Play to Learn? An Experiment

Martin Dufwenberg and J. Swarthout

No 2009-08, Experimental Economics Center Working Paper Series from Experimental Economics Center, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University

Abstract: Does playing a game in class improve students' ability to analyze the game using game theory? We report results from an experimental design which allows us to test a series of related hypotheses. We fail to find support for the conjectured learning-enhancing effects and discuss what lessons can be learned substantially and methodologically.

JEL-codes: A22 C70 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 17
Date: 2009-04
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