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- Publications
- Influence
Two are few and four are many: number effects in experimental oligopolies
- S. Huck, Hans-Theo Normann, J. Oechssler
- Economics
- 1 April 2004
In this paper we investigate how the competitiveness of Cournot markets varies with the number of firms in an industry. We review previous Cournot experiments in the literature. Additionally, we… Expand
Learning in Cournot Oligopoly - An Experiment
- S. Huck, Hans-Theo Normann, J. Oechssler
- Economics
- 1 March 1999
This experiment was designed to test various learning theories in the context of a Cournot oligopoly. We derive theoretical predictions for the learning theories and test these predictions by varying… Expand
More Order with Less Law: On Contract Enforcement, Trust and Crowding
Most contracts, whether between voters and politicians or between house owners and contractors, are incomplete. “More law,” it typically is assumed, increases the likelihood of contract performance… Expand
Matched Fundraising: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment
- S. Huck, Imran Rasul
- Economics
- 1 October 2010
We present evidence from a natural field experiment designed to shed light on the efficacy of fundraising schemes in which donations are matched by a lead donor. In conjunction with the Bavarian… Expand
Stackelberg Beats Cournot: On Collusion and Efficiency in Experimental Markets
- S. Huck, W. Müller, Hans-Theo Normann
- Economics
- 1 October 2001
We report on an experiment designed to compare Stackelberg and Cournot duopoly markets with quantity competition. We implement both a random matching and a fixed-pairs version for each market.… Expand
The Relevance of Equal Splits in Ultimatum Games
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Does information about competitors' actions increase or decrease competition in experimental oligopoly markets?
- S. Huck, Hans-Theo Normann, J. Oechssler
- Economics
- 1998
This paper investigates the impact of information about rivals' actions on the competitiveness of experimental oligopoly markets. We compare two treatments: in one, firms are informed about their… Expand
Playing Cournot although they shouldn’t
- Miguel A. Fonseca, S. Huck, Hans-Theo Normann
- Economics
- 1 April 2005
Summary.In this note, we experimentally investigate the extended game with action commitment in a Cournot duopoly with asymmetric cost. Risk dominance considerations allow to select a unique… Expand
Imitation - Theory and Experimental Evidence
- J. Apesteguia, S. Huck, Jörg Oechssler
- Computer Science, Psychology
- J. Econ. Theory
- 10 September 2003
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Behavioral Economics as Applied to Firms: A Primer
- M. Armstrong, S. Huck
- Economics
- 1 February 2010
We discuss the literatures on behavioral economics, bounded rationality and experimental economics as they apply to firm behaviour in markets. Topics discussed include the impact of imitative and… Expand
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