Workshop on Teaching Economics
with Computerized Experiments
Held in conjunction with
the 81st Western Economic Association International Conference
at the San Diego Manchester Grand Hyatt
Room Betsy A & B
June 29, 2006, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
(WEAI sessions begin on June 30)
| Time | |
| 9:00 – 9:30 | Introduction to Experimental Economics, its role in teaching, and EconPort |
| 9:30 – 10:30 | Homegrown Demand and Supply experiments |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Break |
| 10:45 – 12:00 | Competitive market experiments |
| 12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 – 2:00 | Discussion of competitive market experiment results, and experiment variations (taxation, price controls, alternative trading institutions, market power). |
| 2:00 – 2:45 | Public goods experiments |
| 2:45 – 3:00 | Break |
| 3:00 – 3:45 | Game theory experiments |
| 3:45 – 4:45 | Practice setting up computerized experiments |
| 4:45 – 5:00 | Conclusion |
