Browsing Electronic Theses, Dissertations, and Records of Study (2002– ) by Author "Eckel, Catherine C"

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    • Adaptive Behavior in Continuous Time 
      Stephenson, Daniel Graydon (2017-05-09)
      This research investigates population-level behavioral dynamics, how they affect the emergence of self-enforcing conventions, and how they can aid in the design of mechanisms to better achieve policy goals. It seeks to ...
    • Essays on Preference for Charitable Giving 
      Sinha, Nishita (2021-04-21)
      A large part of the total charitable giving (approximately 70%) in the United States come from individuals with modest incomes (Giving USA, 2019[1] ). These small gifts accumulate in powerful ways to mitigate the pain of ...
    • Experimental Tests of Global Games Theory: Coordination, Bargaining and Entry Games 
      Viriyaripart, Ajalavat (2015-08-04)
      The theory of global games has shown that converting games with complete information to related games with incomplete information results in a unique equilibrium prediction that typically coincides with risk-dominance. ...
    • Experiments in Identity Economics 
      Bacine, Noah Craig (2019-04-08)
      This dissertation furthers our understanding of the influence of identity on behavior using experimental methods. My first project investigates the influence of social norms on behavior by testing for the presence of a ...