2019)
Journal Article
Barazzetta, M., Appleton, S., & Owens, T. (2020). Hedonic adaptation to treatment: evidence from a medical intervention. Journal of Development Studies, 56(3), 613-629 . https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2019.1618450

We investigate whether changes in life circumstances lead to long-lasting changes in subjective well-being using a medical intervention that provided orthotic equipment to Ugandan adults with lower limb disabilities. The intervention had a positive e... Read More about Hedonic adaptation to treatment: evidence from a medical intervention.