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Education

BA Economics - National Taiwan University 1971
MA Development Economics - National Taiwan University 1974
AM Economics - University of Pennsylvania 1975
Ph.D. International Economics and Econometrics - University of Pennsylvania 1981

Areas of Expertise

Economics/Managerial Economics

Behavioral Economics

Selected Works

Articles

Lester, Bijou Yang and Lester, David . "The Presentation of the Self: An Hypothesis about Suicide Notes" Suicidology Online . (Mar 2012)

Lester, Bijou Yang. "An Exploratory Analysis of Composite Choices: Weighing Rationality versus Irrationality." JOURNAL OF SOCIO-ECONOMICS . (Jan 2012)

Lester, Bijou Yang. "Is There an Economic Argument for Suicide Prevention? A Response to Doessel and Williams" Suicidology Onliine 1.1 (Sep 2010):88-91

Lester, Bijou Yang, Lester, David and Spinella, Marcello . "Gaming and Delaying Rewards as A Function of Current Mood" PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS 105. (Dec 2009):787-788

Lester, Bijou Yang and Lester, David . "Personality Correlates of Financial Behavior" PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS 104. (Jun 2009):723-724

Lester, David and Lester, Bijou Yang. "Two Sources of Human Irrationality: Cognitive Dissonance and Brain Dysfunction" JOURNAL OF SOCIO-ECONOMICS 38. (May 2009):658-662

Lester, Bijou Yang and Lester, David . "Is There a Natural Suicide Rate?" APPLIED ECONOMICS LETTERS 16. (Jan 2009):137-140

Spinella, Marcello , Lester, Bijou Yang and Lester, David . "Prefrontal Cortex Dysfunction and Attitudes toward Money: A Sudy of Neuroeconomics" JOURNAL OF SOCIO-ECONOMICS 37. (Dec 2008):1785-1788

Lester, Bijou Yang and Lester, David . "The Deterrent Effects of Executions: A Meta-Analysis Thirty Years after Ehrlich" JOUNAL OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE 36. (Fall 2008):453-460

Lester, Bijou Yang and Lester, David . "Reflections on Rational Choice: The Existence of Systemic Irrationality" JOURNAL OF SOCIO-ECONOMICS 37. (Sep 2008):1218-1233

Spinella, Marcello , Lester, Bijou Yang and Lester, David . "Prefrontal Cortex Dysfunction and Attitude toward Money: A Study in Neuroeconomics " JOURNAL OF SOCIO-ECONOMICS 37. (Jun 2008):1785-1788

Lester, Bijou Yang and Lester, David . "Sex Differences in Online Shopping: An Exploratory Study" PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS 102. (Jun 2008):723-726

Lester, Bijou Yang and Lester, David . "Calculating Jail Suicide Rates: A Rebuttal to Michael O'Toole" American Jail January/February. (Jan 2008):45-46

Lester, Bijou Yang and Lester, David . "British and American Attitudes toward Buying Online" OXFORD JOURNAL 6.1 (Dec 2007):18-27

Spinella, Marcello , Lester, Bijou Yang and Lester, David . "Prefrontal Systems in Financial Processing" JOURNAL OF SOCIO-ECONOMICS 36. (Sep 2007):480-489

Spinella, Marcello , Lester, Bijou Yang and Lester, David . "Prefrontal Systems in Financial Processing" JOURNAL OF SOCIO-ECONOMICS 36. (Apr 2007):480-489

Spinella, Marcello , Lester, Bijou Yang and Lester, David . "Development of the Executive Personal Finance Scale" INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE 117. (Mar 2007):301-313

Lester, Bijou Yang and Lester, David . "Recalculating the Economic Cost of Suicide" DEATH STUDIES 31. (Mar 2007):351-361

Lester, Bijou Yang, Lester, David and James, Simon . "Attitude toward Buying Online as Predictors of Shopping Online for British and American Respondents" CYBERPSYCHOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR 10. (Feb 2007):198-203

Lester, David and Lester, Bijou Yang. "Who Buys Textbook Online?" PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS 100. (Jan 2007):30

Lester, Bijou Yang. "Special Issue: Essays on Behavioral Economics" JOURNAL OF SOCIO-ECONOMICS 36.1 (Jan 2007):1-47

Lester, Bijou Yang, Lester, David and James, Simon . "British and American Attitudes toward Buying Online" OXFORD JOURNAL 6.1 (Jan 2007):18-27

Lester, Bijou Yang, Lester, David and Spinella, Marcello . "Neurotransmitter-Related Personality Traits and Money Attitudes: A study in Neuroeconomics" PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS 98. (Feb 2006):21-22

Spinella, Marcello , Lester, David and Lester, Bijou Yang. "Prefrontal Cortex Dysfunction and Income: A Study of Neuroeconomics" PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS 98. (Jan 2006):37-38

Lester, Bijou Yang and Lester, David . "Should Suicide Prevention Programs Target Individuals or Society as a Whole?" CRISIS 27. (Winter 2006):200-201

Cameron, Sam , Lester, Bijou Yang and Lester, David . "Artists' Suicide as a Public Good" ARCHIVES OF SUICIDE RESEARCH 9. (Oct 2005):389-396

Lester, Bijou Yang and Lester, David . "Gender Difference in E- Commerce" APPLIED ECONOMICS 37. (Jan 2005):2077-2089

Lester, Bijou Yang, James, S. and Lester, David . "Reliability and Validity of A Short Credit Card Attitude Scale in British and American Subjects" INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONSUMER STUDIES 29. (Jan 2005):41-46

Spinella, Marcello , Lester, Bijou Yang and Lester, David . "Prefrontal System Dysfunction and Credit Card Debt" INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE 114. (Dec 2004):1323-1332

Books

Lester, Bijou Yang. Cross Fertilization between Economics and Psychology: Proceedings of the SABE/IAREP Conference Philadelphia, PA:, Jul 2004

Lester, David and Lester, Bijou Yang. Suicide and Homicide in the Twentieth Century Commack, NY:Nova Science, Jan 1998

Lester, David and Lester, Bijou Yang. The Economy and Suicide: Economic Perspectives on Suicide Commack, NY:Nova Science, Jan 1997

Cases

Lester, Bijou Yang. "Correlates of Credit Card Ownership in Men and Women" Efficient and Flexible Reading Ed. Kathleen McWhorter (author). Bibra Lake, WA, Australia:Longman Publishing Group, Jan 2007.

Chapters

Lester, Bijou Yang, Innamorati, M. , Pompili, M. , Lester, D. , Amore, M. , Di Vittoria, C. , Girardi, P. and Tatarelli, R. . "The Economic Crisis and Suicide" Suicide: A Global Perspective Ed. Maurizio Pompili. United Arab Emirates:Bentham Science , . forthcoming

Lester, Bijou Yang and Lester, David . "Explaining National Suicide Rates" Understanding and Preventing Suicide Ed. . Westport, CT:Praeger, May 2012.

Lester, Bijou Yang, Lester, David and Lindsay, Mark . "Suicide Bombers: Are Psychological Profile Possible?" Terrorism: A Global Perspective Ed. M. Ozguler, A. Ozdogan, S. Yayla, E. Mus, H. Iltas. Washington, D.C.:The Turkish Institute for Security and Democracy, Nov 2009. :262-286

Lester, Bijou Yang and Lester, David . "Correlates of Credit Card Ownership in Men and Women" Efficient and Flexible Reading Ed. Katheleen McWhorter. Bibra Lake, WA, Australia: Longman Publishing Group, May 2007.

Lester, Bijou Yang and Lester, David . "A Prolegomenon to Behavioral Economic Studies of Suicide" Handbook of Contemporary Behavioral Economics Ed. Morris Altman. Armonk, NY:M.E. Sharpe, Feb 2006. :543-559

Lester, Bijou Yang. "Unemployment" Encyclopaedia of Career Development Ed. Jeffrey H. Greenhaus and Gerry Callanan. Thousand Oaks, CA:Sage, Jan 2006. :837-841

Presentations

Lester, Bijou Yang. Economic Perspectives on Suicide International Symposium of Suicide Prevention Research : Jinan, China, Mar 2011

Lester, Bijou Yang and Lester, David . Personality Traits and Gross State Product in the U.S.A. ASSA2011 annual meeting : Denver, CO Jan 2011

Lester, Bijou Yang and Lester, David . Personality Traits and Economic Activity The 7th International Conference: Developments in Economic Theory and Policy : Bilbao, Spain, Jul 2010

Lester, Bijou Yang and Lester, David . Personality Traits and Economic Activity ASSA/SABE2010 Annual Meeting : Atlanta, GA Jan 2010

Lester, Bijou Yang. An Exploratory Analysis of Composite Choices EEA Anual Meetings : New York City, NY Feb 2009

Lester, Bijou Yang. The Deterrent Effects of Executions: A Meta-Analysis Thirty Years after Ehrlich ASSA/SABE2009 Annual Meetings : San Francisco, CA Jan 2009

Lester, Bijou Yang. Systemic Irrationality and Composite Choices Economics Seminar, Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica : Taipei, Apr 2008

Lester, Bijou Yang. Reflections on Rational Choice: The Existence of Systemic Irrationality Economics Seminar, Department of Economics, National Taiwan University : Taipei, Apr 2008

Lester, Bijou Yang and Lester, David . Reflections on Rational Choice: The Existence of Systemic Irrationality The Eastern Economic Association Conference : New York , NY Feb 2007

Lester, Bijou Yang. Organizer and Chair, "Evolutionary and Behavioral Economics, Post-War Perceived Risk of Terrorism and Systemic Irrationality" The Eastern Economic Association Conference : New York, NY Feb 2007

Lester, Bijou Yang and Lester, David . Reflections on Rational Choice: The Existence of Systemic Irrationality The International Association of Research in Economic Psychology/Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics Conference : Paris, France, Jul 2006

Proceedings

Lester, Bijou Yang. Reflection on Rational Choice: The Existence of Systemic Irrationality The Internaional Association of Research in Economic Psychology/Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics 2006 Conference :Jul 2006

Lester, Bijou Yang, Lester, David and James, Simon . British and American Attitudes toward Buying Online The 4th Global Conference on Business & Economics :Jun 2005

Spinella, Marcello , Lester, Bijou Yang and Lester, David . Prefrontal Cortex Dysfunction and Income: A Study of Neuroeconomics The Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics 2004 Conference :Jul 2004

Conferences

EEA Annual Conference, Organizer Feb 25, 2011 - Feb 27, 2011

Eastern Ecocnomic Association 36th Annual Conference, Organizer Feb 26, 2010 - Feb 28, 2010

Eastern Economic Association 35th Annual Conference, Speaker Feb 27, 2009 - Mar 01, 2009

Eastern Economic Association Annual Conference, Organizer Feb 23, 2007 - Feb 25, 2007

The IAREP/SABE2006 Conference, Chair Jul 05, 2006 - Jul 08, 2006

Tthe 4th Global Conference on Business & Economics, Discussant Jun 26, 2005 - Jun 28, 2005

Awards

2010-2011 One of three fiinalists for Dublin Award 2010 (American Association of Suicidology)

2008 The 2008 Appreciation Award for Leadership (The Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics)

2007 The Distinguished Paper Award (with David Lester), The second Istanbul Conference on Democracy and Global Security in Turkey (Directorate of Turkish National Police & Turkish Institute for Police Studies)

1999 The Irwin-McGraw/Hill Distinguished Paper Award (Midwest Business Economic Association)

1991 University Research Scholar Award (Drexel University)

WWW Resources

http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/lesterb