2011 Sessions for the Economic Science Association

Session 03A Information and Learning
Session 03B It's My Property
Session 03C Coordination and Collusion
Session 03D Experiments in Industrial Organization
Session 03F Blame and Punishment in Public Goods
Session 03G Individual Choice Experiments
Session 03H Education and Labor Experiments
Session 03I Public Goods
Session 03J Field Experiments
Session 03K Cooperation and Politics

 
Saturday
8:00 - 9:45 a.m.
ESA
Session 03A
Information and Learning

Organizers:

Cary A. Deck, University of Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Lijia Wei, Xiamen University

Papers:

"Information, Misperception, and Beliefs"
Daniel Martin, New York University (Contact Author)
Andrew Caplin, New York University

"The Control Premium"
David Owens, Haverford College (Contact Author)
Zack Grossman, University of California, Santa Barbara
Ryan Fackler, Haverford College

"Preference Parameters or Mistakes?"
Salar Jahedi, University of Arkansas (Contact Author)
Cary A. Deck, University of Arkansas

"Gender and Bidding Heterogeneity in Buy and Sell Auctions"
Jason Shachat, Xiamen University
Lijia Wei, Xiamen University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

TBA

 

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Saturday
10:00 - 11:45 a.m.
ESA
Session 03B
It's My Property

Organizers:

Cary A. Deck, University of Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Bart J. Wilson, Chapman University

Papers:

"That’s My Final Offer! A Laboratory Study of Unanimous-Consent Bargaining with Asymmetry and Credible Commitment"
Pamela M. Schmitt, United States Naval Academy (Contact Author)
Kurtis J. Swope, United States Naval Academy
John Cadigan, Gettysburg College

"Multi-Battle Contests: An Experimental Study"
Shakun Datta Mago, University of Richmond (Contact Author)
Roman M. Sheremeta, Chapman University

"An Experiment on Property Rights Under Resource Shocks"
Erik O. Kimbrough, Simon Fraser University (Contact Author)
Bart J. Wilson, Chapman University

"An Experiment on Protecting Intellectual Property"
Bart J. Wilson, Chapman University (Contact Author)
Joy Buchanan, George Mason University

Discussants:

TBA

 

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Saturday
1:00 - 2:45 p.m.
ESA
Session 03C
Coordination and Collusion

Organizers:

Cary A. Deck, University of Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Emmanuel Dechenaux, Kent State University

Papers:

"Tacit Collusion in Price Setting Oligopoly: A Puzzle Redux"
Matt Van Essen, The University of Alabama (Contact Author)
Billy Hankins, The University of Alabama

"One Step at a Time: Does Gradualism Build Coordination?"
Maoliang Ye, Harvard University (Contact Author)
Sam Asher, Harvard University
Lorenzo Casaburi, Harvard University
Plamen Nikolov, Harvard University

"Collusion with Private Information: An Experiment on the Role of Side Payments"
Emmanuel Dechenaux, Kent State University (Contact Author)
Shakun Datta Mago, University of Richmond

Discussants:

TBA

 

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Saturday
3:00 - 4:45 p.m.
ESA
Session 03D
Experiments in Industrial Organization

Organizers:

Cary A. Deck, University of Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Antonio J. Morales, University of Malaga

Papers:

"Distinguishing Honesty from Bounded Rationality in Cheap Talking Using Vagueness"
Dan Wood, Clemson University (Contact Author)

"A Simple Approach for Organizing Behavior and Explaining Cooperation in Repeated Games"
Asen Ivanov, Virginia Commonwealth University (Contact Author)
Douglas D. Davis, Virginia Commonwealth University
Oleg Korenok, Virginia Commonwealth University

"Valuation Structure in First-Price and Least-Revenue Auctions: An Experimental Investigation"
Rimvydas Baltaduonis, Gettysburg College (Contact Author)
Diego Aycinena, Universidad Francisco Marroquín
Lucas Rentschler, Universidad Francisco Marroquín

"An Experiment on Economic Natural Selection and Competition"
Antonio J. Morales, University of Malaga (Contact Author)
Enrique Fatas, University of East Anglia
Ainhoa Jaramillo-Gutiérrez, Universitat de València

Discussants:

TBA

 

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Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 a.m.
ESA
Session 03F
Blame and Punishment in Public Goods

Organizers:

Cary A. Deck, University of Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Julian Jamison, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Papers:

"The Scapegoat: Downstream Externalities in Voluntary Public Good Provision"
Jason Delaney, University of Arkansas at Little Rock (Contact Author)
Sarah Jacobson, Williams College

"Punishment Networks in Public Goods Games"
Abhijit Ramalingam, University of East Anglia (Contact Author)
James M. Walker, Indiana University
Andreas Leibbrandt, Monash University
Lauri Saaksvuori, Max Planck Institute Jena

"Punishment and Forgiveness Among Groups"
Xiaofei Pan, George Mason University (Contact Author)
Daniel Houser, George Mason University

"Who Likes to Punish? Public Goods with Endogenous Institutions"
Julian Jamison, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (Contact Author)
Michalis Drouvelis, University of Birmingham

Discussants:

TBA

 

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Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 a.m.
ESA
Session 03G
Individual Choice Experiments

Organizers:

Cary A. Deck, University of Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Pallab Mozumder, Florida International University

Papers:

"Improving Multi-Option Decision Making: Breaking Down the Task"
Tibor Besedes, Georgia Institute of Technology (Contact Author)
Cary A. Deck, University of Arkansas
Sudipta Sarangi, Louisiana State University
Mike Shor, Vanderbilt University

"Honest Lies"
Li Hao, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (Contact Author)
Daniel Houser, George Mason University

"Paradoxes and Mechanisms for Choice Under Risk"
Vjollca Sadiraj, Georgia State University (Contact Author)
James C. Cox, Georgia State University
Ulrich Schmidt, University of Kiel

"Investigating Hurricane Risk Mitigation Behavior: A Policy Experiment"
Pallab Mozumder, Florida International University (Contact Author)
Aric Shafran, California Polytechnic State University
Jamie Brown Kruse, East Carolina University

Discussants:

TBA

 

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Sunday
2:00 - 3:45 p.m.
ESA
Session 03H
Education and Labor Experiments

Organizers:

Cary A. Deck, University of Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Eric N. Duquette, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Papers:

"Rewards and Punishments in the Care Sector"
Catherine C. Eckel, The University of Texas at Dallas
Sheheryar Banuri, The University of Texas at Dallas (Contact Author)
Angela C. M. de Oliveira, University of Massachusetts-Amherst

"Selection into Skill Accumulation: Evidence Using Observational and Experimental Data"
Utteeyo Dasgupta, Franklin and Marshall College (Contact Author)
Lata Gangadharan, Monash University
Pushkar Maitra, Monash University
Subha Mani, Fordham University

"Is Turning Out to Vote a Public Good Contribution? Evidence from Albania"
Danila Serra, Florida State University (Contact Author)
Abigail Barr, Nuffield College
Truman Packard, The World Bank

"Do Late Adopters of Best Management Practices Have Higher Discount Rates: Experimental Evidence"
Eric N. Duquette, U.S. Department of Agriculture (Contact Author)
Nathaniel Higgins, U.S. Department of Agriculture
John Horowitz, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Discussants:

TBA

 

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Sunday
4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
ESA
Session 03I
Public Goods

Organizers:

Cary A. Deck, University of Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Will Holmes, Georgia Gwinnett College

Papers:

"The Endogenous Formation of Coalitions to Provide Public Goods: Theory and Experimental Evidence"
David M. McEvoy, Appalachian State University (Contact Author)

"Visibility of Contributions and Cost of Information: An Experiment on Public Goods"
Anya Savikhin, University of Chicago (Contact Author)
Roman M. Sheremeta, Chapman University

"Common Identity and the Voluntary Provision of Public Goods: An Experimental Investigation"
Sherry Li, The University of Texas at Dallas (Contact Author)
Angela C. M. de Oliveira, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Catherine C. Eckel, The University of Texas at Dallas

"Contribute . . . or Let the Government Provide"
Will Holmes, Georgia Gwinnett College (Contact Author)
Daniel T. Hall, High Point University

Discussants:

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Monday
8:00 - 9:45 a.m.
ESA
Session 03J
Field Experiments

Organizers:

Cary A. Deck, University of Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Paul J. Ferraro, Georgia State University

Papers:

"The Hidden Costs of Inducing Intrinsic Motivations"
Tanjim Hossain, University of Toronto (Contact Author)
King King Li, Max Planck Institute of Economics

"Carrots That Look Like Sticks: A Field Experiment on Multitasking Incentives"
Omar Al-ubaydli, George Mason University (Contact Author)
Steffen Andersen, Copenhagen Business School
Uri Gneezy, University of California, San Diego
John A. List, The University of Chicago

"The Impact of Credit Cards on Spending: A Field Experiment"
Elif Incekara-Hafalir, Carnegie Mellon University (Contact Author)
George Loewenstein, Carnegie Mellon University

"Social Norms, Political Ideology and Extraction from Common Pool Resources: Evidence from a Large-Scale Field Experiment"
Paul J. Ferraro, Georgia State University (Contact Author)
Toby Bolsen, Georgia State University
Juan Jose Miranda, Georgia State University

Discussants:

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Monday
10:00 - 11:45 a.m.
ESA
Session 03K
Cooperation and Politics

Organizers:

Cary A. Deck, University of Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Kenju Kamei, Deloitte

Papers:

"Gift-Exchange Experiments Across Countries:  Evidence from Germany, Spain, Israel, USA, Malaysia and Japan"
Aric Shafran, California Polytechnic State University (Contact Author)
Ch'ng Kean Siang, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Till Requate, University of Kiel
Isreal Waichman, University of Kiel
Eva Camacho-Cuenea, University Jaume I
Yoshio Lida, Kyoto Sangyo University
Shosh Sharabani, The Academic College of Emek Yezreel

"Democracy and Resilient Pro-Social Behavioral Change: An Experimental Study"
Kenju Kamei, Deloitte (Contact Author)

"Trust in Texas Towns"
Sudipta Sarangi, Louisiana State University (Contact Author)
Catherine C. Eckel, The University of Texas at Dallas
Sarah Quintnar, Louisiana State University
Rick K. Wilson, Rice University

Discussants:

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