Conference on Experiments and Econometrics, May 7-8, 2004 Room 101-A Silver Center, 33 Washington Place, NY 10003. Map and Travel Direction

The C.V.Starr Center for Applied Economics, the Center for Experimental Social Science, and the Northwestern University jointly sponsor this conference. It will be held on May 7-8, 2004 at N.Y.U. Please email anne.stubing@nyu.edu for registration.

The purpose of the conference is to explore the interface between experimental and econometric techniques and how each can be used to supplement and complement the other.

Below is a list of participants.

Peter Bossaerts California Institute of Technology
Colin Camerer California Institute of Technology
Gary Chamberlain Harvard University
Jeff Dominitz Carnegie Mellon University
Chris Flinn New York University
Guillaume Frechette Harvard (NYU)
Jacob Goeree University of Amsterdam California Institute of Technology
John Ham Ohio State University
Charles Holt University of Virginia
Joel Horowitz Northwestern University
Ali Hortacsu University of Chicago
Hide Ichimura UCLA
John Kagel Ohio State
Shachar Kariv University of California at Berkeley
Michael Keane Yale University
Charles Manski Northwestern University
Tom Palfrey California Institute of Technology
Charles Plott California Institute of Technology
Robert Porter Northwestern University
Barry Sopher Rutgers University
Robert Willis University of Michigan
Kenneth Wolpin University of Pennsylvania

Below is the program for this conference.
It is also available in PDF format here.


Conference on Experiments and Econometrics
May 7 - 8, 2004

Sponsors:
C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics
Center for Experimental Social Science
Northwestern University

Organizers:
Charles Manski, Northwestern University
Andrew Schotter, New York University
Shachar Kariv, University of California, Berkeley

Location:
Jurow Lecture Hall, Silver Center Room 101A

Friday May 7th, 2004

8:30 - 9:00 Coffee and Continental Breakfast

9:00 - 12:40 Conceptual Issues--Moderator:Shachar Kariv

9:00 - 9:40 Using Data on Choices and Expectations to Infer Decision Rules
Charles Manski, Northwestern University

9:40 - 10:20 Making Unobservables Observable in the Lab: Comparing Learning Models Using Ideal Micro-data Sets
Andrew Schotter, New York University

10:20 - 10:40 Break

10:40 - 11:30 Understanding the Dynamics of Multiple Market Systems
Charles Plott, California Institute of Technology

11:30 - 12:20 Embedding Experiments in Household Surveys
Bob Willis, University of Michigan

12:20-2:20 Buffet Lunch
NYU Torch Club -18 Waverly Place,
between Greene & Mercer Streets
Street Level Main Dining Room

2:20 - 5:10 Auctions and Markets--Moderator:Charles Holt

2:20 - 3:10 Are Structural Estimates of Auction Models Reasonable? Evidence from Experimental Data
Ali Hortacsu, University of Chicago

3:10 - 4:00 Selection Bias, Demographic Effects and Ability Effects in Common Value Auction Experiments
John Kagel, Ohio State University
John Ham, Ohio State University

4:00 - 4:20 Break

4:20 - 5:10 Can Supply and Demand Parameters be Recovered from Data Generated by Market Institutions?
James C. Cox, University of Arizona

5:10 - 5:40 General Discussion

6:00 -7:00 Drinks
Silverstein Lounge – Silver Center Room 101

7:00 Dinner
Woo Lae Oak Korean BBQ,
148 Mercer Street between Houston and Prince Streets


Saturday May 8th, 2004

8:30 - 9:00 Coffee and Continental Breakfast

9:00 - 11:50 Behavior--Moderator:Jacob Goeree

9:00 - 9:50 A Behavioral Identification in Coalitional Bargaining An Experimental Analysis of Demand Bargaining and Alternating Offers
Guillaume Frechette, Harvard Business School and New York University

9:50 - 10:40 Prices and Portfolio Choice in Financial Markets: Theory and Experiment
Peter Bossaerts, California Institute of Technology
Charles Plott, California Institute of Technology

10:40 - 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 - 11:50 Hierarchical Quantal Response Models of Games
Colin Camerer, California Institute of Technology
Tom Palfrey, California Institute of Technology

11:50-12:30 Boxed Lunch

12:30 - 3:00 Learning--Moderator: Xiaohong Chen

12:30 - 1:20 Using Experimental Data to Infer How Subjects Form Expectations
Mike Keane, Yale University

1:20 - 2:10 Information Cascades/Herding Experimental Evidence
Jeff Dominitz, Carnegie Mellon University

2:10 - 3:00 Econometric Inference on Learning Rules: the case of EWA
Hide Ichimura, University College London