ECON 221 - Experimental Economics

Institution:

Washington and Lee University

Subject:

Economics

Description:

Prerequisites: ECON 101 and 102. This course explores the use of laboratory methods to study economic behavior. Topics include the design of experiments, laboratory techniques to test theories, financial incentives, and analysis of experimental data. Experimental economics emphasizes applications in a variety of topics: games, bargaining, auctions, market price competition, market failures, voting, contributions to public goods, lottery choice decisions, and the design of electronic markets for financial assets. Guse.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wlu.edu/

Phone Number:

(540) 458-8400

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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