Behavioral Economics

2016

Behavioral Determinants of Demand

Tuesday, 10:00 AM–11:30 AM

Washington State Convention Center, Level 6, Room 604

Selected Paper Session

Behavioral economics give researchers new tools for understanding willingness to pay for goods as varied as ice cream and fine art.

Moderator: Arzu Aysin Tekindor, Washington State University

Presentations:

Willingness-To-Pay for Functional Dairy Products and the Influence of Starting Point Bias: Empirical Evidence for Germany

Kai-Brit Bechtold and Awudu Abdulai, University of Kiel

Consumer Response to Controversial Food Technologies and Price: A Neuroeconomic Analysis

Brandon R. McFadden and Jayson L. Lusk, Oklahoma State University; John M. Crespi, Kansas State University; J. Bradley C. Cherry, University of Missouri-Kansas City; Laura E. Martin, University of Kansas Medical Center; Amanda S. Bruce, University of Missouri-Kansas City

Strategic self-ignorance and consumption of harmful goods

Linda Thunstrom, HUI; Jonas Nordström, Lund univ; Jason F. Shogren and Mariah D. Ehmke, University of Wyoming

Uniqueness in Art Market: Specialization in Visual Art

Arzu Aysin Tekindor, Washington State University; Vicki A. McCracken,

2046

Behavioral Insights into Economic Development

Tuesday, 12:30 PM–2:00 PM

Washington State Convention Center, Level 6, Room 604

Selected Paper Session

Behavioral economics give researchers new tools for understanding puzzles of economic development, whether it be African farmers’ rate of time preference or the collective management of irrigation water in Asia.

Moderator: Takuji W. Tsusaka, International Rice Research Institute

Presentations:

Closing the Eyes on a Gloomy Future: Psychological Causes and Economic Consequences

Rachid Laajaj, University of Wisconsin Madison

Comparison of the investment behavior of Kazakhstani and German farmers: An experimental approach

Dulat Tubetov and Oliver Musshoff, Georg-August-Universitaet Goettingen; Syster Christin Maart, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

Neighborhood Effects on Social Behavior: The Case of Irrigated and Rainfed Farmers in Bohol, the Philippines

Takuji W. Tsusaka, Valerien O. Pede, and Kei Kajisa, International Rice Research Institute; Keitaro Aoyagi, Japan International Cooperation Agency

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