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Abstract In experimental economics there is a norm against using deception. But precisely what constitutes deception unclear. While consensus view that providing false information not permitted, are also “gray areas” with respect to practices omit or misleading without an explicit lie being told. this paper, we report the results of large survey among economists and students concerning various ...

This paper argues that an increased application of quasi-experimental and experimental techniques will improve understanding about core environmental economics questions. This argument is supported by a review of the limitations of associational evidence in assessing causal hypotheses. The paper also discusses the benefits of experiments and quasi-experiments, outlines some quasi-experimental m...

We present an overview of the use of power calculations in experimental economics as well as other disciplines. We review the methodology proposed by the field of economics as well the pitfalls in failing to incorporate power calculations in lab and field experiments. We write this note to further draw attention to the issue, and to make a case that details of power calculations should be repor...

129 National Tax Journal Vol. LX, No. 1 March 2007 Abstract Laboratory experiments have proven increasingly useful in all areas of economics. This paper discusses the methodology of experimental economics, highlights its strengths and weaknesses, discusses many of the applications of experimental methods to public economics, and suggests topics in which future applications may also prove useful.

Many poor countries remain trapped in a cycle of poverty and environmental degradation. Understanding how people react to existing and proposed solutions most likely can be improved using the methods of experimental economics. Experiments provide researchers a method to test theory, look for patterns of behavior, testbed economic institutions and incentives, and to educate people. Herein we exp...

The opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of any others within experimental economics or related communities. I thank the faculty and students of ICES, particularly Ryan Oprea and Erte Xiao, for useful conversations on norms in experimental economics.

This study reports of a series of experiments of the proposed Swedish-Norwegian green certificates market. The experiments were carried out at NTNUs Experimental Economics Energy Market Laboratory (EEEMiL) using graduate students from engineering and economics as subjects. The main purpose of the experiments was to test how a) floating versus fixed price caps and b) banking of TGCs influenced t...

At a recent conference at which we were participants (the 1996 Amsterdam Workshop on Experimental Economics) one recurrent theme at a number of sessions was the issue of deception in economics experiments. Not withstanding some heated exchanges, it seemed clear that the predominant view among the participants was that deception in an experiment should be avoided. In the present paper Bonetti ch...