Macroeconomic experiments
Frank Heinemann
(Department of Economics, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany)
Charles Noussair
(University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA)
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Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to introduce the upcoming symposium on experimental macroeconomics in the November issue.
Design/methodology/approach
Experimental, survey of articles in the symposium.
Findings
The paper describes how experiments can be used in macroeconomics.
Originality/value
The paper discusses the rationale for using behavioral experiments in macroeconomics, and summarizes the papers in the symposium.
Keywords
Citation
Heinemann, F. and Noussair, C. (2015), "Macroeconomic experiments", Journal of Economic Studies, Vol. 42 No. 6, pp. 930-942. https://doi.org/10.1108/JES-09-2015-0171
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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