International Foundation For Research In Experimental Economiic

Programs: Experimental economics educationthe foundation made restricted grants to support educational programs in experimental economics. In january, the foundation supported a week-long graduate student workshop in experimental economics at chapman university, attended by 24 graduate students from the united states and around the world. In february, the foundation supported the 5th antigua experimental economics conference in antigua, guatemala, attracting participants from latin america, north america and europe. In may, the foundation supported a four-day undergraduate student workshop in experimental economics at the university of arkansas, attended by 16 students. A week-long high school student workshop supported by the foundation was held in june at chapman university, attended by 24 students. A grant also supported the participation of 5 undergraduate students for five weeks in a summer scholars and mentoring program held at the university of alaska anchorage. In july, the foundation supported an undergraduate workshop on computational experimental economics at george mason university. The foundation supported 22 lectures held at chapman university as part of a lecture series. The foundation supported presentations by 12 speakers held at the university of alaska anchorage as part of a visiting speaker series.

experimental economics researchthe foundation made restricted grants to support research in experimental economics, including the following: * unethical and prosocial behavior: the role of hedonic and instrumental social image concerns * stability and dissolution of economic and monetary unions: an experimental investigation * an experimental test of prediction markets * government buyback programs for commodity markets: an experimental investigation of the subtle effects of floor price changes * coordination under fear * cursed buyers in the marketplace * manipulation in prediction markets * project selection and competitive cheap talk: an experimental study * media and motivation: the micro-foundation of the market for news * do negative random shocks affect trust and trustworthiness?

fellowships and scholarshipsthe foundation made fellowship payments to two ifree distinguished fellows and to the recipient of the ifree ascending scholar award.