Experimental economists are leaving the reservation. They are recruiting subjects in the field
rather than in the classroom, using field goods rather than induced valuations, and using …

A critical question facing experimental economists is whether behavior inside the laboratory
is a good indicator of behavior outside the laboratory. To address that question, we build a …

Several experimental studies have provided evidence that suggest indifference curves have
a kink around the current endowment level. These results, which clearly contradict closely …

We use a controlled experiment to explore whether there are gender differences in selecting
into competitive environments across two distinct societies: the Maasai in Tanzania and the …

This study presents an overview of modern field experiments and their usage in economics.
Our discussion focuses on three distinct periods of field experimentation that have …

This study examines individual behavior in two well-functioning marketplaces to investigate
whether market experience eliminates the endowment effect. Field evidence from both …

Using data from a national survey of nearly 2000 mutual fund investors, we investigate whether
investor gender is related to risk taking as revealed in mutual fund investment decisions. …

The dictator game represents a workhorse within experimental economics, frequently used
to test theory and to provide insights into the prevalence of social preferences. This study …

Preferences elicited in hypothetical settings have recently come underscrutiny, causing
estimates from the contingent valuation method to bechallenged due to perceived ``hypothetical …

Every year, 90% of Americans give money to charities. Is such generosity necessarily welfare
enhancing for the giver? We present a theoretical framework that distinguishes two types …