The Application of Behavioral Experiments in Policy Design

Organizer：Center for Research on Labor Market, National Academy of Development and Strategy, RUC

Venue: 729 Conference Room, Mingde Main Building, RUC

Time：November.15, 2018, Thursday, 13:00-17:30

Background：

Behavioral experimental methods are increasingly used in the design, evaluation, regulation and implementation of policies. This session will discuss how to use experimental methods in public policy design and evaluation. Included are as follows: mechanism experiments to promote cooperation, boosting mechanisms in donations, policy implications of behavioral contracts, experiments on income distribution, and boosting mechanisms for healthy consumption, etc.

　　Agenda

13:00-13:15 Registration

13:15-13:30 Introduction of the Guests

Moderator：WANG Xianghong   Research Fellow of National Academy of Development and Strategy, RUC and Professor of School of Economics, RUC

13:30-17:30 Keynote Speeches （each for 30 minutes）

 YE Hang, Professor of School of Economics, Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics

 Speech Topic：Policy Mechanism Experiments to Promote Cooperation

 LI Jianbiao, Professor of Nankai Business School

 Speech Topic：Boosting Mechanisms in Default Rules of Organ Donations

 DU Ninghua, Professor of School of Economics, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

 Speech Topic： The Design and Policy Implications of Behavior Contracts

 SUN Wenkai, Research Fellow of National Academy of Development and Strategy, RUC and Professor of School of Economics, RUC

 Speech Topic： Proportional Effect--Experimental Studies on Income Distribution

 DAI Zhixin, Assistant Professor of the School of Finance, RUC

 Speech Topic： Does the Relative Proportion and the Mechanism of Minimum Contribution Affect the Level of Public Goods Contribution?

 ZHENG Jie, Associate Professor of Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management

 Speech Topic： May Foreign Stones Serve to Polish Domestic Jade: An Experimental Study of Information, Knowledge and Decision-making

 WANG Xianghong, Research Fellow of National Academy of Development and Strategy, RUC and Professor of School of Economics, RUC

 Speech Topic：Running-assisted Experiments on Health Strategies-Self-control and Peer Effect

 Review and Conclusion

 ZHAO Zhong,  Research Fellow of National Academy of Development and Strategy, RUC and Professor of School of Human and Labor Resources, RUC

 18:30-20:00 Free Discussion

   Moderators：ZHOU Yean and  WANG Xianghong