# ECON 535: Experimental Economics | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/courses/ECON_535) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 52a78527ff09011d88cb04c7d43867d9fbfec2930bf1dd2ec359ebd2844e0b07 ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-10T19:50:42.743001+00:00 ### courses 8951 ### current instructors 5754 ### limited false ### terms * 1272 * 1264 * 1262 * 1254 * 1252 * 1244 * 1242 * 1234 * 1232 * 1224 * 1222 * 1212 * 1204 * 1202 * 1194 * 1192 * 1184 * 1182 * 1174 * 1172 * 1164 * 1162 * 1154 * 1152 * 1144 * 1142 * 1134 * 1132 * 1124 * 1122 * 1114 * 1112 * 1104 * 1102 * 1094 * 1092 * 1084 * 1082 * 1074 * 1072 ### term 1272 ### departments | subject | count | | --------- | ----- | | AAE | 90 | | ABT | 20 | | ACCTIS | 36 | | ACTSCI | 14 | | AFAERO | 10 | | AFRICAN | 87 | | AFROAMER | 71 | | AGROECOL | 21 | | AMERIND | 53 | | ANAT\&PHY | 7 | | ANATOMY | 2 | | ANESTHES | 8 | | ANSCI | 57 | | ANTHRO | 95 | | ART | 125 | | ARTED | 10 | | ARTHIST | 121 | | ASIALANG | 129 | | ASIAN | 109 | | ASIANAM | 28 | | ASTRON | 38 | | ATMOCN | 69 | | BIOCHEM | 51 | | BIOCORE | 10 | | BIOLOGY | 14 | | BIOMDSCI | 18 | | BME | 66 | | BMI | 41 | | BMOLCHEM | 10 | | BOTANY | 69 | | BSE | 44 | | C\&ESOC | 73 | | CBE | 48 | | CHEM | 101 | | CHICLA | 52 | | CIVENGR | 133 | | CLASSICS | 47 | | CNP | 10 | | CNSRSCI | 50 | | COMARTS | 137 | | COMPBIO | 15 | | COMPLIT | 11 | | COMPSCI | 138 | | COUNPSY | 78 | | CRB | 19 | | CS\&D | 71 | | CSCS | 40 | | CURRIC | 193 | | DANCE | 93 | | DERM | 8 | | DS | 88 | | DYSCI | 35 | | ECE | 155 | | ECON | 145 | | EDPOL | 114 | | EDPSYCH | 97 | | ELPA | 70 | | EMA | 53 | | EMERMED | 17 | | ENGL | 206 | | ENTOM | 40 | | ENVIRST | 148 | | EP | 15 | | EPD | 67 | | ESL | 16 | | F\&WECOL | 60 | | FAMMED | 22 | | FINANCE | 50 | | FOLKLORE | 40 | | FOODSCI | 43 | | FRENCH | 63 | | GEN\&WS | 145 | | GENBUS | 72 | | GENECSLR | 17 | | GENETICS | 60 | | GEOG | 113 | | GEOSCI | 83 | | GERMAN | 82 | | GLE | 48 | | GNS | 38 | | GREEK | 27 | | HDFS | 41 | | HEBR-BIB | 13 | | HEBR-MOD | 10 | | HISTORY | 233 | | HISTSCI | 56 | | HONCOL | 13 | | ILS | 43 | | INFOSYS | 9 | | INTEGART | 7 | | INTEGSCI | 22 | | INTER-AG | 18 | | INTER-HE | 11 | | INTER-LS | 22 | | INTEREGR | 16 | | INTLBUS | 21 | | INTLST | 50 | | ISYE | 83 | | ITALIAN | 53 | | JEWISH | 56 | | JOURN | 88 | | KINES | 128 | | LACIS | 26 | | LANDARC | 61 | | LATIN | 24 | | LAW | 120 | | LEGALST | 48 | | LINGUIS | 35 | | LIS | 89 | | LITTRANS | 78 | | LSC | 52 | | M\&ENVTOX | 7 | | MARKETNG | 62 | | MATH | 153 | | MDGENET | 8 | | ME | 130 | | MEDHIST | 43 | | MEDICINE | 60 | | MEDIEVAL | 32 | | MEDPHYS | 39 | | MEDSC-M | 29 | | MEDSC-V | 41 | | MHR | 68 | | MICROBIO | 45 | | MILSCI | 16 | | MM\&I | 22 | | MOLBIOL | 6 | | MS\&E | 59 | | MUSIC | 165 | | MUSPERF | 126 | | NAVSCI | 20 | | NE | 44 | | NEURODPT | 11 | | NEUROL | 7 | | NEURSURG | 4 | | NTP | 11 | | NURSING | 111 | | NUTRSCI | 65 | | OBS\&GYN | 18 | | OCCTHER | 39 | | ONCOLOGY | 14 | | OPHTHALM | 5 | | OTM | 43 | | PATH | 34 | | PATH-BIO | 29 | | PEDIAT | 26 | | PHARMACY | 31 | | PHILOS | 77 | | PHMCOL-M | 11 | | PHMPRAC | 45 | | PHMSCI | 60 | | PHYASST | 37 | | PHYSICS | 88 | | PHYSIOL | 3 | | PHYTHER | 37 | | PLANTSCI | 52 | | PLPATH | 35 | | POLISCI | 192 | | POPHLTH | 58 | | PORTUG | 33 | | PSYCH | 101 | | PSYCHIAT | 22 | | PUBAFFR | 54 | | PUBLHLTH | 23 | | RADIOL | 11 | | REALEST | 41 | | RELIGST | 90 | | RHABMED | 9 | | RMI | 24 | | RP\&SE | 102 | | S\&APHM | 17 | | SCANDST | 73 | | SLAVIC | 89 | | SOC | 149 | | SOCWORK | 87 | | SOILSCI | 46 | | SPANISH | 83 | | SRMED | 21 | | STAT | 94 | | STDYABRD | 52 | | STS | 8 | | SURGERY | 25 | | SURGSCI | 33 | | THEATRE | 91 | | URBRPL | 60 | | UROLOGY | 5 | | ZOOLOGY | 89 | ## course ### run id 20260907T155543-ce3781c4 ### semester 1272 ### observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### record version id 3994432ccb6eed42545a264097691813291b48a6d703e649d0745383e9e4fad3 ### course id ECON 535 ### course uid course\_5f0d7265bac8703e26c7163e ### catalog version id 0547fb27b296bcfbd49cb80cdfaeeadbe26a4b20d071305fdba7e89888adb87e ### course number 535 ### subjects * ECON ### title EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS ### description An examination of the use of laboratory or field experiments to examine questions of interest to economists. How to design economic experiments and understand their results. Understanding answers to key questions about economic policy, development economics, learning in uncertain situations, behavior in markets, market design, auctions, finance, altruism and selfishness, bargaining, and many other topics, as well as the processes that produced these answers, using principles from statistical models, survey design, game theory, understanding of incentives, and behavioral economics. ### requirements text (ECON 301or311) andECON 310 ### credit offering ids None recorded. ### llm job id enrich-f516c4d3e82cfe326b4f5f54 ### llm output id 40a95f2b89a7073d1b1a14e9704cff505f9c710bc6f4b2ea0929a05ad78e0286 ### llm model nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4 ### llm model revision 1355db6a052410cfd62085d94b58866fd0f2c3c5 ### llm task version 14 ### llm search status valid ### llm summary ECON 535 examines laboratory and field experiments in economics, teaching design and interpretation of results. ### llm topics * Economic policy and development * Market behavior and design * Statistical models and game theory ### llm skills * Designing economic experiments * Applying statistical, game theory, and behavioral principles to experimental results ### llm assumed background * Intermediate microeconomic theory * Statistical methods and data analysis ### llm search phrases * experimental economics design * economic field experiments * lab experiments economics * behavioral economics experiments ### llm requirements status valid ### llm student summary status valid ### llm experience status valid ### catalog variants None recorded. ### student summary #### context hash 3426d199f559be5b3a19c5187240a9af5ec260fb8cc2af57d3abdff7f9ff3a50 #### course id ECON 535 #### current instructors None recorded. #### difficulty workload Historical reviews of David Hansen: The difficulty is moderate, though the confusing structure may require extra effort to understand the core concepts. ```json { "citations": [ { "instructor_name": "David Hansen", "review_date": "2025-05-08 01:04:54 +0000 UTC", "review_id": "5536bc9c45ea205621d13642", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1904025", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMjAzODg4", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1904025", "type": "review" } ] } ``` #### errors None recorded. #### historical context Historical reviews of David Hansen: David Hansen is described as nice, smart, and passionate about economics. However, the class structure is reported to make the material unnecessarily confusing at times. Reviewers note he seems to have trouble getting to the root of the paper and what he wants students to know. ```json { "citations": [ { "instructor_name": "David Hansen", "review_date": "2025-05-08 01:04:54 +0000 UTC", "review_id": "5536bc9c45ea205621d13642", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1904025", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMjAzODg4", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1904025", "type": "review" } ] } ``` #### offered false #### profile hash e59ddc7389015d0035b68cd195c939d475bf72b959b29cf12eab59b454ccaef1 #### quick take Historical reviews of David Hansen: David Hansen is a passionate and smart instructor, but the course structure can make the material unnecessarily confusing. ```json { "citations": [ { "instructor_name": "David Hansen", "review_date": "2025-05-08 01:04:54 +0000 UTC", "review_id": "5536bc9c45ea205621d13642", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1904025", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMjAzODg4", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1904025", "type": "review" } ] } ``` Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.12 GPA, 42.9% A/AB (n=21 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.28 GPA, 51.4% A/AB (n=37 letter grades). ```json { "citations": [ { "course_id": "ECON 535", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_record": { "entity_id": "0506c16d-f446-3a3c-b97b-86afe86fdaae", "file": "tables/observations.parquet", "kind": "grades", "source": "madgrades" }, "table": "grades_latest", "term_id": "1254", "type": "grade" }, { "course_id": "ECON 535", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_record": { "entity_id": "0506c16d-f446-3a3c-b97b-86afe86fdaae", "file": "tables/observations.parquet", "kind": "grades", "source": "madgrades" }, "table": "grades_latest", "term_id": "1264", "type": "grade" } ] } ``` #### student experience Historical reviews of David Hansen: Students may find it frustrating that the instructor struggles to clarify the essential points of the assigned papers. ```json { "citations": [ { "instructor_name": "David Hansen", "review_date": "2025-05-08 01:04:54 +0000 UTC", "review_id": "5536bc9c45ea205621d13642", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1904025", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMjAzODg4", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1904025", "type": "review" } ] } ``` #### task hash 74fb0997943e888960bbc9e47db8c4fd12e4292d55c20509d8d89db6a9910f68 #### teaching history DAVID HANSEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2025, Spring 2026. 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