Book contents
- Frontmatter
- THE LECTURES
- 1 The Economics of Incentives: An Introductory Account (1983)
- 2 On the Theory of Perfect Competition (1984)
- 3 On the Role of "Dutch Books" in the Theory of Choice Under Risk (1985)
- 4 Rationality and Bounded Rationality (1986)
- 5 On the Mechanics of Economic Development (1987)
- 6 Knightian Uncertainty (1988)
- 7 Evolution, Learning, and Economic Behavior (1989)
- 8 Experimental Economics: Behavioral Lessons for Microeconomic Theory and Policy (1990)
- 9 Habits, Addictions, and Traditions (1991)
- 10 Issues in Social Insurance (1993)
- 11 Negotiation with Private Information: Litigation and Strikes (1994)
- 12 Economic Survival (1995)
- 13 Shirtsleeves to Shirtsleeves: The Economics of Social Mobility (1996)
8 - Experimental Economics: Behavioral Lessons for Microeconomic Theory and Policy (1990)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 January 2013
- Frontmatter
- THE LECTURES
- 1 The Economics of Incentives: An Introductory Account (1983)
- 2 On the Theory of Perfect Competition (1984)
- 3 On the Role of "Dutch Books" in the Theory of Choice Under Risk (1985)
- 4 Rationality and Bounded Rationality (1986)
- 5 On the Mechanics of Economic Development (1987)
- 6 Knightian Uncertainty (1988)
- 7 Evolution, Learning, and Economic Behavior (1989)
- 8 Experimental Economics: Behavioral Lessons for Microeconomic Theory and Policy (1990)
- 9 Habits, Addictions, and Traditions (1991)
- 10 Issues in Social Insurance (1993)
- 11 Negotiation with Private Information: Litigation and Strikes (1994)
- 12 Economic Survival (1995)
- 13 Shirtsleeves to Shirtsleeves: The Economics of Social Mobility (1996)
Summary
It is an honor on this occasion and by this means to pay tribute to the memory of Nancy Schwartz. Although Nancy's work was that of an accomplished theorist, and not of an experimentalist, she had an interest in experimentalism that was born of her natural curiosity about all economic matters. It is also a pleasure, once again, to visit my many friends at Northwestern.
Almost everyone wants to know if things work, and experimental economics asks whether and under what circumstances our models work. Over the past 30-odd years, this intellectual effort has developed a methodology for providing experimental answers to this question, integrating them with field observations and, where appropriate, for modifying our models in response to the resulting evidence. In this address I want to talk about what we have learned and the consequences of this learning for how we do theory. I will also have something to say about the potential implications of our learning for microeconomic policy.
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- Frontiers of Research in Economic TheoryThe Nancy L. Schwartz Memorial Lectures, 1983–1997, pp. 104 - 122Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1998
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