ECN 421E - Experimental Economics

Course Objectives

History of experimentation, experiment design, statistical analysis of experimental findings, experiments on individual decision making questions such as risk aversion and overconfidence, experiments on game theoretical questions such as auctions, experiments on non-selfish preferences, experiments on incentives, experiments on public good contributions, field experiments on economic development, gender differences in experimental outcomes.

Course Description

History of experimentation, experiment design, statistical analysis of experimental findings, experiments on individual decision making questions such as risk aversion and overconfidence, experiments on game theoretical questions such as auctions, experiments on non-selfish preferences, experiments on incentives, experiments on public good contributions, field experiments on economic development, gender differences in experimental outcomes.