Published Papers
- Chao, L.W., Szrek, H., Leite, R., Peltzer, K., & Ramlagan, S. (2016). Do Customers Flee from HIV? A Survey of HIV Stigma and Its Potential Economic Consequences on Small Businesses in Tshwane (Pretoria), South Africa. AIDS and Behavior, Vol. 21, No. 1, 217-226.
- Chao, L.W., Szrek, H., Leite, R., Peltzer, K., & Ramlagan, S. (2015). Risks Deter but Pleasures Allure: Is Pleasure More Important? Judgment and Decision Making, Vol. 10, No. 23, 204-218.
- Peltzer, K., Szrek, H., Ramlagan, S., Leite, R., & Chao, L.-W. (2014). Depression and Social Functioning Among HIV-Infected and Uninfected Persons in South Africa. AIDS Care: Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, Vol. 27, No. 1, 41-46.
- Szrek, H, Chao, L.W., Ramlagan, S., & Peltzer, K. (2012). Predicting (Un)healthy Behavior with Different Risk Taking Propensity Measures. Judgment and Decision Making, Vol. 7, No. 6, 716-727.
- Chao, L.W., Szrek, H., Peltzer, K., Ramlagan, S., Fleming, P., Leite, R., Magerman, J., Ngwenya, GB., Sousa Pereira, N., & Behrman, J. (2012). A Comparison of EPI Sampling, Probability Sampling, and Compact Segment Sampling Methods for Micro and Small Enterprises. Journal of Development Economics, Vol. 98, No. 1, 94-107.
- Chao, L.W., Szrek, H., Sousa Pereira, N., & Pauly, M. (2010). Too Sick to Start: Health of the Entrepreneur and Business Entry in Townships Around Durban, South Africa. Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, Vol. 15, No. 2, 231-242.
- Chao, L.W., Szrek, H., Sousa Pereira, N., & Pauly, M. (2009). Time Preference and Its Relationship with Age, Health, and Longevity Expectations. Judgment and Decision Making, Vol. 4, No. 1, 1-19.
- Chao, L.W., Pauly, M., Szrek, H., Sousa Pereira, N., Bundred, F., Cross, C., & Gow, J. (2007). Poor Health Kills Small Business: Illness and Microenterprises in South Africa. Health Affairs, Vol. 26, No. 2, 474-482.
Work in Progress