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ECON 179

Experimental Economics

UNITS:5
GRADING:Letter (ABCD/NP)
LEVEL:Undergrad
GER:WAY-AQR, WAY-SI

Methods and major subject areas that have been addressed by laboratory experiments. Focus is on a series of experiments that build on one another. Topics include decision making, two player games, auctions, and market institutions. How experiments are used to learn about preferences and behavior, trust, fairness, and learning. Final presentation of group projects. Approved field credit for the ECON BA, BS, and Minor Programs.

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1 Term
Lecture 1Open
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DAYS:Monday, Wednesday
TIME:1:30 PM – 2:50 PM
LOCATION:TBD
INSTRUCTOR:
Niederle, Muriel
5units

ECON 179: Experimental Economics

5 units · Letter (ABCD/NP) · GER: WAY-AQR, WAY-SI

Methods and major subject areas that have been addressed by laboratory experiments. Focus is on a series of experiments that build on one another. Topics include decision making, two player games, auctions, and market institutions. How experiments are used to learn about preferences and behavior, trust, fairness, and learning. Final presentation of group projects. Approved field credit for the ECON BA, BS, and Minor Programs.

Offered in Winter 2027 at Stanford University.

Winter 2027 sections

  • Lecture — Monday Wednesday 1:30 PM – 2:50 PM — Niederle, Muriel (Undergrad)

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