Arlington W. Williams

Concurrent Trading in Two Experimental Markets with Demand Interdependence (2007)

Arlington W. Williams, Vernon L. Smith, John O. Ledyard

Summary. We report results from fteen computerized double auctions with concurrent trading of two commodities. In contrast to prior experimental markets, buyers ' demands are induced via CES...

Concurrent Trading in Two Experimental Markets with Demand Interdependence (2007)

Arlington W. Williams, Vernon L. Smith, John O. Ledyard

Summary. We report results from fteen computerized double auctions with concurrent trading of two commodities. In contrast to prior experimental markets, buyers ' demands are induced via CES...

Matching Contributions and the Voluntary Provision of a Pure Public Good: Experimental Evidence (2006)

Walker, James M., Williams, Arlington W.

An updated version of this paper is available at http://www.iub.edu/~caepr/RePEc/PDF/CAEPR2006-007_updated.pdf

Matching Contributions and the Voluntary Provision of a Pure Public Good: Experimental Evidence (2006)

Walker, James M., Williams, Arlington W.

An updated version of this paper is available at http://www.iub.edu/~caepr/RePEc/PDF/CAEPR2006-007_updated.pdf

Group Size and the Voluntary Provision of Public Goods: Experimental Evidence Utilizing Large Groups (1991)

Isaac, R. Mark, Walker, James M., Williams, Arlington W.

Subsequently published as: "Group Size and the Voluntary Provision of Public Goods: Experimental Evidence Utilizing Large Groups," Journal of Public Economics 54(1), 1994, 1-36. "This paper presents...

THE HAYEK HYPOTHESIS IN EXPERIMENTAL AUCTIONS: INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTS AND MARKET POWER (1991)

DAVIS, DOUGLAS D., WILLIAMS, ARLINGTON W.

We report twelve market experiments utilizing a “seller market power” supply and demand structure where two of five sellers can unilaterally increase their profit by withholding supply. The data...

Matching Contributions and the Voluntary Provision of a Pure Public Good: Experimental Evidence

James M. Walker, Arlington W. Williams

Laboratory experiments are used to study the voluntary provision of a pure public good in the presence of an anonymous external donor. The external funds are used in two different settings, lump-sum...

Risk Preference Differentials of Small Groups and Individuals

Robert S. Shupp, Arlington W. Williams

This research compares lottery valuation decisions made by individuals with similar decisions made by small groups. There is an extensive social psychology literature addressing group versus...

The Formation of Price Forecasts in Experimental Markets.

Williams, Arlington W

This study utilizes laboratory experimental methods to evaluate the empirical validity of: (1) "Muthian" rational expectations assumptions, (2) an adaptive expectations model, and (3) an...

Comparing Small-Group and Individual Behavior in Lottery-Choice Experiments

Susan K. Laury, Arlington W. Williams

Lottery-choice experiments are conducted to compare risk preferences revealed by three-person groups versus isolated individuals. A lottery-choice experiment consists of a menu of paired lottery...

Bubbles, Crashes, and Endogenous Expectations in Experimental Spot Asset Markets.

Smith, Vernon L, Suchanek, Gerry L, Williams, Arlington W

Spot asset trading is studied where the only external source of value is an independent draw from a common information dividend distribution at the end of each of fifteen trading periods. Fourteen of...

The Voluntary Provision of a Pure Public Good with Diminishing Marginal Returns.

Laury, Susan K, Walker, James M, Williams, Arlington W

In experiments investigating the voluntary provision of a pure public good, participants consistently allocate resources to this good when the Nash prediction is to allocate nothing. This paper...

symposium articles : Concurrent trading in two experimental markets with demand interdependence

Arlington W. Williams, John O. Ledyard, Steven Gjerstad, Vernon L. Smith

We report results from fifteen computerized double auctions with concurrent trading of two commodities. In contrast to prior experimental markets, buyers' demands are induced via CES earnings...

The Hayek Hypothesis in Experimental Auctions: Institutional Effects and Market Power.

Davis, Douglas D, Williams, Arlington W

The authors report twelve market experiments utilizing a "seller market power" supply and demand structure where two of five sellers can unilaterally increase their profit by withholding supply. The...

Comparing Small-Group and Individual Behavior in Lottery-Choice Experiments

Susan K. Laury, Arlington W. Williams

Lottery-choice experiments are conducted to compare risk preferences revealed by three-person groups versus isolated individuals. A lottery-choice experiment consists of a menu of paired lottery...

Comparing Small-Group and Individual Behavior in Lottery-Choice Experiments

Susan K. Laury, Arlington W. Williams

Lottery-choice experiments are conducted to compare risk preferences revealed by three-person groups versus isolated individuals. A lottery-choice experiment consists of a menu of paired lottery...

Matching contributions and the voluntary provision of a pure public good: Experimental evidence

Baker II, Ronald J., Walker, James M., Williams, Arlington W.

Laboratory experiments are used to study the voluntary provision of a pure public good in the presence of an anonymous external donor. The external funds are used in two different settings, lump-sum...