Schedule
Experimental Economics Workshop Program
May 25-29, 2026
- Morning session – Theory 9:00am to 12:30pm
- Afternoon session – Applications 2:00pm to 5:00pm
- Optional evening session - Group work 5:00pm to 6:30pm
| May 25: Survey Design and Experimental Economics with Carola Grebitus |
Introduction to survey design; Introduction to experimental economics; Recent developments in experimental economics; Designing your own survey |
| May 26: Experimental Auctions with Carola Grebitus |
Introduction to experimental auctions; Designing laboratory auction experiments; Combining auctions with survey instruments; Conducting a non-hypothetical, lab auction study; Analysis of auction data |
| May 27: Choice experiments with Jayson Lusk and Vincenzina Caputo |
Introduction to stated choice surveys and experimental design; Full and fractional factorial designs; Orthogonal and efficient designs; Designing a choice experiment with the experimental design software Ngene |
| May 28: Choice modeling with Vincenzina Caputo and Jayson Lusk |
Multinomial logit models; Mixed logit models; Willingness to pay models, Computer exercises with estimation software (Nlogit and Stata) |
| May 29: Deriving recommendations with David Just and Rodolfo M. Nayga, Jr. |
Interpretation of results; Depiction of results; Deriving evidence-based recommendations for stakeholders. Assessing published evidence from the literature in light of strength of internal and external validity; Determining strength of potential contributions to the literature; Final project presentations |
Note: The organizers reserve the right to adjust the program as needed.