Experimental Methods

Experimental Methods
Author: Daniel Friedman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 252
Release: 1994-01-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780521456821

This primer is the first hands-on guide to the physical aspects of conducting experiments in economics.

The Economics of Intellectual Property. Suggestions for Further Research in Developing Countries and Countries with Economies in Transition

The Economics of Intellectual Property. Suggestions for Further Research in Developing Countries and Countries with Economies in Transition
Author: World Intellectual Property Organization
Publisher: WIPO
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2009-01-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9280517910

The series of papers in this publication were commissioned from renowned international economists from all regions. They review the existing empirical literature on six selected themes relating to the economics of intellectual property, identify the key research questions, point out research gaps and explore possible avenues for future research.

Experiments and Competition Policy

Experiments and Competition Policy
Author: Jeroen Hinloopen
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2009-03-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0521493420

Economists have begun to make much greater use of experimental methods in their research. This collection surveys these methods and shows how they can help us to understand firm behaviour in relation to various forms of competition policy.

Design Rules, Volume 1

Design Rules, Volume 1
Author: Carliss Y. Baldwin
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 508
Release: 2000-03-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0262291851

We live in a dynamic economic and commerical world, surrounded by objects of remarkable complexity and power. In many industries, changes in products and technologies have brought with them new kinds of firms and forms of organization. We are discovering news ways of structuring work, of bringing buyers and sellers together, and of creating and using market information. Although our fast-moving economy often seems to be outside of our influence or control, human beings create the things that create the market forces. Devices, software programs, production processes, contracts, firms, and markets are all the fruit of purposeful action: they are designed. Using the computer industry as an example, Carliss Y. Baldwin and Kim B. Clark develop a powerful theory of design and industrial evolution. They argue that the industry has experienced previously unimaginable levels of innovation and growth because it embraced the concept of modularity, building complex products from smaller subsystems that can be designed independently yet function together as a whole. Modularity freed designers to experiment with different approaches, as long as they obeyed the established design rules. Drawing upon the literatures of industrial organization, real options, and computer architecture, the authors provide insight into the forces of change that drive today's economy.

Handbook of Behavioral Industrial Organization

Handbook of Behavioral Industrial Organization
Author: Victor J. Tremblay
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 483
Release: 2018
Genre: Economics
ISBN: 178471898X

The Handbook of Behavioral Industrial Organization integrates behavioral economics into industrial organization. Chapters cover concepts such as relative thinking, salience, shrouded attributes, cognitive dissonance, motivated reasoning, confirmation bias, overconfidence, status quo bias, social cooperation and identity. Additional chapters consider industry issues, such as sports and gambling industries, neuroeconomic studies of brands and advertising, and behavioral antitrust law. The Handbook features a wide array of methods (literature surveys, experimental and econometric research, and theoretical modelling), facilitating accessibility to a wide audience.

Replication in Experimental Economics

Replication in Experimental Economics
Author: Tanya Rosenblat
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2015-10-20
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1785603507

This volume highlights the importance of replicating previous economic experiments for understanding the robustness and generalizability of behavior. Readers will gain a better understanding of the role that replication plays in scientific discovery as well as valuable insights into the robustness of previously reported findings.

Handbook of Labor Economics

Handbook of Labor Economics
Author: Orley Ashenfelter
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 863
Release: 2010-12-09
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0444534504

A guide to the continually evolving field of labour economics.

Markets, Games, and Strategic Behavior

Markets, Games, and Strategic Behavior
Author: Charles A. Holt
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 696
Release: 2019-03-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0691188971

From a pioneer in experimental economics, an expanded and updated edition of a textbook that brings economic experiments into the classroom Economics is rapidly becoming a more experimental science, and the best way to convey insights from this research is to engage students in classroom simulations that motivate subsequent discussions and reading. In this expanded and updated second edition of Markets, Games, and Strategic Behavior, Charles Holt, one of the leaders in experimental economics, provides an unparalleled introduction to the study of economic behavior, organized around risky decisions, games of strategy, and economic markets that can be simulated in class. Each chapter is based on a key experiment, presented with accessible examples and just enough theory. Featuring innovative applications from the lab and the field, the book introduces new research on a wide range of topics. Core chapters provide an introduction to the experimental analysis of markets and strategic decisions made in the shadow of risk or conflict. Instructors can then pick and choose among topics focused on bargaining, game theory, social preferences, industrial organization, public choice and voting, asset market bubbles, and auctions. Based on decades of teaching experience, this is the perfect book for any undergraduate course in experimental economics or behavioral game theory. New material on topics such as matching, belief elicitation, repeated games, prospect theory, probabilistic choice, macro experiments, and statistical analysis Participatory experiments that connect behavioral theory and laboratory research Largely self-contained chapters that can each be covered in a single class Guidance for instructors on setting up classroom experiments, with either hand-run procedures or free online software End-of-chapter problems, including some conceptual-design questions, with hints or partial solutions provided