Dr Zachary Breig received his PhD from the University of California, San Diego in 2017 and is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Economics. He is a member of UQ's Centre for Unified Behavioural and Economic Sciences and is the manager of the CUBES laboratory.
Dr Breig specialises in the fields of behavioural economics, game theory, and decision theory. His research has been published in the Journal of Economic Theory, Economic Letters, and the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization.
Journal Article: Heuristics, biases, and decisions in resource allocation for home care packages under consumer directed care: a systematic review and thematic synthesis
Kenny, Danelle, Nguyen, Kim-Huong, Friesen, Lana, Breig, Zachary and Comans, Tracy (2023). Heuristics, biases, and decisions in resource allocation for home care packages under consumer directed care: a systematic review and thematic synthesis. Health and Social Care in the Community, 2023 4157055, 1-16. doi: 10.1155/2023/4157055
Journal Article: Repeated contracting without commitment
Breig, Zachary (2022). Repeated contracting without commitment. Journal of Economic Theory, 204 105514, 105514. doi: 10.1016/j.jet.2022.105514
Journal Article: Agency breadth and political influence
Breig, Zachary and Downey, Mitch (2021). Agency breadth and political influence. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 188, 253-268. doi: 10.1016/j.jebo.2021.05.009
Essays on Information and Financial Markets
Doctor Philosophy
Heuristics and Biases in Budgeting Decisions for Home Care Packages Under Consumer-Directed Care
Doctor Philosophy
Three Essays on Industrial Organisation
(2022) Doctor Philosophy
Kenny, Danelle, Nguyen, Kim-Huong, Friesen, Lana, Breig, Zachary and Comans, Tracy (2023). Heuristics, biases, and decisions in resource allocation for home care packages under consumer directed care: a systematic review and thematic synthesis. Health and Social Care in the Community, 2023 4157055, 1-16. doi: 10.1155/2023/4157055
Repeated contracting without commitment
Breig, Zachary (2022). Repeated contracting without commitment. Journal of Economic Theory, 204 105514, 105514. doi: 10.1016/j.jet.2022.105514
Agency breadth and political influence
Breig, Zachary and Downey, Mitch (2021). Agency breadth and political influence. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 188, 253-268. doi: 10.1016/j.jebo.2021.05.009
Prediction and model selection in experiments
Breig, Zachary (2020). Prediction and model selection in experiments. Economic Record, 96 (313) 1475-4932.12533, 153-176. doi: 10.1111/1475-4932.12533
Endogenous and exogenous commitment
Breig, Zachary (2019). Endogenous and exogenous commitment. Economics Letters, 183 108577, 108577. doi: 10.1016/j.econlet.2019.108577
Pricing and Sales on Platforms
(2020) Hayek Fund for Scholars
Essays on Information and Financial Markets
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Heuristics and Biases in Budgeting Decisions for Home Care Packages Under Consumer-Directed Care
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Three Essays on Industrial Organisation
(2022) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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