2007 Sessions for the Economic Science Association

Session 15B Bargaining and Auction Experiments
Session 15C Voluntary Contributions Altruism and Fairness
Session 15D Social Context and Parallelism
Session 15G Behavior and Game Theory
Session 15H Experiments on Competition and Social Policy
Session 15K Market Experiments

 
Monday
10:00 - 11:45 a.m.
ESA
Session 15B
Bargaining and Auction Experiments

Organizers:

Douglas D. Davis, Virginia Commonwealth University

Session Chairs:

Artie Zillante, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Papers:

"The Buyer’s Premium in Auctions"
Stephen J. Rassenti, George Mason University (Contact Author)
Artie Zillante, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Discussant: Cary A. Deck, University of Arkansas

"One-Sided and Two-Sided Auction Designs"
Michael Parente, George Mason University (Contact Author)
Discussant: Duncan James, Fordham University

"Efficiency and Synergy in a Multi-Unit Auction with and without Package Bidding: an Experimental Study"
Kirill Chernomaz, San Francisco State University (Contact Author)
Dan Levin, The Ohio State University
Discussant: Shakun Datta, University of Richmond

"Simple Offer vs. Complex Offer Auctions in Deregulated Electricity Markets"
Rimvydas Baltaduonis, George Mason University (Contact Author)
Discussant: Jeffrey L. Jordan, University of Georgia


 
Monday
1:00 - 2:45 p.m.
ESA
Session 15C
Voluntary Contributions Altruism and Fairness

Organizers:

Douglas D. Davis, Virginia Commonwealth University

Session Chairs:

Bart J. Wilson, George Mason University

Papers:

"Individual Contributions in a Club Good Game"
Natalia V Ovchinnikova, St. Lawrence University
Hans Czap, St. Lawrence University
Discussant: Paul Johnson, University of Alaska Anchorage

"Revealed Altruism"
James C. Cox, Georgia State University (Contact Author)
Daniel Friedman, University of California
Vjolica Sadiraj, Georgia State University
Discussant: Mike McKee, Appalachian State University

"Contra Private Fairness"
Bart J. Wilson, George Mason University (Contact Author)
Discussant: TBA

"Mandated Volunteering: An Experimental Approach"
Sara E. Helms, University of Alabama at Birmingham (Contact Author)
Erik Angner, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Brian Scott, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Sarah Culver, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Discussant: James C. Cox, Georgia State University


 
Monday
3:00 - 4:45 p.m.
ESA
Session 15D
Social Context and Parallelism

Organizers:

Douglas D. Davis, Virginia Commonwealth University

Session Chairs:

Laura Razzolini, Virginia Commonwealth University

Papers:

"Alternative Risk Preference Elicitation Procedures"
Duncan James, Fordham University (Contact Author)
Discussant: Laura Razzolini, Virginia Commonwealth University

"Sociopaths, Saints and Regular Folks: Social Context and the Voluntary Provision of Public Goods"
Angela C. Milano, University of Texas at Dallas (Contact Author)
Discussant: John Cadigan, Gettysburg College

"Consumer Behavior in a Social Context: Application of Mental Accounting Principles to Dual-Interest Theory"
Natalia V Ovchinnikova, St. Lawrence University (Contact Author)
Discussant: Roger Koppl, Fairleigh Dickinson University

"An Equivalence Test of Behavioral and Attitudinal Measures of Trust"
C. Monica Capra, Emory University
Kelli Lanier, Emory University (Contact Author)
Shireen Meer, Emory University
Discussant: TBA


 
Tuesday
8:00 - 9:45 a.m.
ESA
Session 15G
Behavior and Game Theory

Organizers:

Douglas D. Davis, Virginia Commonwealth University

Session Chairs:

Erte Xiao, University of Pennsylvania

Papers:

"Blind Movie Viewing: Behavioral Game Theory and Cold Opening to Critics"
Alexander L Brown, California Institute of Technology (Contact Author)
Colin Camerer, California Institute of Technology
Dan Lovallo, University of Western Australia
Discussant: Subhasish Dugar, University of Calgary

"Do the Right Thing: But Only if Others Do So"
Cristina Bicchieri, University of Pennsylvania (Contact Author)
Erte Xiao, University of Pennsylvania
Discussant: TBA

"A Laboratory Study of Holdout and Efficiency in a Multilateral Bargaining Game"
Kurtis J. Swope, United States Naval Academy (Contact Author)
Pamela M. Schmitt, United States Naval Academy
Robert Shupp, Michigan State University
John Cadigan, Gettysburg College
Discussant: Rimvydas Baltaduonis, George Mason University


 
Tuesday
10:00 - 11:45 a.m.
ESA
Session 15H
Experiments on Competition and Social Policy

Organizers:

Douglas D. Davis, Virginia Commonwealth University

Session Chairs:

Oleg Korenok, Virginia Commonwealth University

Papers:

"The Today and Tomorrow of Kids: Time Preferences and Student Performance"
Marco Castillo, Georgia Institute of Technology (Contact Author)
Paul J. Ferraro, Georgia State University
Jeffrey L. Jordan, University of Georgia
Ragan Petrie, Georgia State University
Discussant: Philip J. Grossman, Saint Cloud State University


 
Tuesday
2:00 - 3:45 p.m.
ESA
Session 15K
Market Experiments

Organizers:

Douglas D. Davis, Virginia Commonwealth University

Session Chairs:

Natalia V Ovchinnikova, St. Lawrence University

Papers:

"A Classroom Equilibrium Exchange Rate Experiment"
Paul Johnson, University of Alaska Anchorage (Contact Author)
Discussant: Catherine C. Eckel, University of Texas at Dallas

"Marriage in the Shadow of Caste: A Field Experiment on Indian Marriage Market"
Subhasish Dugar, University of Calgary (Contact Author)
Discussant: TBA

"Learning and Coordination in Location Experiments"
Catherine C. Eckel, University of Texas at Dallas
Vera Holovchenko, University of Texas at Dallas
Yufei Ren, University of Texas at Dallas
Discussant: Natalia V Ovchinnikova, St. Lawrence University


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