Computational Methods in Experimental EconomicsThe experimental method requires the ability to program computers to both model experiments and collect data. We use VB.Net as our programming language following the adage that our approach should be as simple as possible but no simpler. Part one of the course teaches basic VB skills in the context of a standalone decision making experiment. In Part two of the course we reformulate an economics experiment as a complex adaptive system and study how to model such a system. In Part three we finish the course with techniques of network programming that allow us to make peer-to-peer experiments. You can download the syllabus below.
Programming is a skill that must be practiced and CSN graduate students will have the opportunity to program a number of experiments and computational models as part of their academic research.
|