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  1. Americans support policies designed to raise earnings more than tax-funded benefits programs

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, August 2026, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    David Broska, Jonne Kamphorst, Robb Willer

  2. LLM-generated messages can persuade humans on policy issues

    Article • Nature Communications, July 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Robb Willer

  3. Moral reframing increases support for economically progressive candidates

    Article • PNAS Nexus, May 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Robb Willer

  4. Amplification of emotion on social media

    Article • Nature Human Behaviour, May 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Robb Willer

  5. Endorsements from Republican politicians can increase confidence in U.S. elections

    Article • Research & Politics, January 2023, SAGE Publications

    Robb Willer

  6. Elite party cues increase vaccination intentions among Republicans

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, July 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Robb Willer

  7. Resolving the Progressive Paradox: Conservative Value Framing of Progressive Economic Policies Increases Candidate Support

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2019, Elsevier

    Robb Willer

  8. Privilege on the Precipice: Perceived Racial Status Threats Lead White Americans to Oppose Welfare Programs

    Article • Social Forces, May 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Robb Willer

  9. The Enforcement of Moral Boundaries Promotes Cooperation and Prosocial Behavior in Groups

    Article • Scientific Reports, February 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Robb Willer

  10. Hierarchy and Its Discontents: Status Disagreement Leads to Withdrawal of Contribution and Lower Group Performance

    Article • Organization Science, March 2016, INFORMS

    Robb Willer

  11. Beyond Altruism: Sociological Foundations of Cooperation and Prosocial Behavior

    Article • Annual Review of Sociology, August 2015, Annual Reviews

    Robb Willer

  12. Gossip and Ostracism Promote Cooperation in Groups

    Article • Psychological Science, January 2014, SAGE Publications

    Robb Willer

  13. Do Status Hierarchies Benefit Groups? A Bounded Functionalist Account of Status

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Robb Willer

  14. The Moral Roots of Environmental Attitudes

    Article • Psychological Science, December 2012, SAGE Publications

    Robb Willer

  15. Reciprocity on the Hardwood: Passing Patterns among Professional Basketball Players

    Article • PLOS One, December 2012, PLOS

    Robb Willer

  16. Status Hierarchies and the Organization of Collective Action

    Article • Sociological Theory, September 2012, SAGE Publications

    Robb Willer

  17. CHAPTER 10 No Atheists in Foxholes: Motivated Reasoning and Religious Belief

    Article • August 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Robb Willer

  18. 28. The Emperor’s Dilemma

    Article • April 2009, De Gruyter

    Robb Willer

  19. A status theory of collective action

    Article • January 2009, Emerald

    Robb Willer

  20. The Role of Metanetworks in Network Evolution

    Article • Journal of Mathematical Sociology, March 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Robb Willer