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A Solution to the Problem of Deception in Economics Experiments.

Bardsley, N. - School of Economics, University of East Anglia - 1999

This paper outlines a method of procuring the benefits of deception in experiments without actually deceiving subjects …

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Experience from a Course in Game Theory: Pre and Post-Class Problem Sets as a Didactic Device.

Rubinstein, A. - Foerder Institute for Economic Research, Eitan Berglas … - 1999

to submit two types of problem sets: pre-class problem sets, which served as experiments, and post-class problem sets … advice. The paper summarizes the results of 41 experiments which were conducted during the course. It is argued that the …

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Design of experiments to study and optimize process performance

Konda, R.; Rajurkar, K.P.; Bishu, R.R.; Guha, A.; Parson, M. - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 16 (1999) 1, pp. 56-71

Design of experiments is one of the many problem‐solving quality tools that can be used for various investigations such … strategically designed and statistically performed experiments, it is possible to study the effect of several variables at one time …, and to study inter‐relationships and interactions. Proposes a strategy to apply the design of experiments to study and …

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Number representation method for obtaining two‐factor interaction columns in two‐level orthogonal arrays

Tsai, Hsien‐Tang - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 16 (1999) 6, pp. 552-561

experiments, but they become quite unwieldy when the number of runs is large. The purpose of this article is to propose a quick …

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The Impact of Information on Wine Auction Prices: Results of an Experiment.

Lecocq, S.; magnanc, T.; Pichery, M.-C.; Visser, M. - 1999

This paper reports the results of an experimental wine auction. Participants of the experiment were randomly assigned to three rooms. In each room four wines had to be evaluated, but the level of information to which participants had access differed across rooms. After evaluation, the wines were...

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A Review of Estimates of the Schooling/ Earnings Relationship, with tests for Publication Bias.

Ashenfelter, O.; Harmon, C.; Oosterbeek, H. - School of Economics, University College Dublin - 1999

In this paper we provide an analytical review of previous estimates of the rate of return on schooling investments and measure how these estimates vary by country, over time, and by estimation method. We find evidence of reporting (or "file drawer") bias in the estimates and, after due account...

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Pratique des plans d'expériences

Schimmerling, Paul; Sisson, Jean-Claude; Zaïdi, Ali - 1998

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Quality improvement through planned experimentation

Moen, Ronald D.; Nolan, Thomas W.; Provost, Lloyd P. - 1998 - 2. ed.

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Of Chicken Entrails, Anthropology, and a Realistic Social Science

Riach, Peter; Rich, Judith - In: Feminist Economics 4 (1998) 3, pp. 187-191

Barbara Bergmann has advocated direct observation of market behavior by economists. There is a history of such activity in the area of labor market but that experimental work has mainly been conducted by noneconomists. We have followed the lead of these researchers and conducted audits of...

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Home-grown values and incentive compatible auction design

RutstrÃm, E. Elisabet - In: International Journal of Game Theory 27 (1998) 3, pp. 427-441

controlled laboratory experiments. Our experiments lead us to conclude that there are some behavioral differences between …

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