In this paper we test the AK model of growth with laboratory experiments. In each period, agents produce and trade …

We summarise our two sets of controlled experiments designed to see if single-sex classes within coeducational … environments modify studentsf risk]taking attitudes. In Booth and Nolen (2012b), subjects are in years 10 and 11, while in Booth …

Does adverse selection hamper the effectiveness of voluntary risk sharing? How do differences in risk profiles affect … vary how risk profiles differ between individuals. We find strong evidence for adverse selection if individuals risk … profiles can be ranked according to first-order stochastic dominance and only little evidence for adverse selection if risk …

We study risk attitudes, ambiguity attitudes, and time preferences of 661 children and adolescents, aged ten to … mass index, are less likely to save money and show worse conduct at school. Experimental measures for risk and ambiguity …

provision are remarkably accurate. We also present experimental findings from three classic experiments, namely, team production … experiments using purely induced values. We conclude that the ballcatching task combines the advantages of real effort with …

We examine peer effects in risk taking with complete information and compare explanations for peer effects based on …

Laboratory experiments are a widely used methodology for advancing causal knowledge in the physical and life sciences …. With the exception of psychology, the adoption of laboratory experiments has been much slower in the social sciences …, although during the last two decades, the use of lab experiments has accelerated. Nonetheless, there remains considerable …