Food and Agribusiness Lab

Jan 6: Experimental Economics with Carola Grebitus

Introduction to experimental economics; Explaining different types of experiments

Jan 7: Auctions with Matt Rousu and Carola Grebitus

Introduction to auctions; Designing laboratory auction experiments; Combining auctions with survey instruments; Combining auctions with sensory tests; Conducting a non-hypothetical, lab auction study

Jan 8: Choice experiments with Jayson Lusk and Vincenzina Caputo

Introduction to stated choice surveys and experimental design; Full and fractional factorial designs; Orthogonal and efficient designs; Designing a choice experiment with the experimental design software Ngene

Jan 9: Modeling with Vincenzina Caputo and Jayson Lusk

Multinomial Logit; Mixed Logit; Latent Class Models; Willingness To Pay Estimates, Computer exercises with estimation software (Nlogit and Stata);

Jan 10: Deriving recommendations with David Just

Interpretation of results; Depiction of results; Deriving recommendations for stakeholders. How to assess published evidence from the literature in light of strength of internal and external validity. This helps in creating policy recommendations, and in determining the strength of potential contributions to the literature.