The Andrew Young School's Sixth Conference in its Series on Public Finance Issues in an International Perspective: Experimental Public Economics
The conference "Experimental Public Economics" was held on May 23-24, 2005, in Stone Mountain, Georgia. The conference sponsored by the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies brought together leading economists from around the globe to discuss issues in experimental public economics.
Conference materials made available online include conference
papers (indicated by 
), presentation slides
( 
), audio ( 
)
and audio presentation slides ( 
). The
audio slides (which consist of integrated slides and audio) are compressed
and viewable with Internet Explorer or a Netscape browser from a 28.8
bps modem connection or higher. In order to be able to access all the
conference papers below, you will need Adobe
Acrobat Reader.
Slides and papers available only. Audio will be available shortly.
| Presentation | Media | Section / Presentation Title / Presenter |
| Session 1: Foundations | ||
| Presentation 1 |
|
Social Preferences and Voluntary Contributions to Public Goods
James Cox and Vjollca Sadiraj |
| Presentation 2 |
|
When the Shoe is on the Other Foot: Experimental Evidence on Evaluation Disparities Lucy Ackert, Bryan Church and Gerald Dwyer |
| Discussant | |
Paul Ferraro |
| Session 2: Fairness and Policy Design | ||
| Presentation 3 |
|
Prefernces over Income Distributions - Experimental Evidence Dirk Engelmann and Martin Strobel |
| Presentation 4 |
|
Experimental Evidence for Tax Policy Design Lucy Ackert, Ann Gillette, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, and Mark Rider |
| Discussant | |
Benno Torgler |
| Session 3: Attitudes and Biases | ||
| Presentation 5 |
|
Cultural Diversity, Discrimination and Economic Outcomes: An Experimental Analysis Ron Cummings and Paul Ferraro |
| Presentation 6 |
|
Debt Aversion and the Demand for Loans Post-Secondary Education Catherine Eckel, Cathleen Johnson, and Claude Montmarquette |
| Discussant | |
C. Monica Capra |
| Session 4: Social Norms and Pressures | ||
| Presentation 7 |
|
Information and Social Comparison and Price Giving: Gender Differences in Two Field Experiments Stephan Meier |
| Presentation 8 |
|
Public Observability of Decisions and Voluntary Contributions in a Multi- Period Context Charles Noussair and Steven Tucker |
| Discussant | |
Christian Vossler |
| Session 5: Tax Evasion | ||
| Presentation 9 |
|
Audit Certainty and Taxpayer Compliance James Alm and Michael McKee |
| Presentation 10 |
|
Tax Evasion and Social Interactions
Bernard Fortinm, Guy Lacroix, and Marie-Claire Villeval |
| Discussant5 | |
Ann Gillette |
| Session 6: Closing Session | ||
| Presentation 11 |
|
Perspectives on the Use of Experimental Methods in Public Economics
Roy Bahl |
For more information, please contact Mr. Paul Benson.
