EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS
An examination of the use of laboratory or field experiments to examine questions of interest to economists. How to design economic experiments and understand their results. Understanding answers to key questions about economic policy, development economics, learning in uncertain situations, behavior in markets, market design, auctions, finance, altruism and selfishness, bargaining, and many other topics, as well as the processes that produced these answers, using principles from statistical models, survey design, game theory, understanding of incentives, and behavioral economics.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: ( ECON 301 or 311 ) and ECON 310 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe what experimental economics is and is not. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Discuss the fundamental statistical tools and issues relating to experimental methods in economics. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Design, carry out, and evaluate the results of basic economic experiments using concepts from survey design, applied statistics, game theory, and behavioral economics. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Explain important economic models, experiments, games, and experimental results in the development and application of experimental economics. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe what experimental economics is and is not. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Discuss the fundamental statistical tools and issues relating to experimental methods in economics. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Design, carry out, and evaluate the results of basic economic experiments using concepts from survey design, applied statistics, game theory, and behavioral economics. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Explain important economic models, experiments, games, and experimental results in the development and application of experimental economics. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027