RESEARCH

A selection of experimental economics papers written by members of the department and individuals affiliated with the department and lab:

Working Papers

Akai, Kenju, Konow, James, Saijo, Tatsuyoshi (2009), "Morals and Mores: Experimental Evidence on Equity and Equality". [paper]

Herreiner, Dorothea K., Puppe, Clemens (2009), "Inequality Aversion and Efficiency with Ordinal and Cardinal Social Preferences – An Experimental Study". [paper]

Herreiner, Dorothea K. (2009), "Do Intentions Matter for Empowerment? Procedural Justice in Simple Bargaining Games". [paper]

Herreiner, Dorothea K., Yamauchi, Nikki (2009), "What Makes Randomness Fair?". [paper]

Konow, James (2009), "Mixed Feelings: Theory and Evidence of Altruism". [paper]

Konow, James (2008), "The Moral High Ground: An Experimental Study of Spectator Impartiality". [paper]

Publications

Croson, Rachel, Konow, James (2009), "Social Preferences and Moral Biases", Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 69/3, 201-212. [paper]

Datta, Shakun, Pate, Jenifer (2009), "An Experimental Examination of Competitor-Based Price Matching Guarantees", forthcoming in the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. [paper]

Earley, Joseph, Konow, James (2008), "The Hedonistic Paradox: Is Homo Economicus Happier?", Journal of Public Economics, 92/1-2, 1-33.

Healy, Andrew (2009), "How Effectively Do People Learn from a Variety of Different Opinions?", forthcoming in Experimental Economics.

Herreiner, Dorothea K., Puppe, Clemens (2009), "Envy Freeness in Experimental Fair Division Problems", Theory and Decision. 67/1, 65-100.  

Herreiner, Dorothea K., Puppe, Clemens (2007), "Distributing Indivisible Goods Fairly: Evidence from a Questionnaire Study", Analyse und Kritik, 29/2, pp. 235-258.  

Konow, James (2009), "Is Fairness in the Eye of the Beholder? An Impartial Spectator Analysis of Justice", Social Choice and Welfare, 33/1, 101-127. [paper]

Konow, James (2000). "Fair Shares: Accountability and Cognitive Dissonance in Allocation Decisions", American Economic Review, vol. 90, no. 4 (September), pp. 1072-1091.

Honor Theses

Yamauchi, Nikki S. (Feb 2009), "Procedural Fairness in Simple Bargaining Games".

Villela, Chris (Apr 2008), "The Volunteer's Dilemma: Rewarding the Volunteer".

Last modified: Sep 18, 2009

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