Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE FOUNDATION PROMOTES HUMAN BETTERMENT THROUGH EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS TO IMPROVE THE UNDERSTANDING OF EXCHANGE SYSTEMS.* IFREE FUNDS PRIMARY RESEARCH IN MARKET AND PERSONAL EXCHANGE SYSTEMS* IFREE SPONSORS PARTICIPATORY, HANDS-ON, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, INTERDISCIPLINARY ACADEMIC DISCUSSIONS, AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS FOR THOSE OUTSIDE THE ECONOMICS PROFESSION.
SUPPORT RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS.
EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS EDUCATION THE FOUNDATION MADE RESTRICTED GRANTS TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS. SOME SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES WERE CANCELLED OR POSTPONED DUE TO THE WORLDWIDE PANDEMIC. IN JANUARY, THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTED A WEEK-LONG GRADUATE STUDENT WORKSHOP IN EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS AT CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY, ATTENDED BY 22 GRADUATE STUDENTS FROM THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD. IN FEBRUARY, THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTED THE BOGOTA (COLOMBIA) EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS WORKSHOP & CONFERENCE, ATTRACTING PARTICIPANTS FROM LATIN AMERICA, NORTH AMERICA, EUROPE AND AUSTRALIA. A GRANT SUPPORTED THE PARTICIPATION OF 13 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FOR FIVE WEEKS IN A VIRTUAL SUMMER SCHOLARS AND MENTORING PROGRAM HELD AT CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY. FROM JUNE THROUGH JULY, THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTED A VIRTUAL UNDERGRADUATE WORKSHOP ON COMPUTATIONAL EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS AT GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOR 7 UNDERGRADUATE INTERNS FROM THE US, CHINA AND PERU. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTED 6 LECTURES HELD AT CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY AS PART OF A LECTURE SERIES.
FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPSTHE FOUNDATION MADE FELLOWSHIP PAYMENTS TO TWO IFREE DISTINGUISHED FELLOWS AND TO THE 2020 RECIPIENT OF THE VERNON L. SMITH ASCENDING SCHOLAR PRIZE, ANYA SAMEK.
EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS RESEARCHTHE FOUNDATION MADE RESTRICTED GRANTS TO SUPPORT RESEARCH IN EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: * RULE-BASED BEHAVIOR, PUNISHMENT AND LONG RUN COOPERATION * MONETARY NETWORKS * POTENTIAL ENTRY AND HETEROGENEITY IN SEQUENTIAL CONTESTS * DOES INCOME MOBILITY PREDICT PREFERENCES FOR INCOME REDISTRIBUTION? * ADVICE AND ITS IMPACT ON SOCIAL LEARNING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES * ELICITING PREFERENCES OVER SOLUTION CONCEPTS * PROVISION OF INFORMATION AS A PUBLIC GOOD * WHY DO PEOPLE VIOLATE NO-TRADE THEOREMS? A DIAGNOSTIC TEST
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Carol Breckner | TREASURER | 3 | $0 |
| Candace Smith | VICE PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
| Robert Gasaway | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD | 3 | $0 |
| Vernon Smith | PRESIDENT/FOUNDER | 3 | $0 |
| Tucker Andersen | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Jim Murphy | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Diane Kaplan | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Cary Deck | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
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