Banking on experiments?

Martin Dufwenberg

Journal of Economic Studies, 2015, vol. 42, issue 6, 943-971

Abstract: Purpose - – How can laboratory experiments help us understand banking crises, including the usefulness of various policy responses? After giving a concise introduction to the field of experimental economics more generally, the author attempts to provide answers. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach - – The author discusses methodology and surveys relevant work. Findings - – History is often too complicated to be meaningfully revamped or modified in the lab, for purposes of insight-by-analogy. But as people argue about how to understand financial history, they bring ideas to the table. It is possible and useful to test the empirical relevance of these ideas in lab experiments. Originality/value - – The paper pioneers broad discussion of how lab experiments may shed light on banking crises.

Keywords: Banking crises; Bank runs; Insolvency; Lab experiments (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1108/JES-08-2015-0145

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