ECON 278A
Experimental Methods
Introduction to the methodology of Experimental Economics. Topics include: motivations for experiments in economics, types of experimental designs, inducing preferences and beliefs, designing experiments with inference in mind, calibration of parameters, implementing an experiment, implementing moves by nature, elicitation techniques, framing, dealing with risk aversion in the laboratory, cognition tests, design of payments.
Topics
- motivations for experiments in economics
- types of experimental designs
- inducing preferences and beliefs
- designing experiments with inference in mind
- calibration of parameters
- implementing an experiment
- implementing moves by nature
- elicitation techniques
- framing
- dealing with risk aversion in the laboratory
- cognition tests
- design of payments
Topics explicitly listed in official catalogue description
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027