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課程名稱

實驗經濟學一：行為賽局論
Experimental Economics I: Behavioral Game Theory

開課學期

111-2

授課對象

社會科學院經濟學研究所

授課教師

王道一

課號

ECON5112

課程識別碼

323EU8110

班次

學分

3.0

全/半年

半年

必/選修

選修

上課時間

星期二2,3,4(9:10~12:10)

上課地點

社科研608

備註

本課程以英語授課。英文考試。建議先修課程：個體經濟理論一或賽局論或賽局與訊息。
限學士班三年級以上或限碩士班以上或限博士班
總人數上限：32人
外系人數限制：4人

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課程概述

[For details, see: http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~josephw/experimental_23S.htm]

This is an upper division and graduate level course on experimental economics, focusing on behavioral game theory. The purpose is to introduce experimental economics to students so they can start their own research in this field. You are expected to write individual research proposals and present them.

課程目標

Specific goals of this course include:

1. Introduction to experimental economics: After this class, students are expected to be able to name several experiments performed in each fields of economics, and describe how the results affirm (or differ from) economic theory and/or field data.

2. Experimental design: After this class, students are expected to understand how to design and run an experiment. Students will also write a research proposal that:
a. Proposes an economic experiment (with sample subject instructions), satisfying:
i. Real Incentives (so choices have real consequences),
ii. A Good Control Group (to compare with Treatment group),
iii.Random Assignment (to the Treatment and Control groups),
iv.No deception (to establish reputation so real incentives are believed).
b. Argues why should we care about this experiment and why the experiment is designed this way (compared to other possible designs), and,
c. Relates your experiment to existing literature (if any) and describes expected results and/or methods to analyze the data (or simulation results).

3. Evaluate most current research: After this class, students are expected to develop the ability to read recent journal articles in experimental economics, and evaluate the quality of the papers. During class, students are expected to read assigned journal articles and book chapters and present one article and/or one chapter in class.

課程要求

Intermediate Miroeconomics II and/or Game Theory.

預期每週課後學習時數

Office Hours

每週五 17:20~18:00 備註： After class (at the classroom), or by email appointment.

指定閱讀

Textbook: BGT - Camerer (2003), Behavioral Game Theory, Princeton University Press.
Presentation: Arely and Kreisler (2017), Dollars and Sense, HarperCollins. (D&S)

參考書目

Other Recommended Reading:
1. Capra, Croson, Rigdon and Rosenblat ed. (2020), Handbook of Experimental Game Theory, Edward Elgar Publishing.
2. Kagel and Roth, ed. (1995/2016), Handbook of Experimental Economics, Vol. 1 and Handbook of Experimental Economics, Vol. 2, Princeton University Press (HEE1/2).
3. Holt (2019), Markets, Games and Strategic Behavior: An Introduction to Experimental Economics, Princeton University Press. (Holt; Undergraduate text)
4. Moffatt (2016), Experimetrics: Econometrics for Experimental Economics, Palgrave.

評量方式
(僅供參考)

No.	項目	百分比	說明
1.	Weekly Homework	15%	Weekly problem sets submitted on NTU COOL.
2.	Replication	15%	Form groups to replicate estimation of assigned paper (due 4/14).
3.	Presentation	30%	20-minute oral presentation of one book chapter and one research article (10% each) and feedback to others presenters (10%).
4.	Final Proposal	40%	Final presentation and written proposal (<4 pages, due 6/9)

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課程進度

週次	日期	單元主題
第1週	2/24	Experimental Economics and Behavioral Game Theory (BGT, Ch.1)
第2週	3/3	Risk and Time Preferences (Holt, Ch.3; Liu-2014) Basic Principles of Experimental Design (BGT, A1.2)
第3週	3/10	Social Preferences (part 1) (BGT, Ch.2; HEE2, Ch.4; Lin-2020) [DS-0]
第4週	3/17	Social Preferences (part 2) (BGT, Ch.2; HEE2, Ch.4; Lin-2020) [DS-1]
第5週	3/24	Mixed-Strategy Equilibrium (BGT, Ch.3; QRE chapter) [DS-2]
第6週	3/31	Bargaining (BGT, Ch.4; Chen-2021) [DS-3]
第7週	4/7	Dominant Solvable Games (BGT, Ch.5) [DS-4]
第8週	4/14	Midterm Proposal Presentation and Replication Exercise Due
第9週	4/21	Level-k Thinking (Crawford-2013; Wang-2010) [DS-5]
第10週	4/28	Learning (BGT, Ch.6; HEE2, Ch.10; Knoepfle-2009; Chen-2020) [DS-6]
第11週	5/5	Coordination (BGT, Ch.7) [DS-7]
第12週	5/12	Signaling and Reputation (BGT, Ch.8) [DS-8]
第13週	5/19	Market Design (Jackson-2013; HEE2, Ch.5) [DS-9]
第14週	5/26	Auctions (EL, Ch.9; HEE2, Ch.9) Field Experiments (Harrison-List-2004; Glennerster-Takavarasha) [DS-10]
第15週	6/2	Neuroeconomics (HEE2, Ch.3; Krajbich-2014; Chen-Wang-2019) Experimetrics (Moffatt-MiniCourse) (Optional) Political Economy (HEE2, Ch.6); Open vs. Closed (BLLW-19)
第16週	6/9	Final Proposal Presentation and Proposal Due