About LACBEE
This annual conference brings together faculty working in Behavioral and Experimental Economics at Liberal Arts Colleges. Inspired by the successful LACDEV and Liberal Arts Macro conferences, this gathering serves to establish research and mentoring networks, as well as provide opportunities to discuss the teaching of experimental and behavioral topics.
The fifth in-person Liberal Arts Colleges Behavioral and Experimental Economics (LACBEE) workshop will be hosted by Middlebury College on June 23-24, 2025. Previous iterations of the workshop were hosted by Colorado College in 2019 and 2024, Carleton College in 2022, and Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges in 2023.
The workshop will include both research presentations and mentoring discussions. We especially encourage participants to bring their early-to-mid-stage work that would most benefit from input. For example, it may be a great idea to get focused feedback on an experimental design before you start running sessions.
There is no registration fee for the workshop. Light breakfasts, coffee, lunches, and dinners will be provided. Participants should expect to pay for their own lodging and transportation.
Information and Tentative Schedule
Key Information
- Dates: Monday June 23 - Tuesday June 24, 2025
- Location: Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont
- Submission Deadline: April 2, 2025
Conference Schedule
Our full conference schedule with presentations is now available:
Sunday, June 22
- Afternoon/Evening Most participants should plan to arrive Sunday
Monday, June 23
- 12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch
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1:00 - 2:30 PM: Session 1
Jeffrey Carpenter, "The labor market implications of grade inflation"
Hannah Ruebeck, "The narrative of policy change: Effects on policy preferences, political efficacy, and collective action"
Neeraja Gupta, "The Female Sensitivity Hypothesis: Evidence From Experimental Economics"
- 2:30 - 3:00 PM Coffee break
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3:00 - 4:30 PM: Session 2
Jakina Debnam Guzman, "Good Feelings and Risky Human Capital Accumulation"
Erin Giffin, "Gendered Outcome Bias"
Eren Bilen, "The Impact of Sentiment in AI Feedback on Trust, Performance and Risk-Taking"
- 5:30 PM Dinner
Tuesday, June 24
- 8:00 - 9:00 AM Breakfast
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9:00 - 10:30 AM: Session 3
Andrea Robbett/Peter Matthews, "Reality Bites: Partisan Beliefs as Enforced Norms"
Samantha Stelnicki, "What Makes An Expert: An experiment on delegation of agency"
Germán Reyes, "Experimental Evidence on the Learning Impact of Generative AI"
- 10:30 - 11:00 AM Coffee break
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Session 4
Jonathan Lafky, "Ratings with Heterogeneous Preferences"
Pun Winichakul, "The Effect of Experimenter Demand on Inference"
- 12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch
- 1:00 PM Conference adjourns
Travel & Accommodation
Getting to Middlebury
Participants can fly into Burlington International Airport (BTV) which is about 45 minutes from Middlebury. Other options include:
- Albany International Airport (ALB, about 2 hours away)
- Boston Logan International Airport (BOS, about 3 hours away)
- New York airports with Amtrak connection to Middlebury
Accommodation
We have reserved 10 rooms at each of the following locations:
- Middlebury Inn
- Courtyard Marriott
Note: Both blocks will be held until May 22, 2025. Booking information will be provided to registered participants.