Vernon Smith An Experimental Study of Competitive Market弗农史密斯市场竞争的.ppt
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AnExperimentalStudyofCompetitiveMarketBehaviorEconomics328Spring2005HowtoWinaNobelPrizein3EasySteps.Somepapersareimportantasmuchforwhattheystartedasforwhattheyare.Smiths1962paperonmarketsisanarchetypicalexampleofthis.Itwasntthefirstpapereverwritteninexperimentaleconomics.Thurstonehadwrittenaninfluentialexperimentalpaperonindifferencecurvesin1933andChamberlin,Smithsadvisor,wroteanimportantexperimentalpaperonmarketsin1948.However,thesepaperswerelargelyisolatedevents.AfterSmithswork,experimentaleconomicsbecameanongoinglineofresearchwithineconomics.“ColumbusisviewedasthediscovererofAmerica,eventhougheveryschoolchildknowsthattheAmericaswereinhabitedwhenhearrived,andthathewasnoteventhefirsttohavemadearoundtrip,havingbeenprecededbyVikingsandperhapsothers.WhatisimportantaboutColumbusdiscoveryofAmericaisnotthatitwasthefirst,butthatitwasthelast.AfterColumbus,Americawasneverlostagain.”AlRothChristopherColumbusResearchQuestionSmithsexperimentsweredesignedtostudytheneo-classicaltheoryofcompetitivemarkets.Thisisthesimplemodelofsupplyanddemandcurvesthateveryeconomicsstudentlearnsinthefirstfewlectureofprinciples.Inspiteoftheimportanceofthecompetitivemodeltoeconomics,therewaslittledirectevidencepriortoSmithsworkthatthetheoryactuallywouldwork.Fielddataistoodynamictoseeifequilibriumisbeingachieved.Chamberlins(1948)earlierworkusingadecentralizedmarketmechanismfoundthatgenerallythepricesweretoolowandthevolumestoohighascomparedtocompetitiveequilibriumpredictions.Smithsexperimentsweredesignedtogivethetheoryitsbestchancetoworkthisreflectsadesiretoestablishiftherewereanycaseswerethemarketwouldequilibrateaspredictedbythetheory.Smithwasinterestedinstudyingwhatconfigurationsofsupplyanddemandweremost(orleast)likelytoleadtoequilibrium,andwasalsointerestedinthedynamicsthatledtoequilibriumExperimentalDesignandProceduresSessionswereruninclassroomsforhypotheticalpayoffs.Theresultswerelaterreplicatedusingmonetarypayoffs.Inonesessionthesubjectsweregraduatestudentsinaclassoneconomictheory.InevaluatingSmithswork,itisimportanttorememberthathewasfirst.Subjectsweredividedintotwogroups,buyersandsellers.Toinducedemandandsupplycurves,eachbuyerwasgivenacardwithhis/hermaximumwillingnesstopayandeachsellerwasgivenacardwithhis/herminimumreservationprice.Eachsubjectwasallowedtobuy/selloneunitofthegoodpertradingperiod.Tradingtakesplacethroughadoubleoralauction.UnlikeChamberlinsearlierwork,thisisahighlycentralizedmarket.Buyersandsellersareawareofallbid,asks,andtransactionprices.SummaryofSessionsThesessionsfocusprimarilyontheeffectofvarytheshapeofthesupplyanddemandcurves.Someattentionisalsopaidtotheeffectofchangingmarketinstitutionsandmakingtradersmoreexperienced.Test1:
BasicsupplyanddemandTests2and3:
Variessteepnessofsupplyanddemandcurveswithoutchangingequilibriumprice.ThisallowsSmithtostudytheprocessthatleadstoequilibrium.Test4:
Flatsupplycurve.Thisleavesnosurplusforthesellers.Itisinterestingtothinkofthisinlightofmuchlaterexperimentsonequityinmarketgames.Test5:
Studiestheeffectofanincreaseindemand.Giventhatsubjectsdontknowhowdemandhaschanged,youmightexpectthistodisruptconvergence.Test6:
Equilibriumgivesaverylargesurplustothesellersbyusingasupplycurvethatgoesvertical.Onceagain,thisisinterestinginlightofthelaterexperimentsonmarketgames.Test7:
Verysteepsupplycurverelativetothedemandcurve.Test8:
Buyerswerenotallowedtomakebidsinearlyperiods.Thiswassupposedtosimulateretailmarkets.Thequestioniswhetherthispreventsconvergencetoequilibrium.Test9and10:
Eachindividualisallowedtomaketwotransactions,doublingtheamountofexperiencereceived.Thisisexpectedtospeedconvergence.InitialHypothesesMarketsareexpectedtoconvergetothecompetitiveequilibrium.Accordingtothe“Walrasian”hypothesis,thisconvergenceshouldbefasterwhenthereislargerexcessdemand(orsupply).So,forexample,convergenceshouldbefasterinTest2thaninTest3.The“excessrent”hypothesisfocusesonunrealizableprofitsatapricethehighertheseare,thefasterpricesshouldadjust.Historically,thishasnotbeenanimportanthypothesis.Allowingmoreexperienceshouldspeedupconvergence,whilechangingmarketinstitutionsshouldslowconvergence.ResultsConvergencetoEquilibriumThedoubleoralauctionstendtoconvergestronglytowardsequilibriumandachievehighlevelsofefficiency.Forexample,theresultsforTest1areshowntopright.Thisistrueevenwheneitherdemandorsupplyshiftsovertime.SeeTest5results,bottomright.Thisisaverybasicresult,butisthemostimportantresultinthepaper.Competitivemarketequilibriumisacentralconceptineconomictheory,butgenerallycantbeobservedinthefield.Theseresultsprovethatcompetitiveequilibriumcanwork(butnotthatitmustwork).ResultsUnevenSplitsofSurplusTest4andTest7bothfeatureuneven(predicted)splitsofthetotalsurplusbetweenbuyersandsellers.Thesesessionsareamongtheworstintermsofconvergencetoequilibrium.Test4priceswereconsistentlyaboveequilibrium,givingsomesurplustothesellers.Test7,whichisntquiteasextremeasTest4,onlyconvergesveryslowlytoequilibrium.Pricesareconsistentlytoolow(comparedtocompetitiveequilibrium)givingsomesurplustobuyers.Theseresultscanbeviewedasaprecursortothesortsofresultsonfairnessthatwehavestudiedextensively.ResultsSpeedofConvergenceComparingTests2and3,thesupplyanddemandcurvesareflatterinTest2thaninTest3.Thismeansthatasmallchangeinpricesfromtheequilibriumleadstolargerexcessdemand(amountdemandedamountsupplied)inTest2theninTest3.Ifthespeedofadjustmentisrelatedtothesizeofexcessdemand,weshouldseefasteradjustmentinTest2.Thisisexactlywhatisobservedinthedata.SmithfindsmoresupportfortheexcessrenthypothesisthanfortheWalrasianhypothesis.Thisresultislargelyofhistoricalinteresttheconvergenceresultsabovearetheimportantresults.ResultsInceasingSubjectsExperienceTests9Aand10replicateTest7,butallowtraderstousetheirvalues/coststwiceineachperiod.Bydoublingsubjectsexperience,thespeedofconvergencewillbeincreased.Thisappearstobetrue,especiallyifyoulookatTest10.Thisprobablyisnttherightwaytotestthishypothesisthoughwhatyoureallywantissubjectswhohavealreadybeeninonemarketexperimenttoparticipateinasecondexperimentwithdifferentdemandandsupplycurves.ConclusionsWhileSmithdrawsmanyconclusionsfromthedata,themostimportantconclusionisthemostbasicone:
“Themoststrikinggeneralcharacteristicoftests13579,and10istheremarkablystrongtendencyforexchangepricestoapproachthepredictedequilibriumforeachofthesemarkets.”ItmustberememberedthatSmithdesignedhisexperimentstogivethetheoryitsbestchance.Theseexperimentsdontestablishthatingeneralthetheoryofcompetitiveequilibriumwillhavemuchpredictivepower.Onamoregenerallevel,thispaperplayedanimportantroleinillustratinghowcontrolledlaboratoryexperimentsleteconomistsunderstandphenomenaandtheoriesthatwerehardtoobserveinthefield.Inthefield,oneneverknowswhattheunderlyingsupplyanddemandcurvesare,soyoucannevertrulyknowthatthecompetitiveequilibriumhasbeenachieved.Inthelab,youcandirectlyobservetheemergenceofequilibrium.FurtherResearchonMarketsSmithsgeneralresultsonconvergencehavebeenreplicatedmanytimes.DOAmarketsareremarkablygoodatconvergingtoequilibriumunderawidevarietyofcircumstances.Thisremainstrueevenifsupplyanddemandcurvesareshifting(althoughrandomshiftsdoworsenconvergence).Convergencecanbequitesensitivetomarketinstitutions.Seeminglysmallchangesintherulesforqueuingcansubstantiallyaffectthespeedofconvergence.Largerchangesintheinstitutionssuchasusingapostedpricemarketcangreatlyslowconvergence,evenleadingtonon-convergenceinsomecases.Marketpowerhasmixedeffectsonconvergencetoequilibrium.Holt,Langan,andVillamil(1986)findpricesthataresignificantlyaboveequilibriumwhensellershavemarketpower,butothershavefoundlittleeffectinDOAmarkets.Moregenerally,theimpactofmarketpowerisgoingtodependonthegamebeingplayed.Whenasingleindividualcaneasilymanipulatemarketpricesorwheninstitutionsreducecompetitionamongsellers,departuresfromequilibriumaremorelikely.Gametheorydoesafairlygoodjobofpredictingwhendeparturesfromequilibriumarelikely,althoughitdoesapoorjobofpredictingthesizeofthesedepartures.NobelPrizeWinnersoftheFuture?
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