| Economics Lab: An Intensive Course in Experimental Economics Contributor(s): Cassar, Alessandra (Author), Friedman, Dan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415324025 ISBN-13: 9780415324021 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $68.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2004 Annotation: Laboratory experiments with human subjects provide crucial data in most fields of economics. There has been a tremendous upsurge in interest in this relatively new field of economics. This textbook is an introduction to the world of experimental economics. Contributors such as Reinhard Selten and Axel Leijonhufvud add to a book that begins with an exploration of the history of experimental economics before moving on to describing how to set up an economics experiment and surveying selected applications and the latest methods. This user-friendly book demonstrates how students can use the lessons learned within it to conduct original research. With their free-flowing, discursive yet precise style, Friedman and Cassar have created a book that will be simply essential to students of experimental economics across the world. Thanks to its authoritative content, the book will also find its way onto every respectable economists bookshelf. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economics - Microeconomics |
| Dewey: 330.072 |
| LCCN: 2003060551 |
| Series: Routledge Advances in Experimental and Computable Economics |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 6.34" W x 9.2" (0.93 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Laboratory experiments with human subjects now provide crucial data in most fields of economics and there has been a tremendous upsurge in interest in this relatively new field of economics. This textbook introduces the student to the world of experimental economics. Contributors including Reinhard Selten and Axel Leijonhufvud that sketch the history of experimental economics before moving on to describe how to set up an economics experiment and to survey selected applications and the latest methods. This user-friendly book demonstrates how students can use the lessons to conduct original research. |