Jiwei Zheng

Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) · Director of External Relations

Department of Economics, Lancaster University Management School

Publications

  • 2026

    Brock, M., Murgia, L. M., Sitzia, S., & Zheng, J. (2026). The Can Challenge: Understanding the best ways to incentivise recycling through a diffusion approach. Ecological Economics, 244, Article 108942.

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    Brock, M., Murgia, L. M., Sitzia, S., & Zheng, J. (2026). The Can Challenge: Understanding the best ways to incentivise recycling through a diffusion approach. Ecological Economics, 244, Article 108942. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2026.108942

    BibTeX
    @article{brock2026challenge,
      author = {Brock, Michael and Murgia, Lucia M. and Sitzia, Stefania and Zheng, Jiwei},
      title = {The Can Challenge: Understanding the best ways to incentivise recycling through a diffusion approach},
      year = {2026},
      journal = {Ecological Economics},
      volume = {244},
      pages = {108942},
      doi = {10.1016/j.ecolecon.2026.108942}
    }
  • 2024

    Dai, Z., Zheng, J., & Zizzo, D. J. (2024). Theories of reasoning and focal point play with a matched non-student sample. China Economic Review, 83, Article 102080.

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    Dai, Z., Zheng, J., & Zizzo, D. J. (2024). Theories of reasoning and focal point play with a matched non-student sample. China Economic Review, 83, Article 102080. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chieco.2023.102080

    BibTeX
    @article{dai2024theories,
      author = {Dai, Zhixin and Zheng, Jiwei and Zizzo, Daniel John},
      title = {Theories of reasoning and focal point play with a matched non-student sample},
      year = {2024},
      journal = {China Economic Review},
      volume = {83},
      pages = {102080},
      doi = {10.1016/j.chieco.2023.102080}
    }
  • 2024

    Grubiak, K. P., Isoni, A., Sugden, R., Wang, M., & Zheng, J. (2024). Taking the New Year’s Resolution Test seriously: Eliciting individuals’ judgments about self-control and spontaneity. Behavioural Public Policy, 8(1), 1–23.

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    Grubiak, K. P., Isoni, A., Sugden, R., Wang, M., & Zheng, J. (2024). Taking the New Year’s Resolution Test seriously: Eliciting individuals’ judgments about self-control and spontaneity. Behavioural Public Policy, 8(1), 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1017/bpp.2021.41

    BibTeX
    @article{grubiak2024taking,
      author = {Grubiak, Kevin P. and Isoni, Andrea and Sugden, Robert and Wang, Mengjie and Zheng, Jiwei},
      title = {Taking the New Year’s Resolution Test seriously: Eliciting individuals’ judgments about self-control and spontaneity},
      year = {2024},
      journal = {Behavioural Public Policy},
      volume = {8},
      number = {1},
      pages = {1--23},
      doi = {10.1017/bpp.2021.41}
    }
  • 2023

    Isoni, A., Sugden, R., & Zheng, J. (2023). Voluntary Interaction and the Principle of Mutual Benefit. Journal of Political Economy, 131(6), 1576–1616.

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    Isoni, A., Sugden, R., & Zheng, J. (2023). Voluntary Interaction and the Principle of Mutual Benefit. Journal of Political Economy, 131(6), 1576–1616. https://doi.org/10.1086/722930

    BibTeX
    @article{isoni2023voluntary,
      author = {Isoni, Andrea and Sugden, Robert and Zheng, Jiwei},
      title = {Voluntary Interaction and the Principle of Mutual Benefit},
      year = {2023},
      journal = {Journal of Political Economy},
      volume = {131},
      number = {6},
      pages = {1576--1616},
      doi = {10.1086/722930}
    }
  • 2022

    Rojo-Arjona, D., Sitzia, S., & Zheng, J. (2022). Overcoming coordination failure in games with focal points: An experimental investigation. Games and Economic Behavior, 136, 505–523.

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    Rojo-Arjona, D., Sitzia, S., & Zheng, J. (2022). Overcoming coordination failure in games with focal points: An experimental investigation. Games and Economic Behavior, 136, 505–523. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geb.2022.10.010

    BibTeX
    @article{rojoarjona2022overcoming,
      author = {Rojo-Arjona, David and Sitzia, Stefania and Zheng, Jiwei},
      title = {Overcoming coordination failure in games with focal points: An experimental investigation},
      year = {2022},
      journal = {Games and Economic Behavior},
      volume = {136},
      pages = {505--523},
      doi = {10.1016/j.geb.2022.10.010}
    }
  • 2022

    Isoni, A., Sugden, R., & Zheng, J. (2022). Focal points in experimental bargaining games. In E. Karagözoğlu & K. Hyndman (Eds.), Bargaining: Current Research and Future Directions (pp. 109–130). Palgrave Macmillan.

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    Isoni, A., Sugden, R., & Zheng, J. (2022). Focal points in experimental bargaining games. In E. Karagözoğlu & K. Hyndman (Eds.), Bargaining: Current Research and Future Directions (pp. 109–130). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76666-5_6

    BibTeX
    @incollection{isoni2022focal,
      author = {Isoni, Andrea and Sugden, Robert and Zheng, Jiwei},
      title = {Focal points in experimental bargaining games},
      year = {2022},
      booktitle = {Bargaining: Current Research and Future Directions},
      editor = {Karagözoğlu, E. and Hyndman, K.},
      publisher = {Palgrave Macmillan},
      pages = {109--130},
      doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-76666-5_6}
    }
  • 2020

    Isoni, A., Sugden, R., & Zheng, J. (2020). The Pizza Night game: Conflict of interest and payoff inequality in tacit bargaining games with focal points. European Economic Review, 127, Article 103428.

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    Isoni, A., Sugden, R., & Zheng, J. (2020). The Pizza Night game: Conflict of interest and payoff inequality in tacit bargaining games with focal points. European Economic Review, 127, Article 103428. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2020.103428

    BibTeX
    @article{isoni2020pizza,
      author = {Isoni, Andrea and Sugden, Robert and Zheng, Jiwei},
      title = {The Pizza Night game: Conflict of interest and payoff inequality in tacit bargaining games with focal points},
      year = {2020},
      journal = {European Economic Review},
      volume = {127},
      pages = {103428},
      doi = {10.1016/j.euroecorev.2020.103428}
    }
  • 2019

    Sitzia, S., & Zheng, J. (2019). Group Behaviour in Tacit Coordination Games with Focal Points. An Experimental Investigation. Games and Economic Behavior, 117, 461–478.

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    Sitzia, S., & Zheng, J. (2019). Group Behaviour in Tacit Coordination Games with Focal Points. An Experimental Investigation. Games and Economic Behavior, 117, 461–478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geb.2019.08.001

    BibTeX
    @article{sitzia2019group,
      author = {Sitzia, Stefania and Zheng, Jiwei},
      title = {Group Behaviour in Tacit Coordination Games with Focal Points. An Experimental Investigation},
      year = {2019},
      journal = {Games and Economic Behavior},
      volume = {117},
      pages = {461--478},
      doi = {10.1016/j.geb.2019.08.001}
    }
  • 2018

    Sugden, R., & Zheng, J. (2018). Do consumers take advantage of common pricing standards? An experimental investigation. Management Science, 64(5), 2126–2143.

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    Sugden, R., & Zheng, J. (2018). Do consumers take advantage of common pricing standards? An experimental investigation. Management Science, 64(5), 2126–2143. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2016.2676

    BibTeX
    @article{sugden2018consumers,
      author = {Sugden, Robert and Zheng, Jiwei},
      title = {Do consumers take advantage of common pricing standards? An experimental investigation},
      year = {2018},
      journal = {Management Science},
      volume = {64},
      number = {5},
      pages = {2126--2143},
      doi = {10.1287/mnsc.2016.2676}
    }
  • 2015

    Sitzia, S., Zheng, J., & Zizzo, D. J. (2015). Inattentive consumers in markets for services. Theory and Decision, 79(2), 307–332.

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    Sitzia, S., Zheng, J., & Zizzo, D. J. (2015). Inattentive consumers in markets for services. Theory and Decision, 79(2), 307–332. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11238-014-9466-8

    BibTeX
    @article{sitzia2015inattentive,
      author = {Sitzia, Stefania and Zheng, Jiwei and Zizzo, Daniel John},
      title = {Inattentive consumers in markets for services},
      year = {2015},
      journal = {Theory and Decision},
      volume = {79},
      number = {2},
      pages = {307--332},
      doi = {10.1007/s11238-014-9466-8}
    }
  • 2013

    Sugden, R., Zheng, J., & Zizzo, D. J. (2013). Not all anchors are created equal. Journal of Economic Psychology, 39, 21–31.

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    Sugden, R., Zheng, J., & Zizzo, D. J. (2013). Not all anchors are created equal. Journal of Economic Psychology, 39, 21–31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joep.2013.06.008

    BibTeX
    @article{sugden2013anchors,
      author = {Sugden, Robert and Zheng, Jiwei and Zizzo, Daniel John},
      title = {Not all anchors are created equal},
      year = {2013},
      journal = {Journal of Economic Psychology},
      volume = {39},
      pages = {21--31},
      doi = {10.1016/j.joep.2013.06.008}
    }

Working papers

  • 2026

    Lin, L., Winter, E., & Zheng, J. (2026). Spillover Effects Across Interactive Environments and Social Pollution [Unpublished manuscript].

    Under review

    Funded by ESRC Research Grants

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    Lin, L., Winter, E., & Zheng, J. (2026). Spillover Effects Across Interactive Environments and Social Pollution [Unpublished manuscript].

    BibTeX
    @unpublished{lin2026spillover,
      author = {Lin, L. and Winter, Eyal and Zheng, Jiwei},
      title = {Spillover Effects Across Interactive Environments and Social Pollution},
      year = {2026},
      note = {Under review}
    }
  • 2026

    Penczynski, S., Sitzia, S., & Zheng, J. (2026). Decomposed Games, focal points, and the framing of collective and individual interests [Unpublished manuscript].

    Revise and Resubmit, Experimental Economics

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    Penczynski, S., Sitzia, S., & Zheng, J. (2026). Decomposed Games, focal points, and the framing of collective and individual interests [Unpublished manuscript].

    BibTeX
    @unpublished{penczynski2026decomposed,
      author = {Penczynski, Stefan and Sitzia, Stefania and Zheng, Jiwei},
      title = {Decomposed Games, focal points, and the framing of collective and individual interests},
      year = {2026},
      note = {Revise and Resubmit, Experimental Economics}
    }
  • 2026

    Breitmoser, Y., Xue, L., Zheng, J., & Zizzo, D. J. (2026). Organisational Design and Error Propagation: Theory and Experiment [Unpublished manuscript].

    Under review

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    Breitmoser, Y., Xue, L., Zheng, J., & Zizzo, D. J. (2026). Organisational Design and Error Propagation: Theory and Experiment [Unpublished manuscript].

    BibTeX
    @unpublished{breitmoser2026organisational,
      author = {Breitmoser, Yves and Xue, Lian and Zheng, Jiwei and Zizzo, Daniel John},
      title = {Organisational Design and Error Propagation: Theory and Experiment},
      year = {2026},
      note = {Under review}
    }
  • 2015

    Elmes, D., Read, D., & Zheng, J. (2015). Employees’ misperceptions of the energy consumption in their workplace [Unpublished manuscript].

    Survey report for Honeywell Building Solution Team

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    Elmes, D., Read, D., & Zheng, J. (2015). Employees’ misperceptions of the energy consumption in their workplace [Unpublished manuscript].

    BibTeX
    @unpublished{elmes2015employees,
      author = {Elmes, D. and Read, Daniel and Zheng, Jiwei},
      title = {Employees’ misperceptions of the energy consumption in their workplace},
      year = {2015},
      note = {Survey report for Honeywell Building Solution Team}
    }

Work in progress

  • Self-Constraint and the Demand and Supply of Paternalism

    with Andrea Isoni, Axel Ockenfels, and Robert Sugden

    Manuscript in preparation

  • Self-control or projection bias – an experimental study

    with Andrea Isoni and Robert Sugden

    Manuscript in preparation

    Funded by European Research Council (ERC), Horizon 2020 grant No. 670103

  • Adopt player labels as focal points – an experimental study

    with Andrea Isoni, Lian Xue, and Shuo Yang

    Manuscript in preparation

    Funded by BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants

  • Complexity in tacit bargaining games with focal points

    with Qihang Guo

    Manuscript in preparation

  • Gains and losses in tacit bargaining games with focal points

    with Andrea Isoni and Kei Tsutsui

    Data analysis in progress

    Funded by LUMS Pump-Prime Funding 2022

  • Deservedness in costless sharing

    with Kevin Grubiak, Anders Poulsen, and Mengjie Wang

    Data analysis in progress

  • LLMs in Tacit Bargaining: Decision processes, Behaviour, and Outcomes

    Experimental design in progress

    Funded by BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants

  • Voluntariness in coordination games with focal points

    with Andrea Isoni, Jiawen Li, and Robert Sugden

    Experimental design in progress

  • Shrinkflation in markets

    with Anthony Priolo, Lorenza Rossi, and Binru Wei

    Experimental design in progress

  • Procedure fairness and equal opportunity – an experimental investigation

    with Stefania Sitzia and Mengjie Wang

    BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants application in progress

  • Compound games – framing effects in economic games

    with Stefan Penczynski and Stefania Sitzia