Centre for Experimental Studies and Research (CESAR)

Publications

2025

• Working paper Heggedal, T.R. and Knutsen, M.V.

  Reputation and Coordination: Experimental Evidence from Repeated Games with a Long-lived Player

• Working paper Heggedal, T.R, Rabanal, J.P., and Rud. O.A.

  Centralized vs.Decentralized markets with Cash and Equity: Experimental Evidence

2024

• Working paper Bossaerts, P., Duffy, J., Rabanal, J. P., Rud, O., & Yadav, N.

  ETF indexing strategies and asset prices: Experimental evidence.

  Bossaerts, P., Duffy, J., Rabanal, J. P., Rud, O., & Yadav, N. (2024).

• Working paper Duffy, J., Friedman, D., Rabanal, J. P., & Rud, O.

  Trade, Voting, and ESG Policies: Theory and Evidence.

  Duffy, J., Friedman, D., Rabanal, J. P., & Rud, O. (2023).

• Working paper Xu, X., Metsälampi, S., Kirchler, M., Kotakorpi, K., Matthews, P. H., & Miettinen, T.

  Which income comparisons matter to people, and how? Evidence from a large field experiment.

  Helsinki GSE Discussion Papers

• Publication Heggedal, T.R. and T.McKay

  Discounting in fnite‑time bargaining experiments

  Heggedal, T.R. and T.McKay (2024). Discounting in finite-time bargaining experiments. Journal of the Economic Science Association

• Working paper Heggedal, T.R, E.R Moen, og M.V. Knutsen

  Possible Collusion and Equilibrium Prices

  Heggedal, T.R, E.R Moen, og M.V. Knutsen (2024): "Possible Collusion and Equilibrium Prices”, unpublished manuscript

• Publication Knutsen, Magnus V.

  Endogenous Prices in Markets with Reputational Concerns

  RAND Journal of Economics

2023

• Working paper De Haan, T. & M. V. Knutsen

  Product Ratings and Externalities

  De Haan, T. & M. V. Knutsen (2023): "Product Ratings and Externalities”, unpublished manuscript

• Publication Heggedal, T.R., Helland, L., and Moen, E.R.

  Sequential Price Setting: Theory and Evidence from a Lab Experiment

  International Economic Review

• Working paper McKay, T

  Bribery and competition in auctions

  McKay, T (2023): “Bribery and competition in auctions”, unpublished manuscript

• Working paper McKay, T. & C. Riis

  Auctions with multiple right of refusal clauses

  McKay, T. & C. Riis (2023): "Auctions with multiple right of refusal clauses”, unpublished manuscript

• Publication Brekke, K.A, Ciccone, A, Heggedal, T.R. and Helland, L

  Reference points in sequential bargaining: Theory and experiment

  The Scandinavian Journal of Economics

• Publication Hauge, K. E., Kotsadam, A., & Riege

  Culture and gender differences in willingness to compete

  The Economic Journal

• Publication Hernandez-Arenaz, I., & Iriberri, N.

  Gender Differences in Alternating-offer Bargaining: An Experimental Study

  Forthcoming Experimental Economics

2022

• Working paper Heggedal, T.R., Helland, L., and Moen, E.R

  Sequential Price Setting: Theory and Evidence from a Lab Experiment.

• Working paper Heggedal, T.R. and McKay, T

  Discounting in finite-time bargaining experiments

• Publication Heggedal, T.R., Helland, L., and Knutsen, M.V.

  The Power of Outside Options in the Presence of Obstinate Types

  Games and Economic Behavior (2022).

• Publication Heggedal, T.R., Helland, L. and Morton. R. (2022).

  Can Paying Politicians Well Reduce Corruption? The Effects of Wages and Uncertainty on Electoral Competition.

  Games and Economic Behavior, 135, 60-73.

• Publication Ellingsen, T., & Kristiansen, E. G

  Fair and Square: A Retention Model of Managerial Compensation

  Management Science, 68(5), 3604-3624

2021

• Publication Fiva, J.H., Geys, B., Heggedal, T.R., and Sørensen, R

  Political Alignment and Bureaucratic Pay

  Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 31(3), 596-615.

• Publication Helland, L., Iachan, F. S., Juelsrud, R. E., & Nenov, P. T.

  Information quality and regime change: Evidence from the lab

  Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 191, 538-554.

• Working paper Knutsen, M.V

  Endogenous Prices in Markets with Reputational Concerns.

• Working paper Gomez-Martinez, F, M.P. Schinkel and S. Onderstal.

  Can Collusion Promote Corporate Social Responsibility? Evidence from the lab (with M.P. Schinkel and S. Onderstal).

  Evidence from the lab (with M.P. Schinkel and S. Onderstal).

• Publication Bos, O., Gomez-Martinez, F., Onderstal, S., & Truyts, T.

  Signalling in auctions: Experimental evidence

  Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 187, 448-469

• Working paper Knutsen, M.V.

  Quality Verification in Markets with Reputational Concerns: Theory and experiment

2020

• Working paper Heggedal, T.R., Helland, L. and Morton.

  Can Paying Politicians Well Reduce Corruption? The Effects of Wages and Uncertainty on Electoral Competition.

• Working paper Heggedal, T.R., Helland, L., and Knutsen, M.V.

  The Power of Outside Options in the Presence of Obstinate Types.

• Working paper Gomez-Martinez, F

  Partial Cartels and Mergers with Heterogeneous Firms: Experimental Evidence

• Working paper Drouvelis, M, and Gomez-Martinez, F.

  The impact of group identity on social responsibility and welfare in experimental markets.

• Publication Miettinen, T., Kosfeld, M., Fehr, E., & Weibull, J.

  Revealed preferences in a sequential prisoners’ dilemma: A horse-race between six utility functions

  Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 173, 1-25.

• Publication von Essen, E., Huysentruyt, M., & Miettinen, T.

  Exploration in teams and the encouragement effect: Theory and experimental evidence

  Management Science, 66(12), 5861-5885.

• Working paper Bos, O., Gomez-Martinez, F.and Onderstal, S

  Signalling in Auctions for Risk Averse and Loss Averse Bidders

2019

• Publication Andersen, J.J. and Heggedal, T.R

  Political Rents and Voter Information in Search Equilibrium

  Games and Economic Behavior, 114, 146-168

• Publication Hernandez-Arenaz, I., & Iriberri, N.

  A Review of Gender Differences in Negotiation

  Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance, pp. 1–22

• Working paper Hauge, K, Kotsadam, A. and Riege, A.

  Culture and gender differences in willingness to compete

2018

• Publication Heggedal, T.R., Helland, L. Joslin, K.E.N.

  Should I Stay or Should I Go. Bandwagons in the lab

  Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 150, 86-97

• Publication L. Helland, J. Hovi & H. Sælen

  (2018): Climate leadership by conditional commitment

  Oxford Economic Papers (forthcoming)

• Publication Hernandez-Arenaz, I., & Iriberri, N.

  Women ask for less (only from men): Evidence from bargaining in the field.

  Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 152, 192-214.

2017

• Publication Halko, M.L. & T. Miettinen

  (2017): From ideals to deals—The effect of impartiality experience on stakeholder behavior

  PLOS ONE 12(8): e0182263

• Publication Helland, L., E. Moen & E Preugschat

  (2017): Information and coordination frictions in in experimental posted offer markets

  Journal of Economic Theory 167:53-74

2016

• Working paper M.-L. Halko & T. Miettinen

  From ideals to deals - the effect of arbitration experience on stakeholder behavior

  CESAR Working paper 1/16 (pdf)

• Publication S. Aakre, L. Helland & J. Hovi

  (2015): When does informal enforcement work?

  Journal of Conflict Resolution 60(7):1312-40

2015

• Working paper T.-R. Heggedal, L. Helland & K.-E. Joslin

  Should I stay or should I go? Bandwagons in the lab

  CESAR Working paper 4/15 (pdf)

• Working paper L. Helland, J. Hovi & H. Sælen

  Climate leadership by conditional committment

  CESAR Working paper 1/15 (pdf)
  

  – Online appendix (pdf)
  – z-Tree program files (*.ztt): T1, T2, T3, T4
  – Data set (*.txt)
  – Code book (*.xlxs)

• Working paper K.A. Brekke, A. Ciccone, T.-R. Heggedal & L. Helland

  Reference points in sequential bargaining: Theory and experiment

  CESAR Working paper 3/15 (pdf)

  – Instructions with screenshoots (pdf)

• Working paper L. Helland, E. Moen & E. Preugschat

  Information and coordination frictions in experimental posted offer markets

  CESAR Working paper 2/15
  – Instructions (pdf)
  – Sample screen shots T(n,1) (pdf)

2014

• Publication T.-R. Heggedal & L. Helland

  (2014): Platform selection in the lab

  Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 99:168-77

2013

• Publication L. Helland & L. Monkerud

  (2013): Electoral agency in the lab: Learning to throw out the rascals

  Journal of Theoretical Politics 25(2):214-33

2011

• Publication K. Jacobsen, K. Eika, L. Helland, J. T. Lind & K. Nyborg

  (2011): Are nurses more altruistic than real estate brokers?

  Journal of Economic Psychology 32:818-31