Peer-reviewed publications
Macchia, L., & Oswald, A. Physical pain, gender, and the state of the economy in 146 nations. Social Science & Medicine, 287, 114332. [Paper].
Macchia, L., Plagnol, A.C., & Powdthavee, N. (2020). Buying happiness in an unequal world: Rank of income more strongly predicts wellbeing in unequal countries. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 46(5), 769-780. [Paper]
Whillans, A.V, Macchia, L., & Dunn, E. (2019). Valuing time over money predicts happiness after a major life transition: A pre-registered longitudinal study of graduating students. Science Advances, 5, 9. [Paper]
Macchia, L., & Whillans, A.V. (2019). Leisure beliefs and the subjective well-being of nations. Journal of Positive Psychology. [Paper]
Macchia, L., & Plagnol, A.C. (2019). Life satisfaction and confidence in national institutions: Evidence from South America. Applied Research in Quality of Life, 14(3), 721-736. [Paper]
Macchia, L., Plagnol, A.C., & Reimers, S. (2018). Does experience with high inflation affect intertemporal decision making? Sensitivity to inflation rates in Argentine and British delay discounting choices. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 75, pp. 76–83. [Paper]
Book chapters
Macchia, L., & Plagnol, A.C. (2019). The subjective well-being political paradox: Evidence from Latin America. Chapter in: Mariano Rojas (ed.). The Economics of Happiness: How the Easterlin Paradox Transformed our Understanding of Wellbeing and Progress. Oxford University Press. [Website]
Plagnol, A.C., & Macchia, L. (2018). Economics of subjective well-being: Evaluating the evidence for the Easterlin Paradox. Chapter in: Ayse K. Uskul and Shige Oishi (eds.). Socioeconomic Environment and Human Psychology: Social, Ecological, and Cultural Perspectives. Oxford University Press. [Website]
Manuscripts under review or revision
Macchia, L., & Whillans, A.V. The effect of income and income inequality on prosocial behaviour around the world: A multiverse approach. Under review: Social Psychology.
Gonzalez, A., Macchia, L., & Whillans, A.V. The developmental origins and behavioural consequences of attributions for inequality. Under review: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.
Macchia, L., & Ariely, D. Eliciting preferences for redistribution across domains: A study on wealth, education, and health. Under review: Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy.
Macchia, L., Education, meritocracy, income, and happiness: Evidence from 109 countries. Under review: European Journal of Social Psychology.
Selected research in progress
Macchia, L., Plagnol, A.C., & Easterlin, R.A. Trends and fluctuations of subjective well-being and macroeconomic indicators in Latin America. Write-up in progress.