Curriculum vitae

Zed Higgs, PhD

Experimental and behavioral economist studying giving, uncertainty, consumer decisions, and health.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Texas A&M University

zedhiggs@tamu.edu

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Appointment

Current

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Human Behavior Lab and Institute for Advancing Health through Agriculture, Texas A&M University

Working with Professor Marco Palma on experimental research in consumer behavior, decision-making, and health.

Education

  1. PhD, Agricultural and Resource Economics

    University of Maryland

    Dissertation: Increasing Charitable Donations Using Subsidies: Theory and Experiments

  2. MS, Agricultural and Resource Economics

    University of Maryland

  3. BS, magna cum laude, Quantitative Economics

    Washington State University

Selected research

  1. Same prices, different choices: How feasible sets shape subsidy response

    With Neslihan Uler · Under review

  2. Beyond the match rate: Match probability and charitable giving

    Manuscript in preparation

  3. How donor uncertainty influences the effectiveness of match subsidies

    Data analysis

  4. Invisible nutrition, visible demand: Information and consumer valuation of high-fiber white bread

    With Marco Palma and Lexi MacMillan Uribe · Preparing data collection

  5. Can loss aversion explain ambiguity aversion?

    Theory in progress

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Teaching

  1. Introduction to Economics and the Environment

    Co-instructor with Lori Lynch · University of Maryland

  2. Elements of Agricultural and Resource Economics

    Instructor · University of Maryland

  3. Elements of Agricultural and Resource Economics

    Instructor · University of Maryland

Selected presentations

  1. Do Matches Really Outperform Rebates? New Evidence from a Novel Experiment

    Agricultural and Resource Economics Workshop · University of Maryland

  2. How Effective Are Tax Incentives for Charitable Giving?

    North American Economic Science Association Conference · Santa Barbara, California

  3. Rebates Versus Matching in Charitable Fundraising

    Agricultural and Resource Economics Workshop · University of Maryland