An Experimental Study of Bubble Formation in Asset Markets Using the Tâtonnement Pricing Mechanism

Volodymyr Lugovskyy, Daniela Puzzello and Steven Tucker

Working Papers in Economics from University of Canterbury, Department of Economics and Finance

Abstract: We report the results of an experiment designed to study the role of institutional structure in the formation of bubbles and crashes in laboratory asset markets. In a setting employing double auctions and call markets as trading institutions, bubbles and crashes are a quite robust phenomenon. The only factor appearing to reduce bubbles is experience across markets. In this study, we employ the tâtonnement trading institution, which has not been previously explored in laboratory asset markets. The results show that bubbles are eliminated, suggesting that the trading institution plays a crucial role in the formation of bubbles.

Keywords: Bubbles; Trading Institutions; Pricing Mechanisms; Tâtonnement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C91 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 34 pages
Date: 2009-11-20
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