September 24th, the New York Times featured “In Bolivian Amazon, a Yardstick for Modern Health” discussing the Tsimane Health and Life History Project, which Dr. Hillard Kaplan, an affiliate of the Economic Science Institute (ESI), and Dr. Eric Schniter, a Post Doctoral Research Associate Professor with ESI are both involved with. ESI’s Dr. Nathaniel Wilcox,
Sept. 21st, David Stephens, Ph.D. – The Natural History of Acquisition: Evolution, foraging, impulsiveness and behavioral plasticity. Further reading for this lecture. Abstract: The animals, including humans, descend from an ancient lineage of resource acquiring organisms: i.e. foragers. This talk will focus on how this evolutionary history has shaped the mechanisms of decision-making. The talk
Consumer Confidence is at a 5-year high, according to the latest research released by the A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research at Chapman University. The Anderson Center measures Consumer Confidence with the California Composite Index of Consumer Confidence. The index is generated based on consumers’ outlook on current and future economic conditions, and an
Sept. 7th, Gary Charness, Ph.D. – Experimental Games on Networks Abstract: We study behavior and equilibrium selection in experimental network games. We vary two important factors: (a) actions are either strategic substitutes or strategic complements, and (b) subjects have either complete or incomplete information about the structure of a random network. Play conforms strongly to
Aug. 31st, Yan Chen, Ph.D. – Crowdsourcing with All-pay Auctions: a Field Experiment on Taskcn Abstract:To understand the effects of incentives on crowdsourcing participation and submission quality, we conduct a field experiment on Taskcn, a large Chinese crowdsourcing site using all-pay auction mechanisms. We systematically vary the size of the reward, and the presence of
Loading slider… Around here, everyone knows Chapman University has a lovely campus. But maybe we’ve been too polite to sing our own praises? Happily, Newsweek Magazine just did it for us. In its annual college rankings, Newsweek picked Chapman as the third most beautiful campus in the U.S. Of course, looks aren’t the only thing – note
Mr. Reginald Gilyard begins his position as the Dean of the Argyros School of Business and Economics on August 1st, 2012, replacing Dr. Arthur Kraft who has held the position since 2006. Both private and public sector organizations face unprecedented and ever-changing challenges in today’s economic climate. The George L. Argyros School of Business and
Chapman University’s Argyros School of Business and Economics announced the winner for the 3rd annual “Tomorrow’s Leaders” Scholarship Program in June. Scott Shaffstall will receive $62,500 toward Chapman’s Flex MBA Program. Shaffstall, a 2008 graduate of Chapman University with a B.A. degree in English/journalism and a minor in history, is the regional manager of the
In his TEDxChapmanU talk, Henrik asks “What if?” and challenges the audience to take risks to keep their passions alive. He encourages everyone to work toward proving the “doubters” wrong and to believe in extraordinary ideas. He describes the setbacks he faced in designing a vehicle that was different than the rest, and walks us
Bloomberg Businessweek has released their annual Undergraduate Business Schools Ranking by Specialty for 2012. They surveyed more than 85,000 students at more than 100 top B-Schools and asked them to rate their program’s performance in 14 academic disciplines. 124 schools participated in the 2012 specialty ranking. Here are some highlights for ASBE: Overall Ranking: 87
Missed the inaugural TEDxChapmanU on June 15? We’ve got you covered. Watch the TEDx Talk “Courage To Fail”, delivered by Richard Sudek, director of the Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics. For highlights and more information, please visit the TEDXChapmanU website.
Chapman University professor and the 2002 Nobel laureate in economics, Vernon L. Smith, Ph.D., will be present for the first week of a workshop for high school students, gathering from from all over the nation, at Chapman from June 25-29. His namesake Vernon L. Smith High School Workshop in Experimental Economics will then continue for a second session, July 2-3 and 5-6, with another group