Research

My research examines how social environments shape behavior and contribute to inequality. In one stream of research, I focus on social class, examining how people’s socioeconomic environments shape how they think, behave, and are treated by others. In a second, emerging stream of research, I examine how culture shapes judgment and behavior.

I study both the sources of inequality and potential ways to address them. In my intervention-focused work, I use field experiments to test potential solutions to barriers faced by disadvantaged groups.

Publications

When it pays to be kind: The allocation of indirect reciprocity within power hierarchies

Inesi, M. E., Adams, G. S., & Gupta, A. (2021). Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 165, 115–126.

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Selected current projects

Caste and helping
Gupta, A., & Pitesa, M.

The origins of approach to work: childhood social class, construal level, and impact on career outcomes
Gupta, A., Mannucci, P. V., & Pillutla, M. M.

Cultural differences in condemning half-truths
Helgason, B. A., Konczak, T. F., Gupta, A., Wei, L., & Talhelm, T.

Social information and dignity in the receipt of aid
Khan, U. A., Mussweiler, T., & Gupta, A.

For the full list of working papers and projects, please see my CV.