Jessica B. Hoel

Jessica B. Hoel

Associate Professor of Economics at Colorado College. Applied microeconomist specializing in experimental methods.

Research

Curriculum Vitae: download the PDF

Published & Submitted Works

  1. Giffin, E., Hoel, J.B. and Jain, P. (2025) “Ill-informed beliefs: Misperceptions of the costs of unplanned parental absences.” Southern Economic Journal
  2. Hoel, J.B., Michelson, H., Norton, B.P. and Manyong, V. (2024) “Misattribution prevents learning.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics
  3. Hoel, J.B., Jain, P., and Galaty, B. (2022) “JUST VENMO ME: Does form of payment affect risk taking and intertemporal choice?” Journal of the Economic Science Association
  4. Hoel, J.B., Hidrobo, M., Bernard, T., & Ashour, M. (2021). “What do intra-household experiments measure? Evidence from the lab and field.” Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 188, 337-350.
  5. Hidrobo, M, Hoel, J.B., & Wilson, Katie (2020). “Efficiency and Status in Polygynous Pastoralist Households.” The Journal of Development Studies, 1-17.
  6. Bernard, T., Doss, C., Hidrobo, M., Hoel, J., & Kieran, C. (2019). “Ask me why: Patterns of intrahousehold decision-making.” World Development, 125. (Markus Goldstein blogged about this on the World Bank Development Impact blog.)
  7. Ashour, M., Gilligan, D. O., Hoel, J. B., & Karachiwalla, N. I. (2019). “Do beliefs about herbicide quality correspond with actual quality in local markets? Evidence from Uganda.” The Journal of Development Studies, 55(6), 1285-1306.
  8. Hoel, J. B., Schwab, B., & Hoddinott, J. (2016). “Self-control exertion and the expression of time preference: Experimental results from Ethiopia.” Journal of Economic Psychology, 52, 136-146.
  9. Hoel, J. B. (2015). “Heterogeneous households: A within-subject test of asymmetric information between spouses in Kenya.” Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 118, 123-135. (Appendices B, C, D, E available via Dropbox links.)
  10. Heathers, J. A., Hoel, J. B., Wegerif, S., Schwab, B., Ledlie, N., Abay, K., Berhane, G., & Hoddinott, J. (2014, October) “Smartphone Platform Survey-Scale Heart Rate Collection: a Performance Evaluation in Ethiopia.” Proceedings of the Wireless Health 2014

Permanent Working Papers

  1. Hoel, Jessica B. (2013) “Motives for sharing between spouses and strangers: Experimental evidence from Kenya.” Mimeo
  2. Hoel, Jessica B. (2013) “Gender differences in asset and income reporting.” Mimeo
  3. Hoel, Jessica B., Jeffrey Parker, and Jon Rivenburg. (2005) “A test for classmate peer effects in higher education.” Mimeo
  4. Hoel, Jessica B., Jeffrey Parker, and Jon Rivenburg. (2004) “Peer effects: Do first-year classmates, roommates, and dormmates affect students’ academic success.” Mimeo