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040246 SE VCEE: Seminar in Experimental Economics (MA) (2026S)
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As this course is based on the research seminar of the Vienna Center for Experimental Economics (VCEE) which will be attended by researchers from universities located in Vienna, the number of students that can be admitted for grade and ECTS points purposes is limited.In accordance with this being a research seminar, preference will be given to PhD students. Note that this seminar is planned to be offered every semester. So in case a student is not admitted for a given semester, a new application will be considered in the next seminar.
An/Abmeldung
Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").
- Anmeldung von Mo 09.02.2026 09:00 bis Di 17.02.2026 12:00
- Anmeldung von Di 24.02.2026 09:00 bis Mi 25.02.2026 12:00
- Abmeldung bis Sa 14.03.2026 23:59
Details
max. 20 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch
Lehrende
Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert
- Montag 02.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Montag 09.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Montag 16.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Montag 23.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Montag 13.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Montag 20.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Montag 27.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Montag 18.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Montag 01.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Montag 08.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Montag 15.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Montag 29.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Information
Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung
Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel
Grading:
a) Classroom discussion (50%). Active participation and critical thinking is rewarded. Students must present their comment orally at least once in a preparation session (max. 2 minutes, best counts). You must not miss more than two sessions (this includes preparation sessions and the seminar).
b) Commented questions / proposals (50%). A commented question is similar to a substantive point or a “main concern” formulated in a referee report (e.g., raise issues of identification, interpretation of results, validity, robustness, etc.). Avoid “cheap shots” that can always be raised like “incentives were not high enough”, “the design does not address a factor which is relevant outside the lab”. If you make such points you must carefully explain why they are particularly relevant to the experiment at hand. In general, your comment should explain why the “concern” you raise is relevant and, ideally, how it could be addressed (e.g. in follow-up research). A commented question should not exceed 1 page.
The speakers are asked to rate comments and to address selected questions during the research seminar (about 5 min.).Each student must submit comments to at least 3 papers. But students are welcome to submit more comments. The best 3 comments count (averaged). Late or missing comments are graded F (= 5).
The papers will be posted on Moodle three weeks before the talk, the latest.Deadline for comments: The day after the discussion 12h (e.g., hand in Tues 10.3. at 12h for the seminar held on Mon, 16.3.).
a) Classroom discussion (50%). Active participation and critical thinking is rewarded. Students must present their comment orally at least once in a preparation session (max. 2 minutes, best counts). You must not miss more than two sessions (this includes preparation sessions and the seminar).
b) Commented questions / proposals (50%). A commented question is similar to a substantive point or a “main concern” formulated in a referee report (e.g., raise issues of identification, interpretation of results, validity, robustness, etc.). Avoid “cheap shots” that can always be raised like “incentives were not high enough”, “the design does not address a factor which is relevant outside the lab”. If you make such points you must carefully explain why they are particularly relevant to the experiment at hand. In general, your comment should explain why the “concern” you raise is relevant and, ideally, how it could be addressed (e.g. in follow-up research). A commented question should not exceed 1 page.
The speakers are asked to rate comments and to address selected questions during the research seminar (about 5 min.).Each student must submit comments to at least 3 papers. But students are welcome to submit more comments. The best 3 comments count (averaged). Late or missing comments are graded F (= 5).
The papers will be posted on Moodle three weeks before the talk, the latest.Deadline for comments: The day after the discussion 12h (e.g., hand in Tues 10.3. at 12h for the seminar held on Mon, 16.3.).
Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab
Participation in the organization session of March 2, is mandatory. Students who do not show up for the first session are deregistered from the course.Grading: The final grade results from the (rounded) weighted results of the two components classroom discussion (50%) and commented question (50%)The seminar addresses advanced students. A maximum of 25 students can be admitted. PhD students in economics are given first priority. It is recommended that students have taken classes the classes “Principles of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (UK 040110)”, “Behavioral and Experimental Economics (UK 040832)”, or similar classes elsewhere. Master students who have taken such classes are prioritized.
Prüfungsstoff
See information provided under "Art der Leistungskontrolle".
Literatur
The list of speakers and papers to be discussed is announced in the first session.Here are some references on how to write a referee report and the publication process in economics.1. Berk, J.B., Harvey, C.R. and Hirshleifer, D. (2017): How to Write an Effective Referee Report and Improve the Scientific Review Process. Journal
of Economic Perspectives 31(1): 231-244. https://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdf/10.1257/jep.31.1.231
2. Bellemare, M. (2012): 20 rules for refereeing https://marcfbellemare.com/wordpress/5542
3. Passalacqua, A. (2019): Guidelines to Write a Referee Report. https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/apassalacqua/files/refguidelines_tepe.pdf
4. Sadoulet, E. (2004): Guidelines for referee reports. https://are.berkeley.edu/courses/ARE251/2004/assignments/RRGuidelines.pdf
5. Zhuravskaya, E. (2011): Very short note on refereeing.
http://www.parisschoolofeconomics.com/zhuravskaya-ekaterina/teaching/2011_fall/Report_Outline.pdfComplementary readings on the publication process in economics6. Bansak, C. and Zebedee, A.A. (2023): Getting Yourself Published: Steps and Strategies from Journal Editors. American Economist 68(1): 156-
162.
7. Bellemare, M.F. (2022): Doing Economics: What You Should Have Learned in Grad School―But Didn’t. MIT Press.
8. Creedy, J. (2006): From Manuscript to Publication: A Brief Guide for Economists. Australian Economic Review 39(1): 103-113.
9. Galiani, S. and Panizza, U. (eds, 2020): Publishing and Measuring Success in Economics. CEPR Press.
https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/publishing-and-measuring-success-economics
10. Weisbach, M.S. (2021): The Economist’s Craft: An Introduction to Research, Publishing, and Professional Development. Princeton Univ. Press.
(video: https://youtu.be/j41xECl6PhU )
of Economic Perspectives 31(1): 231-244. https://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdf/10.1257/jep.31.1.231
2. Bellemare, M. (2012): 20 rules for refereeing https://marcfbellemare.com/wordpress/5542
3. Passalacqua, A. (2019): Guidelines to Write a Referee Report. https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/apassalacqua/files/refguidelines_tepe.pdf
4. Sadoulet, E. (2004): Guidelines for referee reports. https://are.berkeley.edu/courses/ARE251/2004/assignments/RRGuidelines.pdf
5. Zhuravskaya, E. (2011): Very short note on refereeing.
http://www.parisschoolofeconomics.com/zhuravskaya-ekaterina/teaching/2011_fall/Report_Outline.pdfComplementary readings on the publication process in economics6. Bansak, C. and Zebedee, A.A. (2023): Getting Yourself Published: Steps and Strategies from Journal Editors. American Economist 68(1): 156-
162.
7. Bellemare, M.F. (2022): Doing Economics: What You Should Have Learned in Grad School―But Didn’t. MIT Press.
8. Creedy, J. (2006): From Manuscript to Publication: A Brief Guide for Economists. Australian Economic Review 39(1): 103-113.
9. Galiani, S. and Panizza, U. (eds, 2020): Publishing and Measuring Success in Economics. CEPR Press.
https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/publishing-and-measuring-success-economics
10. Weisbach, M.S. (2021): The Economist’s Craft: An Introduction to Research, Publishing, and Professional Development. Princeton Univ. Press.
(video: https://youtu.be/j41xECl6PhU )
Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis
E1.2., E.1.6.
Letzte Änderung: So 22.02.2026 17:25
Method and organization of the course: The seminar is organized around VCEE research seminar presentations by invited speakers. These seminars are open to the scientific community, i.e., are attended by researchers at U Vienna and at other institutions (e.g., WU Vienna, CEU).
Each invited speaker submits an unpublished manuscript (“working paper”) at least three weeks before it is presented in the VCEE research seminar. Students read the paper to be presented at the VCEE research seminar and discuss the paper in class usually one week before the VCEE research seminar. Students submit questions to the speakers immediately after the preparatory class such that the speakers can respond to them during the seminar.
The VCEE research seminar proceeds as follows: Speakers give a short presentation of max 30 minutes (only to be interrupted by questions for clarification). The speaker then addresses some of the questions raised by the students, and students are welcome to react to the responses of the speaker (about 10 minutes). The remaining time (about 50 minutes) is devoted to questions from the audience. We invite open discussion, and participants are welcome to raise broader, more general issues.