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Experimental Economics is a peer-reviewed journal published by Springer Nature, covering Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies, Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics, Game Theory and Applications.

PublisherSpringer Nature
Reference styleSuperscript numbered (Nature)
Superscript — small raised numerals in the text
1. Smith, A., Jones, B. & Lee, C. A representative article title. Experimental Economics 12, 45–58 (2023).

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Publishes research inExperimental Behavioral Economics Studies Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics Game Theory and Applications Culture, Economy, and Development Studies Auction Theory and Applications
ISSN1386-4157
Citation impact (2-yr)1.6
h-index106
i10-index620
Total citations57,006
Article processing charge$2,890
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Amsterdam
Journal websitewww.springer.com
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Papers published in Experimental Economics per year

36
2014
68
2015
41
2016
52
2017
51
2018
43
2019
50
2020
60
2021
49
2022
33
2023
31
2024
57
2025

Citation impact of Experimental Economics by publication year

1.7K
2014
1.9K
2015
970
2016
1.7K
2017
1K
2018
1.4K
2019
1.3K
2020
516
2021
519
2022
195
2023
113
2024
38
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Experimental Economics

z-Tree: Zurich toolbox for ready-made economic experiments

Urs Fischbacher · 6 Feb 2007

Abstract z-Tree (Zurich Toolbox for Ready-made Economic Experiments) is a software for developing and conducting economic experiments. The software is stable and allows programming almost any kind of experiments in a short time. In this article, I present the guiding principles behind the software design, its features, and its limitations.

9,936 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Dictator games: a meta study

Christoph Engel · 19 May 2011

Abstract Over the last 25 years, more than a hundred dictator game experiments have been published. This meta study summarises the evidence. Exploiting the fact that most experiments had to fix parameters they did not intend to test, in multiple regression the meta study is able to assess the effect of single manipulations, controlling for…

1,797 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Sustaining cooperation in laboratory public goods experiments: a selective survey of the literature

Ananish Chaudhuri · 28 Sep 2010

Abstract I survey the literature post Ledyard (Handbook of Experimental Economics, ed. by J. Kagel, A. Roth, Chap. 2, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 1995) on three related issues in linear public goods experiments: (1) conditional cooperation; (2) the role of costly monetary punishments in sustaining cooperation and (3) the sustenance of cooperation via means other…

1,462 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Experimenter demand effects in economic experiments

Daniel John Zizzo · 29 Oct 2009

Abstract Experimenter demand effects refer to changes in behavior by experimental subjects due to cues about what constitutes appropriate behavior. We argue that they can either be social or purely cognitive, and that, when they may exist, it crucially matters how they relate to the true experimental objectives. They are usually a potential problem only…

1,183 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The strategy versus the direct-response method: a first survey of experimental comparisons

Jordi Brandts, Gary Charness · 20 Jan 2011

Abstract In this paper, we present a first survey of the literature regarding whether the strategy method, in which a responder makes conditional decisions for each possible information set, leads to different experimental results than does the more standard direct-response method, in which the responder learns the action of the first mover and then chooses…

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