International Conference on Experimental Finance and Research

• Experimental finance
  Theory, econometrics and experiments
  The fundamental method and challenge in experimental finance
  Testing behavioral assumptions
  Equilibrium assumptions: multiple equilibria
  Equilibrium assumptions: convergence
  Testing models
  Individual bias and aggregate market behavior
  Insights from comparing experimental psychology and experimental economics
  Advantages
  Avoid omitted-variables biases
  Avoid self-selection problems
  Avoid problems of unobservable independent variables
  Avoid problems of unobservable dependent variables
  Types of experiments
  Laboratory experiments
  Controlled field studies or randomized field experiments
  Natural experiments
  Main findings