Mar. 22, Cary Deck, Ph.D. – Contests with Multiple Targets Bio: Dr. Cary Deck is a professor of economics in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas where he is also the Director of the Behavioral Business Research Laboratory. His research uses controlled laboratory experiments to investigate
This blog regularly profiles students at the Argyros School of Business and Economics. This week, we talk to Nicholas Beas, who is enrolled in Chapman’s Executive MBA “EMBA” program. Name: A: Nicholas Beas Graduating Year: A: 2013 Program here at the Argyros School of Business and
Mar. 15, John Roberts, Ph.D. – Does Working From Home Work? Evidence from a Chinese experiment Abstract: About 10% of US employees now regularly work from home (WFH), but there are concerns this can lead to “shirking from home.” We report the results of a WFH experiment at CTrip, a 16,000- employee, NASDAQ-listed Chinese travel
Professor Fadel Lawandy has been selected as the Interim Director of the C. Larry Hoag Center for Real Estate and Finance. A Southern California native, Lawandy earned his B.S./B.A. Finance and International Business from Chapman University in ‘99, and went on to earn his MBA. Alongside his recent appointment, Professor Lawandy also teaches investment courses
Mar. 8, Tony Kwasnica, Ph.D. – A Laboratory Comparison of Auctions and Sequential Mechanisms Abstract: When bidders incur a cost to learn their valuations, bidder entry can impact auction performance. Two common selling mechanisms in this environment are an English auction, and a sequential bidding process. Bulow and Klemperer (2009) show, theoretically, that sellers should
The Hoag Center for Real Estate and Finance at Chapman University will host the OC Home Fair on its Orange campus Saturday, March 23, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The educational event, which features 25 different sessions to choose from and 40 vendors representing various aspects of home ownership, is free and open to