MTU Cork Library Catalogue

Experiments in economics /

Hey, John Denis.

Experiments in economics / John D. Hey. - Oxford, UK ; Cambridge, USA : Blackwell, 1991. - xi, 242 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Uncertainty and expectations in economics .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-236) and indexes.

Introduction -- Part I: Methodological issues -- Experimental and non-experimental methods in economics -- Practical details of laboratory experimentation in economics -- Part II: Experiments on individual decision-making under risk -- The theories to be investigated -- An example of a simple experiment -- A broad survey of other experimental studies -- Part III: Experiments on individual economic behaviour under risk -- An example of a simple set of search experiments -- A consumption experiment -- A broad survey of other experimental studies -- Part IV: Experiments on interactive economic behaviour -- The economic theories of games and bargaining -- Experiments on games and bargaining -- The economic theories of auctions and markets -- Experiments on auctions and markets -- Part V: Concluding remarks -- Other experimental work -- Conclusions and suggestions for future research.

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Economics
Uncertainty.
Rational expectations (Economic theory)
Negotiation in business.
Decision making

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