BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:76c19de4d8dce78039a73a6aef98ccd1 CATEGORIES:Webinars CREATED:20211120T121115 SUMMARY:"The Keynesian Beauty Contest: An Economic System, the Mind, and the Brain" - A Webinar by Rosemarie Nagel (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) DESCRIPTION:Bio:\nRosemarie Nagel received her PhD in economics in 1994 from the Univer sity of Bonn with Reinhard Selten as her advisor. In 1994-1995 she was post doc with Al Roth, University Pittsburgh. Since 1995 she has been working i n the Department of Economics and Business in Universitat Pompeu Fabra; in 2006 she was promoted to full professor and in 2007 she joined ICREA as a r esearch professor. Her main research is in experimental and behavioral econ omics, especially in macro economic experiments and in neuro economics. She has published in the American Economic Review, Econometrica, Review of Eco nomic Studies, Economic Journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sci ences (PNAS), Financial Times, Spektrum der Wissenschaft, etc.\nAbstract:\n We discuss three different aspects within the framework of the Keynesian Be auty Contest, which in its original form consists of the following simple r ule: subjects choose from a close interval, say, 0 to 100 with the target t o be closest to p times the average of all chosen number, with e.g., p=2/3 and a fixed payoff for the winner(s). In the first part, we present several recent experiments, run in the classroom with undergraduates and conferenc e participants. We show that little changes of the rules (e.g. all numbers can be chosen) can produce no change in equilibrium, but substantial change s in behavior; or the other way round, no changes in behavior, but theoreti cal property changes (e.g. when we introduce “distance” payoffs instead of fixed payoffs). The so-called level-k or cognitive hierarchy model can acco unt for many of those discrepancies. In the second part we present a genera lized Beauty contest formulation, a best response function with which many micro and macro models can be classified. Adding brain experiments leads us to the third part, in which we present a three level “model” with the econ omic system, mind, and brain. This triangle system has an astonishing resem blance of Hegel’s system, logic, spirit, nature, of course without transcen dence. The third part is an attempt to reconnect economics with philosophy or theory of religion. It is an experiment in which we might fail to convin ce the audience. (with Felix Mauersberger, University of Bonn, and Christop h Buehren, University of Kassel).\nFor more information about Prof. Nagel, please visit this (https://www.upf.edu/web/rosemarie-nagel) website.\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Bio:

Rosemarie Nagel received her PhD in economic s in 1994 from the University of Bonn with Reinhard Selten as her advisor. In 1994-1995 she was post doc with Al Roth, University Pittsburgh. Since 19 95 she has been working in the Department of Economics and Business in Univ ersitat Pompeu Fabra; in 2006 she was promoted to full professor and in 200 7 she joined ICREA as a research professor. Her main research is in experim ental and behavioral economics, especially in macro economic experiments an d in neuro economics. She has published in the American Economic Review, Ec onometrica, Review of Economic Studies, Economic Journal, Proceedings of th e National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Financial Times, Spektrum der Wissen schaft, etc.

Abstract:

We discuss three differ ent aspects within the framework of the Keynesian Beauty Contest, which in its original form consists of the following simple rule: subjects choose fr om a close interval, say, 0 to 100 with the target to be closest to p times the average of all chosen number, with e.g., p=2/3 and a fixed payoff for the winner(s). In the first part, we present several recent experiments, ru n in the classroom with undergraduates and conference participants. We show that little changes of the rules (e.g. all numbers can be chosen) can prod uce no change in equilibrium, but substantial changes in behavior; or the o ther way round, no changes in behavior, but theoretical property changes (e .g. when we introduce “distance” payoffs instead of fixed payoffs). The so- called level-k or cognitive hierarchy model can account for many of those d iscrepancies. In the second part we present a generalized Beauty contest fo rmulation, a best response function with which many micro and macro models can be classified. Adding brain experiments leads us to the third part, in which we present a three level “model” with the economic system, mind, and brain. This triangle system has an astonishing resemblance of Hegel’s syste m, logic, spirit, nature, of course without transcendence. The third part i s an attempt to reconnect economics with philosophy or theory of religion. It is an experiment in which we might fail to convince the audience. (with Felix Mauersberger, University of Bonn, and Christoph Buehren, University o f Kassel).

For more information about Prof. Nagel, please visit this website.

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