This paper describes how to implement and run a game for teaching the principles of money and banking to an undergraduate economics class. The game primarily deals with the market for loanable funds, but numerous extensions are provided to cover topics such as monetary policy, the tools of the...

This study provides a systematic analysis of selective consumption tax policy. We detail both the motivations behind selective consumption taxes and the policy's shortcomings. Empirically, we explore how consumption of 12 goods?alcohol, cigarettes, fast food, items sold at vending machines,...

Many, but not all, US state governments have adopted preference policies that give an advantage to in-state businesses (vendors) that submit bid proposals for state projects. Most preference policies are specified in a specific percentage advantage, which means that an in-state vendor will be...

This paper describes the outcome of an artefactual field experiment of group discrimination using sports fanatics. The behavior of individuals whose identity is deeply tied to a larger group or popular institution is politically important, particularly when it comes to crafting public policy....