Communication and Incentives Conference
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February 8, Harbor Room, UCen

Markets and Networks
, Rod Garratt, Session Chair

9:00 – 9:45      Dan Friedman
“Preemption Games: Theory and Experiment”
Abstract

10:00 – 10:45  Charles Plott
Continuous Markets

11:00 – 11:45  Shachar Kariv
Monotone Games in Networks

Lunch, Harbor room (or outside), 11:45 – 1:00 

Information Processing, Public Goods, Session Chair TBD

1:00 – 1:45      Navin Kartik
“Information Aggregation and Sequential Voting”
Abstract

2:00 – 2:45      Guillaume Fréchette
“Pork Versus Public Goods: An Experimental Study of Public Good Provision Within a Legislative Bargaining Framework”
Abstract

3:00 – 3:45      Lise Vesterlund
“What Motivates Charitable Giving ”
Abstract

4:00 – 4:45      Tanya Rosenblat (and Markus Mobius?)
“Gender Differences in Incorporating Performance Feedback"
Abstract

EBEL Opening Ceremony      5:00 – 6:30, North Hall

Conference Dinner                  7:00

February 9, Harbor Room, UCen


Biases, Decision-making
, Stephen Salant, Session Chair

9:00 – 9:45      Jim Andreoni
“Diverging Opinions”
Abstract

10:00 – 10:45  Brit Grosskopf and Rajiv Sarin
“An Experiment on Case-Based Decision Making”
Abstract

11:00 – 11:45  Gary Charness
“A Field Experiment on Studying and Procrastination”
Abstract

Lunch, Mission room (or outside), 11:45 – 1:00 

Teams, biddting, social influence,
Peter Kuhn, Session Chair

1:00 – 1:45      Dan Levin
Teams and Cognitive errors

2:00 – 2:45      Ulrike Malmendier
“The Bidder's Curse”
Abstract

3:00 – 3:45      David Cooper
Teams, advice, communication

4:00 – 4:45      Stefano DellaVigna
“Does Movie Violence Increase Violent Crime?”
Abstract

Informal Dinner          Time TBD