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.
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) |
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” |