Organizers:

Sarah Solnick, University of Vermont

Session Chairs:

Sarah Solnick, University of Vermont

Papers:

"Social Comparisons and Status-Seeking in Charitable Donations"
Rachel Croson, University of Pennsylvania (Contact Author)
Jen Shang, University of Pennsylvania

"The Effect of Status on Voluntary Contributions"
Cagri Kumru, University of Pittsburgh
Lise Vesterlund, University of Pittsburgh

"Status and Distrust: Inequality and Betrayal Aversion"
Iris Bohnet, Harvard University
Kessely Hong, Harvard University

"Are Positional Concerns Stronger in Some Domains Than in Others?"
Sarah Solnick, University of Vermont (Contact Author)
David Hemenway, Harvard University

Discussants:

Sarah Solnick, University of Vermont
Rachel Croson, University of Pennsylvania
Ragan Petrie, Georgia State University

Session Chairs:

David Rahman, University Of California - San Diego

Papers:

"Discrete Bid Increments and Late Bidding Equilibria in English Style Internet Auctions"
Richard Cox, University of Arkansas - Little Rock (Contact Author)

"Optimal Multi-Object Auctions With Risk Averse Buyers"
Cagri Kumru, University of Pittsburgh
Hadi Yektas, University of Pittsburgh

"Open Source Software: A Solution to the Intellectual Property Dilemma?"
Shuo Chen, University of Mississippi (Contact Author)
John R. Conlon, University of Mississippi
William F. Shughart, II, University of Mississippi

"The Design and Use of a Computerized Microeconomic Simulation: Beat the Market"
Steven Gold, Rochester Institute of Technology (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Clarence C. Morrison, Indiana University
Christopher C. Klein, Middle Tennessee State University