Lab design was driven by a ground-up assessment of best practices world-wide, resulting in great control and ease-of-use for efficient experimentation. Up to 36 subjects can participate at a time, yet workstations are organized in clusters of three. High fidelity audio and video is distributed to each of these clusters, ensuring that all participants can see and hear in this large space. Control of the lab systems can be managed from a station in the center of the room or from a glass-enclosed control room at one end.
The lab is designed for active learning, too, and is being used for experimental economics, econometrics, statistics, computing, and other Resource Economics classes. Switching between teaching and experiment modes, each with different requirements for participant visability, takes just a few minutes.
In sum, the Willis Lab is a beautiful and functional environment for experimentalists, subjects, instructors, and students alike.
The Endowment
The Experimental Economics Lab is supported by The Cleve E. Willis Experimental Economics Laboratory Fund. This fund provides for the renewal of the lab’s infrastructure over time to ensure that it remains a state-of-the-art facility far into the future.
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