The Making of Experimental Economics Witness Seminar on the Emergence of a Field /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Svorenčík, Andrej (Editor), Maas, Harro (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Subjects: Game theory.; Economic history.; Economic theory.; Social sciences.; Economics.; Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods.; Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sciences.; Methodology/History of Economic Thought.; Methodology of the Social Sciences.
• Physical Description: VII, 245 p. 10 illus., 1 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319209524

This book is the transcript of a witness seminar on the history of experimental economics, in which eleven high-profile experimental economists participated, including Nobel Laureates Vernon Smith, Reinhard Selten and Alvin Roth. The witness seminar was constructed along four different topics: skills, community, laboratory, and funding. The transcript is preceded by an introduction explaining the method of the witness seminar and its specific set-up, and resuming its results. The participants' contribution and their lively discussion provide a wealth of insights into the emergence of experimental economics as a field of research. .