Agenda

Date	Speaker, Title, Time, and Location
Tuesday July 29 1997	Symposium Registration 639 Evans Hall 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon & 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Invited symposium participants should check upon arrival to receive their nametags and to sign their travel expense vouchers (if we are reimbursing any of your expenses). All sessions will be held in the Andersen Auditorium of the Haas School of Business unless otherwise noted. 2:00 p.m. - Welcoming remarks by Paul Ruud, symposium organizer, and Opening remarks by Hal Varian 2:45-3:45 p.m. - Keynote address, "Rationality for Economists" Abstract [ascii] A paper will be available at the opening session. Daniel McFadden Department of Economics University of California,Berkeley 4:00-6:00 p.m.   -   Reception, Women's Faculty Club
Wednesday July 30 1997	All sessions will be held in the Andersen Auditorium of the Haas School of Business, unless otherwise noted. 9:00-10:00 a.m. - "An Overview of Revealed Preference" Abstract [ascii] [Postscript version] [PDF version] Hal R. Varian School of Information Management and Systems University of California, Berkeley 10:30-11:30 a.m. - "Measuring Constructed Preferences" Abstract [ascii] Presentation slides [Postscript] or [PDF]. Work in progress; no paper will be available. John W. Payne (with James Bettman and David Schkade) Center for Decision Studies, School of Business Duke University 11:45-12:45 p.m. - "Economic Survey Response Behavior: Experiments Using a Virtual Laboratory" Abstract [ascii] Harish Chand Department of Economics University of California, Berkeley Please note: this presentation will be held in Room 608-7 Evans Hall. The room can only accommodate 40-50 people. Light refreshments will be served. The session will be a demonstration of virtual labortatory experiments on the world wide web, including contingent valuation, anchoring, and conjoint analysis.       Discussant: Daniel McFadden 1:00-2:00 p.m. - "Using Dollars as a Response Scale: Magnitude Estimation without a Standard" Abstract [ascii] Work in progress; no paper will be available. Presentation slides are available in postscript or PDF format. Daniel Kahneman, Department of Psychology Princeton University 2:30-3:30 p.m. - "Using Elicited Choice Expectations to Predict Choice Behavior in Specified Scenarios" Abstract [ascii] [Postscript version] [PDF version] Charles F. Manski, Department of Economics University of Wisconsin 4:00-5:00 p.m. - "Construal Processes in Preference Assessment" Abstract [ascii] Work in progress; a paper may (or may not) be available. Baruch Fischhoff (with Shane Frederick and Ned Welch) Department of Social and Decision Sciences Carnegie-Mellon University
Thursday July 31 1997	All sessions will be held in the Andersen Auditorium of the Haas School of Business, unless otherwise noted. 9:00-9:45 a.m. - "Stated Preference Questions: Context and Optimal Response" Abstract [ascii] [Postscript version] [PDF version] Theodore Groves (with Richard Carson and Mark Machina) Department of Economics University of California, San Diego       Discussant: Nicholas Flores 10:00-11:00 a.m. - "Wouldn't It Be Nice? Predicting Future Feelings" [Postscript version, paper] [PDF version, paper] [Abstract (ascii)] George F. Loewenstein (with David Schkade) Department of Social and Decision Sciences Carnegie-Mellon University 11:15-12:00 n. - "Preference Elicitation Responses" Abstract [ascii] Work in progress; no paper will be available. Richard Carson (with Theodore Groves and Mark Machina) Department of Economics University of California, San Diego       Discussant: Nicholas Flores 1:30-2:30 p.m. - "Question Format and Anchoring Effects on the Elicitation of House Value and Checking Account Value" Abstract [ascii] Work in progress; no paper will be available. Michael J. Hurd Department of Economics SUNY Stonybrook and The RAND Corporation 3:00-4:00 p.m. - "The Effects of Financial Incentives in Economics Experiments" Abstract [ascii A paper will hopefully be available. Colin Camerer (with Robin Hogarth) Division of Humanities and Social Science California Institute of Technology 4:15-5:00 p.m. - "Econometric Estimation of Rank Ordering Data from Stated Preference Surveys" Abstract [ascii] [Postscript version] [PDF version] Clifford Winston (with John Calfee) Brookings Institution       Discussant: David Brownstone
Friday August 1 1997	All sessions will be held in the Andersen Auditorium of the Haas School of Business, unless otherwise noted. 9:00-10:00 a.m. - "Mixed Logit: An Overview with Applications" [Abstract (ascii)] Kenneth E. Train Department of Economics University of California, Berkeley 10:15-10:45 p.m. - "Joint Mixed Logit Models of Stated and Revealed Preferences for Alternative-Fuel Vehicles" Abstract [ascii] [Postscript version] [PDF version] David Brownstone Department of Economics University of California, Irvine 11:00-12:00 n. - "Methods to Estimate Discrete Choice Models with Stated and Revealed Preferences" Abstract [ascii] Electronic versions of paper not available; hard copy will be distributed at the scheduled session. Moshe Ben-Akiva (with Taka Morikawa) Department of Civil Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. - "Credibility of Information Sources and the Formation of Individuals' Option Prices for Climate Change Mitigation" [Postscript version] [PDF version] Trudy Cameron Department of Economics University of California, Los Angeles Note: Results obtained in the last month have made the posted paper (above) obsolete--specifications have changed substantially. Professor Cameron will have a handout at the presentation and will post an updated version of the paper on this web site shortly after the symposium. 2:15 - 3:15 p.m. - "Preference Parameters and Behavioral Heterogeneity: An Experimental Approach in the Health and Retirement Study" (with Thomas Juster and Robert Barsky) [Abstract (ascii)] [Postscript version, paper, tables, and figure (gif)] [PDF version, paper, tables, and figure (gif)] and "Estimating a Cardinal Attribute from Ordered Categorical Responses Subject to Noise" Abstract [ascii)] [Postscript version, paper, tables, and figure] [PDF version, paper, tables, and figure] Miles Kimball and Matthew Shapiro Department of Economics University of Wisconsin       Discussant: Annamaria Lusardi 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. - "The Role of Conditioning Information in Reports of Subjective Phenomena" Abstract [ascii] [Postscript version] [PDF version] Jeff Dominitz Division of the Humanities and Social Science California Institute of Technology       Discussant: Martha Starr-McCluer "Evaluating the Welfare State" [Postscript version, paper, appendices, references] [PDF version, paper, appendices, references] James H. Heckman Department of Economics University of Chicago Due to unforeseen circumstances, Jim Heckman regrets that he cannot make this presentation. He is distressed to miss the symposium, and the opportunity to convey his best wishes to Dan McFadden, whom he regards with deep respect and affection.