The Making of Experimental Economics

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.
This book was awarded with best book prize of the European Society for the History of Economic Thought (ESHET) in 2018.

Transcribes a witness seminar with 11 famous economists, including three Nobel Laureates Provides an exciting view on the history of experimental economics Presents the story in the own words of early protagonists in the field Showcases striking examples from the practice of conducting economic experiments Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Inhalt

A Witness Seminar on the Emergence of Experimental Economics.- The Very Beginnings.- The Growth of a Community.- Funding.- Knowledge and Skills.- Laboratories.- History and Future.- Episodes from the Early History of Experimentation in Economics.- Biographies of Participants.