Experimental Economics

The Experimental Economics group at our research center focuses on understanding and improving real-world economic decisions through laboratory experiments. We conduct controlled experiments to analyze individual and group behavior in various economic settings 

Some of our specific research areas include:

• Cooperation: We examine how people contribute to public goods and behave in redistributive institutions. We explore the role of social norms and enforcement mechanisms in promoting cooperation.
• Communication: We study how different forms of communication, such as face-to-face interaction and text messages, affect decision-making in economic games. We investigate how people share information and coordinate their actions.
• Decisions under uncertainty: We analyze how people make decisions when they do not have all the information they need. We explore how risk aversion and other factors influence decision-making under uncertainty.

Publications

Gürdal, M. Y., Gürerk, Ö., Kaçamak, Y., & Kart, E. (2024). How to increase and sustain cooperation in public goods games: Conditional commitments via a mediator. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 228, 106789. 

Gürdal, M. Y., Torul, O., & Yahşi, M. (2024). The seeds of success: the pivotal role of first round cooperation in public goods games. Journal of the Economic Science Association, 10(1), 113-135.

Gürdal, M. Y., Gürerk, Ö., & Yahşi, M. (2021). Culture and prevalence of sanctioning institutions. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 92, 101692.