Experimental Economics Seminars
Throughout the years, ExCEN offers many Experimental Economics Seminars to promote research, teaching, and policy applications involving controlled experiments with human decision makers.
| Sep 22 | Daniela Puzzello, Indiana University Is Money Essential? An Experimental Approach |
| Oct 27 | Douglas Davis, Virginia Commonwealth University Frequent Reporting and Short-Termism: An Experimental Investigation |
| Feb 23 | Charles Manski, Northwestern University Title: TBA |
| Apr 5 | Speaker: TBA Title: TBA |
| Sep 30 | Tucker-Foltz (Harvard University) Title: How not lose at divide and choose |
| Oct 7 | Charles Noussair (University of Arizona) Title: Emotions and Decisions Applications to Behavioral Economics, Public Economics, Education, and Finance |
| Mar 14 | Guillaume Frechette (New York University ) Title: Beliefs in Repeated Games |
| Apr 14 | Martin Dufwenberg (University of Arizona) Title: Threat+ |
EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS SEMINARS ACADEMIC YEAR 2021 – 2022
| Sep 24 | Peter Cramton (University of Cologne and University of Maryland) Title: Lessons from the 2021 Texas Electricity Crisis |
| Nov 12 | David G. Rand (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Title: Understanding and reducing misinformation online (Paper1, Paper2) |
| Feb 25 | Richard Zeckhauser (Harvard University) Title: Extreme Leaders as Negotiation Anchors |
| Apr 22 | Charles R. Plott, (CalTech) Title: General Equilibrium Methodology Applied to the Design, Implementation and Performance Evaluation of Large, Multi-Market and Multi-Unit Policy Constrained Auctions |
EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS SEMINARS ACADEMIC YEAR 2020 – 2021
EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS SEMINARS ACADEMIC YEAR 2019 – 2020
| Sep 13 |
Danila Serra (Southern Methodist University)
“Gender differences in top leadership roles: Does worker backlash matter?”
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| Oct 18 |
Elena Pikulina (University of British Columbia)
“Preferences for Power”
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EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS SEMINARS ACADEMIC YEAR 2018 – 2019
| Sep 21 |
Dr. Erkut Ozbay (University of Maryland)
“Behavioral Effects of Student Loan Repayment Plan Options on Borrowers’ Career Decisions: Theory and Experimental Evidence” |
| Nov 30 |
Dr. Daniel Kreisman (Georgia State University) “Designed to Fail: Effects of the Default Option and Information Complexity on Student Loan Repayment” |
| Mar 1 |
Dr. Giorgio Coricelli (University of Southern California) “Strategizing and attention in games” |
| Apr 12 |
Lionel Page (University of Technology Sydney) “Strategically Delusional” |
EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS SEMINARS ACADEMIC YEAR 2017 – 2018
| Oct 27 |
Dr. David J. Cooper (Florida State University) “Consistent Depth of Reasoning in Level-k Models” |
| Nov 10 |
Dr. Andrew Kloosterman (University of Virginia) “A simple experimental test of the Coase conjecture: fairness in dynamic bargaining.” |
| Mar 1 |
Dr. Jeffrey Butler (UC Merced) “The Causal Effect of Cultural Identity on Cooperation” |
| Apr 20 |
Dr. John Ledyard (CalTech) “Learning to Alternate” |
EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS SEMINARS ACADEMIC YEAR 2016 – 2017
| Oct 14 |
Neil Ning Yu , Emory University “Affordable Care Encourages Healthy Living: Theory and Evidence from China’s New Cooperative Medical Scheme” |
| Nov 4 |
Laura Razzolini, Virginia Commonwealth University
“Best-of-five Contest: An Experiment on Gender Differences” |
| Jan 13 |
Martin Dufwenberg, University of Arizona “Frustration and Anger in Games” |
| Apr 7 |
Frans van Winden, University of Amsterdam “On the Development of Cooperative and Antagonistic Relationships: The Affective Tie mechanism” |
EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS SEMINARS ACADEMIC YEAR 2015 – 2016
| Nov 13 |
Ronald Oaxaca, Emeritus Professor at the University of Arizona “Gender Wage Gaps and Risky vs. Secure Employment: An Experimental Analysis” |
| Feb 19 |
Daniel Friedman, University of California, Santa Cruz “Emergence of Networks and Market Institutions in a Large Virtual Economy” |
| Mar 25 |
Ryan Oprea, University of California, Santa Barbara “Do Wealth Dynamics Eliminate Bad Beliefs? A Test of the Market Selection Hypothesis.” |
EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS SEMINARS ACADEMIC YEAR 2014 – 2015
| Sep 12 |
Alexander L. Brown, Texas A&M University “Exploding Offers with Experimental Consumer Goods” |
| Nov 14 |
Anya Savikhin Samek, University of Wisconsin-Madison “Field Experiments with Kids: Evidence from CHECC” |
| Jan 16 |
Dan Burghart, University of Zürich “A Risky Perspective on Uncertainty: Using Lower Envelope Lotteries To Examine Ambiguity Attitudes” |
| Feb 13 |
Tanya Rosenblat, University of Michigan “Managing Self-Confidence” |
EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS SEMINARS ACADEMIC YEAR 2013 – 2014
| Sep 6 |
Laura Razzolini,Virginia Commonwealth University “Taking, Giving, and Impure Altruism in Dictator Games” |
| Oct 18 |
Cary A. Deck, University of Arkansas “Alliance Formation with an Opportunistic Challenger: Theory and Experiments” |
| Mar 7 | Yoram Halevy, University of British Columbia
“No Two Experiments are Identical” |
| Mar 28 | Judd Kessler, University of Pennsylvania “Experimental Investigations of Deceased Organ Donation” |
EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS SEMINARS ACADEMIC YEAR 2012 – 2013
| Aug 24 |
Ronald Harstad, University of Missouri “Behavioral Efficiency: Definition, Methodology, Demonstrations” |
| Sep 19 |
John Hey, University of York “Assessing Multiple Prior Models of Behaviour under Ambiguity” |
| Oct 12 |
Matthew Harding, Stanford University “Goal Setting and Energy Efficiency” |
| Nov 5 |
Arthur Schram, University of Amsterdam
“Stars Need Benefits: An Experiment on Network Formation” |
| Jan 18 |
James C. Cox, Georgia State University “Provision versus Appropriation in Symmetric and Asymmetric Social Dilemmas” |
| Mar 5 |
Tobias F. Rötheli, University of Erfurt
“Pattern-Based Expectations in Macroeconomics” |
EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS SEMINARS ACADEMIC YEAR 2011 – 2012
| Sep 21 |
Uzi Segal, Boston College “On the Likelihood of Cyclic Comparisons” |
| Oct 28 |
David J. Cooper, Florida State University “The Gift of Advice: Communication in a Bilateral Gift Exchange Game” |
| Nov 15 |
Zhen Lei, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics “Can Official Rank Standard Affect Individuals’ Behavior in China? – A Framing Effect Investigation” |
| Apr 19 |
Marco Castillo, George Mason University “Gender Differences in Bargaining Outcomes: A Field Experiment on Discrimination” |
EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS SEMINARS ACADEMIC YEAR 2010 – 2011
| Oct 22 |
John Duffy, University of Pittsburgh “Equilibrium Selection in Static and Dynamic Entry Games” |
| Oct 29 |
Peter P. Wakker, Erasmus University |
| Feb 18 |
Myrna Wooders, Vanderbilt University “Share Equilibrium in Local Public Good Economies” |
| Apr 1 |
Arno Riedl, Maastrict University “Efficient coordination in weakest-link games” |
EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS SEMINARS ACADEMIC YEAR 2009 – 2010
| Sep 28 |
Angelino C. G. Viceisza,International Food Policy Research Institute “An experiment on the impact of weather shocks and insurance on risky investment” |
| Oct 3 |
Elisabet Rutström, University of Central Florida “Can virtual reality make experiments more policy relevant?” |
| Oct 9 | Daniel Houser, George Mason University “Competition for Trophies Triggers Male Generosity” |
| Nov 9 |
Tibor Neugebauer, University of Luxembourg “Moral Impossibility in the Petersburg Paradox: A Literature Survey and Experimental Evidence” |
| Jan 12 |
Jason Shachat, Xiamen University “Procuring Commodities: Request for Quote or Reverse Auctions?” |
| Feb 12 |
Bart J. Wilson, Chapman University “An Experimental Economic History of Whalers’ Rules of Capture” |
| Mar 19 |
Justin Esarey, Emory University “A Formal Test of Substantive Significance” |
EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS SEMINARS ACADEMIC YEAR 2008 – 2009
| Sep 5 |
“James C. Cox, Georgia State University “Is There a Plausible Theory for Decision Under Risk” |
| Nov 7 |
Daniel Friedman, University of California at Santa Cruz “Humans, Robots and Market Crashes: A Laboratory Study” |
| Jan 9 |
John Wooders, University of Arizona
“Does Experience Teach? Professionals and Minimax Play in the Lab” |
| Feb 2 |
Erin L. Krupka, IZA – Institute for the Study of Labor, Bonn, Germany “Identifying Social Norms Using Coordination Games:Why Does Dictator Game Sharing Vary?” |
| Feb 4 |
Douglas Norton, Florida State University “Endogenous Production Technology in a Public Goods Enterprise” |
| Feb 11 |
Ulrich Schmidt, University of Kiel “Errors, Splitting Effect, and Violations of Independence” |
| Feb 18 |
David M. Bruner, Appalachian State University “Be My Guinea Pig: Information Spillovers in a One-Armed Bandit Game” |
| Mar 20 |
Yan Chen, University of Michigan
“Social Comparisons and Contributions to Online Communities: A Field Experiment on MovieLens”
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| Apr 30 |
Jan Tuinstra, University of Amsterdam “The Overcharge as a Measure for Antitrust Damages” |
EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS SEMINARS ACADEMIC YEAR 2007 – 2008
| Sep 7 |
Kurt E. Schnier, University of Rhode Island “Common Property, Information and Cooperation: Commercial Fishing in the Bering Sea” |
| Sep 14 |
Monica Capra, Emory University “Neurobiological Probability Weighting over Losses” |
| Mar 21 |
Tim Salmon, Florida State University “Market Power and Risk Sharing Contracts” |
| Apr 7 |
Bodo Vogt, University of Magdeberg “Indirect Partner Interaction in Peer-to-Peer Networks: Stimulating Cooperation by Means of Structure |
| Apr 10 |
Catherine Eckel, University of Texas at Dallas “Encouraging Giving: Subsidies in the Field” |
| Apr 18 |
Jean-Louis Rulliere, Université Lumière Lyon 2 “Monitoring Optimistic Agents” |