2008 Sessions for the Economic Science Association

Session 9A Managerial Economics Experiments
Session 9B Public Goods Experiments
Session 9C* Coordination Experiments and Learning
Session 9D* Auction Experiments
Session 9G* Market Experiments
Session 9H Applications of Public Goods
Session 9J Policy Experiments
Session 9L Trust and Other Regarding Preferences
Session 9M Information and Risk

 
Friday
8:00 - 9:45 a.m.
ESA
Session 9A
Managerial Economics Experiments

Organizers:

Cary A. Deck, University of Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Emmanuel Dechenaux, Kent State University

Papers:

"Information, Institutions, and the Holdout Problem: Theory and Experimental Evidence"
Kurtis J. Swope, United States Naval Academy (Contact Author)
John Cadigan, Gettysburg College
Pamela M. Schmitt, United States Naval Academy
Robert Shupp, Michigan State University

"Groupsize, Competition, and the Holdout Problem"
Pamela M. Schmitt, United States Naval Academy (Contact Author)
Kurtis J. Swope, United States Naval Academy
John Cadigan, Gettysburg College
Robert Shupp, Michigan State University

"Good Versus Bad Leaders"
Vera Holovchenko, The University of Texas at Dallas (Contact Author)
Catherine C. Eckel, The University of Texas at Dallas
Yufei Ren, The University of Texas at Dallas

"Precise and Imprecise Cheap-Talk in the Traveler's Dilemma: An Experimental Investigation"
Emmanuel Dechenaux, Kent State University (Contact Author)
Sujoy Chakravarty, Indian Institute of Technology
Jaideep Roy, Brunel University

Discussants:

Jason A. Aimone, George Mason University
Sara Godoy, University of Valencia
Sandra Ludwig, University of Munich
Emmanuel Dechenaux, Kent State University


 
Friday
10:00 - 11:45 a.m.
ESA
Session 9B
Public Goods Experiments

Organizers:

Cary A. Deck, University of Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Li Hao, George Mason University

Papers:

"An Experimental Analysis of Net and Gross Rebates"
Paloma Ubeda, LINEEX (Contact Author)
Enrique Fatas, University of Texas at Dallas

"Heterogeneity in Sequential Team Production"
Sean Collins, Florida State University (Contact Author)

"The Voluntary Provision of a Pure Public Good with Matching Funds: Further Experimental Results"
Ronald J. Baker, II, Millersville University (Contact Author)
James M. Walker, Indiana University
Arlington W. Williams, Indiana University

"A Powerful Adaptive Distribution-Free K-Sample Test Against Ordered Alternatives"
Li Hao, George Mason University (Contact Author)
Daniel Houser, George Mason University

Discussants:

Anna Gunnthorsdottir, Australian School of Business
Sarah Jacobson, Georgia State University
Daniel Hall, Georgia State University
Ronald J. Baker, II, Millersville University


 
Friday
1:00 - 2:45 p.m.
SEA*/ESA
Session 9C*
Coordination Experiments and Learning

Organizers:

Cary A. Deck, University of Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Cary A. Deck, University of Arkansas

Papers:

"Learning in Coordination Games with Risky Payoffs"
Aric Shafran, California Polytechnic State University (Contact Author)

"R&D. Don't Talk. An Experimental Analysis of Information and Communication in Coordination Games"
Sara Godoy, University of Valencia (Contact Author)

"An Experimental Analysis of Joint Ventures with Stochastic R&D"
Nisvan Erkal, University of Melbourne (Contact Author)
Cary A. Deck, University of Arkansas

"Eureka Learning: Heuristics and Deliberation Time in Complex Games of Perfect Information"
John Van Huyck, Texas A&M University (Contact Author)
C. Nicholas McKinney, Rhodes College

Discussants:

John Van Huyck, Texas A&M University
Calvin Blackwell, College of Charleston
Pamela M. Schmitt, United States Naval Academy
Cary A. Deck, University of Arkansas


 
Friday
3:00 - 4:45 p.m.
SEA*/ESA
Session 9D*
Auction Experiments

Organizers:

Cary A. Deck, University of Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Krista Jabs, Florida State University

Papers:

"Examination of Factors Affecting Bidding in WTP Food Auction Experiments"
John Bernard, University of Delaware (Contact Author)

"Arms or Legs: Isomorphic Dutch Auctions and Centipede Games"
James C. Cox, Georgia State University (Contact Author)
Duncan James, Fordham University

"Bidding in Sequential Capacity Constrained Procurement Auctions"
Artie Zillante, The University of North Carolina Charlotte (Contact Author)
Hung Nguyen, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Rui Zeng, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

"English Clock Auctions with Resale: An Experimental Examination"
Krista Jabs, Florida State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Will Holmes, Georgia State University
Douglas D. Davis, Virginia Commonwealth University
Aric Shafran, California Polytechnic State University
Vera Holovchenko, The University of Texas at Dallas


 
Saturday
8:00 - 9:45 a.m.
SEA*/ESA
Session 9G*
Market Experiments

Organizers:

Cary A. Deck, University of Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Bart J. Wilson, Chapman University

Papers:

"A Laboratory Study of Duopoly Price Competition with Patient Buyers"
Shakun Datta, University of Richmond (Contact Author)
Tim Cason, Purdue University

"Sequential Pricing: Theory and Experiments"
Cary A. Deck, University of Arkansas (Contact Author)
John Aloysius, University of Arkansas
Amy Farmer, University of Arkansas

"Do Strategic Substitutes Make Better Markets? A Comparison of Bertrand and Cournot Markets as Trading Institutions"
Douglas D. Davis, Virginia Commonwealth University (Contact Author)

"An Experimental Inquiry into the Origin of Property Rights"
Bart J. Wilson, Chapman University (Contact Author)
Eric Kimbrough, George Mason University
Vernon Smith, Chapman University

Discussants:

Krista Jabs, Florida State University
Shakun Datta, University of Richmond
Artie Zillante, The University of North Carolina Charlotte
Laura Razzolini, Virginia Commonwealth University


 
Saturday
10:00 - 11:45 a.m.
ESA
Session 9H
Applications of Public Goods

Organizers:

Cary A. Deck, University of Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Daniel Hall, Georgia State University

Papers:

"Peer Pressure in Grassroots Fundraising: The Girl Scout Cookie Phenomenon"
Sarah Jacobson, Georgia State University (Contact Author)
Ragan Petrie, Georgia State University

"On the Efficiency of Team-Based Meritocracies"
Anna Gunnthorsdottir, Australian School of Business (Contact Author)
Roumen Vragov, The City University of New York
Stefan Seifert, University of Karlsruhe
Kevin McCabe, George Mason University

"The Efficiency-Equity Tradeoff in a Laboratory Experiment: Income Redistribution and its Effect on Real Labor-Leisure Choices"
Daniel Hall, Georgia State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Sean Collins, Florida State University
Laura Razzolini, Virginia Commonwealth University
Enrique Fatas, University of Texas at Dallas


 
Saturday
2:00 - 3:45 p.m.
ESA
Session 9J
Policy Experiments

Organizers:

Cary A. Deck, University of Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Laura Razzolini, Virginia Commonwealth University

Papers:

"A Meta-Analysis of Tax Compliance Experiments"
Calvin Blackwell, College of Charleston (Contact Author)

"Decision Making with Many Options"
Tibor Besedes, Georgia Tech (Contact Author)
Cary A. Deck, University of Arkansas
Sudipta Sarangi, Louisiana State University
Mike Shor, Vanderbilt University

"Bidding Behavior in PES Auctions Under Regulatory Threat"
Will Holmes, Georgia State University (Contact Author)

"An Experimental Study of Traffic Congestion and Route Choice"
Laura Razzolini, Virginia Commonwealth University (Contact Author)
Shakun Datta, University of Richmond

Discussants:

John Cadigan, Gettysburg College
Bart J. Wilson, Chapman University
John Bernard, University of Delaware
Kurtis J. Swope, United States Naval Academy


 
Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 a.m.
ESA
Session 9L
Trust and Other Regarding Preferences

Organizers:

Cary A. Deck, University of Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Laura Razzolini, Virginia Commonwealth University

Papers:

"Gift Exchange Behavior: High School Versus Undergraduate Students"
Mark F. Owens, Middle Tennessee State University (Contact Author)

"Betraying Trust: An Experimental Study"
Jason A. Aimone, George Mason University (Contact Author)
Daniel Houser, George Mason University

"Experimental Evidence on Inequality Aversion: Do Dictators Give to Help the Less Fortunate?"
Laura Razzolini, Virginia Commonwealth University (Contact Author)
Oleg Korenok, Virginia Commonwealth University
Edward Millner, Virginia Commonwealth University

Discussants:

James C. Cox, Georgia State University
Mark F. Owens, Middle Tennessee State University
Cary A. Deck, University of Arkansas


 
Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 a.m.
ESA
Session 9M
Information and Risk

Organizers:

Cary A. Deck, University of Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Jason A. Aimone, George Mason University

Papers:

"Be My Guinea Pig: A Laboratory Study of Public Information in a One-Armed Bandit Problem"
David M. Bruner, Appalachian State University (Contact Author)
John Boyce, University of Calgary
Mike McKee, Appalachian State University

"Does Deceptive Advertising Reduce Turnout? Theory and Laboratory Evidence"
Sandra Ludwig, University of Munich (Contact Author)
Daniel Houser, George Mason University
Thomas Stratmann, George Mason University

"High Stakes Behavior with Low Payoffs: Inducing Preferences with Holt-Laury Choices"
Jason A. Aimone, George Mason University (Contact Author)
John Dickhaut, University of Minnesota
Daniel Houser, George Mason University
Dorina Tilla, George Mason University

Discussants:

Jason A. Aimone, George Mason University
Li Hao, George Mason University
David M. Bruner, Appalachian State University


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