“This workshop made me sure that experimental economics is the field I want to be in”
Author: Megan Luetje
IFREE Proudly Announces the Fall 2019 Small Grant Awards
- “Beyond Dominant Strategy Mechanism Design: Is Strategic Simplicity Good Enough?”Ahrash Dianat and Mikhail Freer, University of Essex, UK
- “Anchor or Asset? Reporting External Obligation.” Laura Razzolini (University of Alabama), Shakun Mago (University of Richmond) and Jennifer Pate (Loyola Marymount University)
- “The Effect of Seed Money and Matching Gifts in Fundraising: A Lab Experiment.” Piruz Saboury, Silvana Krasteva and Marco Palma, Texas A&M University
- “Social Signaling: A Study in Welfare Stigma.” Natalia Valdez Gonzalez and Marco A. Palma, Texas A&M University
- “Competition In Information: An Experimental Study of Bayesian Persuasion in a Search Environment.” Daniel Woods and Tim Cason, Purdue University
- “Natural Resource Windfalls and Demands for Government Accountability: Evidence from the Lab.” James Alexander and James Murphy (University of Alaska, Anchorage) and Maros Servatka (Macquarie Graduate School of Managemeny
To learn more about the grants, visit the IFREE Small Grants Awarded page.
IFREE awards Dr. Stephen Leider with the 2019 Vernon L. Smith Ascending Scholar Prize
January 7, 2020 IFREE presents Dr. Stephen Leider with the 2019 Vernon L. Smith Ascending Scholar Prize in Orange, CA.
Vernon Smith presented the award to Dr. Leider. “It is my great pleasure to recognize you for this award. I want to say that although we look at your past to do this evaluation. This is a prediction about your future.” Smith’s next remarks were met with laughter when he humorously said, “You now have an obligation. This is not a free ride. This is an obligation. Best of luck with what you do.”
This award honors a “budding genius” to set lofty goals for themselves as a social-science theorist, practitioner, colleague, mentor, and truth seeker and to inspire others to do so as well. The awardee offered reflection and advice to attendees of the 2020 Graduate Workshop.
The International Foundation for Research in Experimental Economics is pleased to congratulate Dr. Leider and looks forward to following his career in the years to come.
Dr. Stephen Leider, Associate Professor of Technology and Operations at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business.
The 2019 Vernon L. Smith Ascending Scholar Prize is announced
Congratulations to Dr. Stephen Leider, Associate Professor of Technology and Operations at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, on being awarded this year’s Ascending Scholar Prize. Click here to read official announcement.
International Workshops in Experimental Economics in South East Asia
IFREE sponsored workshops were held at the University of Economics in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on July 22-24, 2019 and at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand on August 1-3, 2019. IFREE is committed to sponsoring international workshops to introduce students to experimental economics.
Apply for the 25th Annual Graduate Student Workshop in Experimental Economics
The 25th Visiting Graduate Student Workshop in Experimental Economics held at Chapman University, January 7-11, 2020. This five day workshop provides an introduction to laboratory methods in economics for Ph.D. students. Participation in experiments for cash is followed by a presentation from workshop faculty. Free to apply and to attend!
Visit IFREE’s Graduate Workshop page to learn more and apply.
High School Workshop gives students the Experimental Economics Experience
Read about the 2019 Vernon L. Smith High School Workshop in Experimental Economics at Chapman University.
2019 IFREE Undergraduate Workshop at the University of Alabama
Wednesday May 22– Saturday May 25, 2019 Read about the summer workshop held at The University of Alabama’s TIDE Lab.
Interested in using economic experiments in your classroom or research?
Consistent with IFREE’s mission, IFREE develops software and distributes it free of charge for research-education purposes.
Visit IFREE’s Software page to learn more.
Apply for the 2019 High School Workshop in Experimental Economics
The 2019 Vernon L Smith High School Workshop in Experimental Economics Application is now open. The workshop will be held at Chapman University on June 24-28, 2019. For more information and to apply, please visit the Economic Science Institute’s workshop website.
To read about previous workshops, please visit IFREE’s high school workshop website.