Student Org Profiles: Accounting Society and the Chapman Real Estate Association
As students look for different social circles to be a part of, it is easy to just think of groups such as sports teams, fraternities and sororities. However, there are also students who dedicate their free time to groups that coincide with their future goals once they leave Chapman. These groups can be found here
Fall Accounting and Business Recruiting Season Begins at Chapman University
ASBE’s Undergraduate Office of Career Planning and Placement is proud to announce that beginning Monday, October 8th, OCPP starts an entire month of full-time accounting interviews for our graduating seniors. In addition to 10 accounting firms, ASBE is excited to have JP Morgan Chase who will be here to recruit graduating seniors in finance and business for their 2013 Commercial Banking Analyst Program.
Dean's tip for undergraduate business students
Hey ASBE crowd, I have two quick things to share with you about this table. This Summer I decided to leave BCG, the company shown as #2 (for second year running) on Fortune’s annual list of “100 Best Companies To Work For”, to join you at this FANTASTIC institution because ASBE is just
IFREE/ESI Lecture Series Presents: Joshua Tassoff, Ph.D. "Exponential-Growth Bias and Lifecycle Consumption."
Oct. 5th, Joshua Tasoff, Ph.D. – Exponential-Growth Bias and Lifecycle Consumption. Abstract: Exponential-growth bias (EGB) is the tendency for individuals to underestimate exponential growth to the neglect of the role of compounding. We develop a theoretical model in which EGB causes consumers to mis-perceive the budget constraint. Because consumers dynamically mis-perceive prices, consumers will over-consume
Professor Vernon Smith to be appointed Honorary Fellow at Chilean university
Professor Vernon Smith, 2002 Nobel laureate in economics, is in Chile this week and will receive an extraordinary honor – he will be appointed an Honorary Fellow at the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, a private institution in Valparaiso, “for his seminal contributions on experimental economics and liberal thinking,” the university has announced. Read full article in
IFREE/ESI Lecture Series Presents: Charles Thomas, Ph.D., "An Alternating-Offers Model of Multilateral Negotiations"
Sept. 28th, Charles Thomas, Ph.D. – An Alternating-Offers Model of Multilateral Negotiations Abstract: I modify a standard infinite-horizon alternating-offers model of bilateral negotiations to analyze multilateral negotiations, an exchange process in which a buyer attempts to purchase from one of several sellers offering potentially different amounts of surplus to be split. Rival sellers constrain the
New York Times Article Highlights Project Economic Science Institute Researchers are involved with
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,
The IFREE/ESI Lecture Series Presents: Dr. David Stephens, "The Natural History of Acquisition: Evolution, foraging, impulsiveness and behavioral plasticity."
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 at a 5-year High in California
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
IFREE/ESI Lecture Series Presents: Dr. Gary Charness "Experimental Games on Networks"
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
IFREE/ESI Lecture Series Presents: Dr. Yan Chen "Crowdsourcing with All-pay Auctions: a Field Experiment on Taskcn"
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
Office of Career Placement Provides Career Services to Chapman’s Undergraduate Business Students
With the excitement of the new school year, it can be hard for students to think about what is going to happen once it is all over. The fact remains that life here at Chapman is only temporary, and in order to for students to make the most of their time here, they must constantly