Economic Science Institute - “This workshop made me sure that experimental economics is the field I want to be in” Archive - Argyros College of Business and Economics

Annual workshop in experimental economics inspires attendees “This workshop made me sure that experimental economics is the field I want to be in”

January 29, 2020 by Megan Luetje | Argyros College News

January 7-11, 2020 This year marks the 25th annual Visiting Graduate Student Workshop in Experimental Economics held at the Economic Science Institute at Chapman University. To mark this special year, something different was done: previous alumni of the workshop were invited back to present. The goal of bringing previous attendees to present their research was to

Meet the Faculty: Dr. Bart Wilson Donald P. Kennedy Endowed Chair in Economics and Law

August 29, 2019 by Aulton Kohn | Argyros College News

Dr. Wilson is the Donald P. Kennedy Endowed Chair in Economics and Law at Chapman University. He is a member of the Economic Science Institute and Director of the Smith Institute for Political Economy and Philosophy. His research uses experimental economics to explore the foundations of exchange and specialization and the origins of property. Another of

High School Workshop gives students the Experimental Economics Experience The 2019 Vernon L. Smith High School Workshop in Experimental Economics

July 11, 2019 by Megan Luetje | Economic Science Institute

June 24-28, 2019 Every summer, high school students from across Southern California and beyond meet at Chapman University for a week long workshop on experimental economics. Hosted by the Economic Science Institute at Chapman University and generously funded by the International Foundation for Research in Experimental Economics (IFREE) and Thomas W. Smith Foundation, the workshop

Economics Professors Publish New Book “Humanomics” Book combines Adam Smith's work with contemporary analysis to shift study of Economics

January 31, 2019 by Kyle Mackie | Argyros College News

Nobel laureate Vernon L. Smith, Ph.D. and Bart J. Wilson, Ph.D., both Professors of Economics at the Argyros School of Business and Economics, have published a new book with Cambridge University Press entitled, Humanomics: Moral Sentiments and the Wealth of Nations for the Twenty-First Century. The main thesis–inspired by a close reading of the founder

The 2019 Graduate Student Workshop in Experimental Economics “It was by far the best workshop I have ever attended.”

January 17, 2019 by Megan Luetje | Argyros College News

“I would strongly recommend [this workshop] to every PhD student in experimental economics. It was by far the best workshop I have ever attended.” Positive reviews from the 24th Visiting Graduate Student Workshop in Experimental Economics. The Economic Science Institute at Chapman University hosted 20 graduate students from around the world and 12 presenting faculty from Chapman and

Experimental Economics Workshop has high school students saying Yes!

July 10, 2018 by Megan Luetje | Economic Science Institute

June 25 – 29, 2018. A week-long workshop in experimental economics has high school students saying “Yes!” to studying economics in the future. How does this happen? A unique workshop format! Students enjoy the unique structure of first participating in experiments as naive subjects to earn cash. The experiments were followed by a presentation and

2018 Graduate Workshop in Experimental Economics

January 26, 2018 by Megan Luetje | Economic Science Institute

January 09-13, 2018, The Economic Science Institute at Chapman University hosted 20 doctoral students from around the world for the 23rd Annual Visiting Graduate Student Workshop in Experimental Economics. The workshop introduces students to experimental economics by exposing students to the practical skills needed to run experiments as well as the deeper philosophy of economics.

2017 High School Workshop in Experimental Economics Economics + Experiments + Cash = Summer Fun!

July 11, 2017 by Megan Luetje | Economic Science Institute

High School students gather from all over Southern California (and even as far as Miami!) at The Economic Science Institute for a week long workshop on experimental economics. For over a decade, the International Foundation for Research in Experimental Economics (IFREE) and Thomas W. Smith Foundation annual sponsored workshop offers high school students with a rigorous academic experience and

Dr. Vernon Smith on Faith and Science Acton Institute

October 3, 2016 by Megan Luetje | Economic Science Institute

Dr. Vernon Smith, of Chapman University’s Economic Science Institute, delivered a talk entitled, Faith and the Compatibility of Science and Religion, at Acton University on June 16. Watch the entire talk online.

2016 High School Workshop in Experimental Economics

July 7, 2016 by Megan Luetje | Argyros College News

June 27 – July 01, 2016 The Economic Science Institute hosted a one week-long International Foundation for Research in Experimental Economics (IFREE) and Thomas W. Smith Foundation sponsored workshop on experimental economics for high school students. Taught by Andrew Smyth, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow at the Economic Science Institute and soon to be Assistant Professor of Economics at Marquette University.

Vernon Smith delivers keynote address at Trinity Economic Forum

February 16, 2016 by Megan Luetje | Economic Science Institute

February 7, 2016, Dr. Vernon Smith , at Chapman University’s Economic Science Institute , delivers keynote address at the fifth annual Trinity Economic Forum (TEF) in Ireland. TEF is Ireland’s first and largest student run economic forum and was launched by the President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, to promote student participation in shaping the

2016 Graduate Student Workshop in Experimental Economics

January 11, 2016 by Megan Luetje | Economic Science Institute

The Economic Science Institute at Chapman recently hosted 20 doctoral students from around the world for the 21st Visiting Graduate Student Workshop in Experimental Economics. In a series of 11 sessions, the students first participated in an economic experiment earning cash as a naive subject would and then afterwards discussed with the faculty member