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Overview

James M. Walker is affiliated with Indiana University in the United States and works predominantly in the field of Computer Science. Their research covers a range of subfields, including Artificial Intelligence, Signal Processing, Global and Planetary Change, Sociology and Political Science, and Safety Research.

Their work addresses several main topics, notably:

  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Speech and Audio Processing
  • Digital Games and Media
  • Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
  • Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
  • Game Theory and Applications
  • Genetic diversity and population structure

James M. Walker has published in various venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment
  • International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation
  • The Structural Engineer
  • Southern Economic Journal

Among their recent papers are:

  • Designing timber buildings for longevity, 2021, The Structural Engineer
  • Incentivizing provision of collective goods: Allocation rules, 2021, Southern Economic Journal
  • TwitchChat: A Dataset for Exploring Livestream Chat, 2020, Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment
  • Hybridization between Whiptail Lizards in Texas: Aspidoscelis laredoensis and A. Gularis, with Notes on Reproduction of a Hybrid, 2020, American Museum Novitates
  • Lessons post-lockdown: science and engineering education switching to online learning, 2022, International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Arun Narayanan
  • N. T. Howard
  • Sankaran Panchapagesan
  • Alex Park
  • Brock Stoddard

Best Publications

  • Rules, games, and common-pool resources

    Elinor Ostrom;Roy Gardner;James Walker

  • COVENANTS WITH AND WITHOUT A SWORD: SELF-GOVERNANCE IS POSSIBLE

    Elinor Ostrom;James Walker;Roy Gardner

  • Group Size Effects in Public Goods Provision: The Voluntary Contributions Mechanism

    R. Mark Isaac;James M. Walker

  • Trust and reciprocity : interdisciplinary lessons from experimental research

    Elinor Ostrom;James Walker

  • Group size and the voluntary provision of public goods: Experimental evidence utilizing large groups

    R.Mark Isaac;James M. Walker;Arlington W. Williams

  • COMMUNICATION and FREE‐RIDING BEHAVIOR: THE VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION MECHANISM

    R. Mark Isaac;James M. Walker

  • Divergent evidence on free riding: An experimental examination of possible explanations

    R. Mark Isaac;James M. Walker;Susan H. Thomas

  • THE EFFECT OF REWARDS AND SANCTIONS IN PROVISION OF PUBLIC GOODS

    Martin Sefton;Robert Shupp;James M. Walker

  • MONETARY REWARDS AND DECISION COST IN EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS

    Vernon L. Smith;James M. Walker

  • Theory and individual behavior of first-price auctions

    James C. Cox;Vernon L. Smith;James M. Walker

  • The assurance problem in a laboratory market

    R. Mark Isaac;David Schmidtz;James M. Walker

  • The role of communication in resolving commons dilemmas: experimental evidence with heterogeneous appropriators

    Steven C. Hackett;Edella Schlager;James Walker

  • Rent dissipation in a limited-access common-pool resource: Experimental evidence

    James M. Walker;Roy Gardner;Elinor Ostrom

  • Collective Choice in the Commons: Experimental Results on Proposed Allocation Rules and Votes

    J. M. Walker;Roy Gardner;Andrew Herr;Elinor Ostrom

  • Cooperation in PD Games: Fear, Greed, and History of Play

    T.K. Ahn;Elinor Ostrom;David Schmidt;Robert Shupp

  • Heterogenous demand for public goods: Behavior in the voluntary contributions mechanism*

    Joseph Fisher;R. Mark Isaac;Jeffrey W. Schatzberg;James M. Walker

  • Playing Safe in Coordination Games: The Roles of Risk Dominance, Payoff Dominance, and History of Play

    David Schmidt;Robert Shupp;James M. Walker;Elinor Ostrom

  • REWARDS, EXPERIENCE AND DECISION COSTS IN FIRST PRICE AUCTIONS

    Vernon L. Smith;James M. Walker

  • Information and conspiracy in sealed bid auctions

    R.Mark Isaac;James M. Walker

  • Experimental Development of Sealed-Bid Auction Theory; Calibrating Controls for Risk Aversion

    James C. Cox;Vernon L. Smith;James M. Walker

  • Rewards and Sanctions and the Provision of Public Goods in One-Shot Settings

    James M. Walker;Matthew A. Halloran

  • Trust And Reciprocity

    Elinor Ostrom;James Walker

  • Monetary rewards and decision cost in experimental economics

    Vernon L. Smith;James M. Walker

Frequent Co-Authors

Elinor Ostrom
Elinor Ostrom Indiana University
Vernon L. Smith
Vernon L. Smith Chapman University
Arlington W. Williams
Arlington W. Williams Indiana University
James C. Cox
James C. Cox Georgia State University
R. Mark Isaac
R. Mark Isaac Florida State University
James J. Heckman
James J. Heckman University of Chicago
Martin Sefton
Martin Sefton University of Nottingham
Charles N. Noussair
Charles N. Noussair University of Arizona
Toshio Yamagishi
Toshio Yamagishi Hitotsubashi University
Roman M. Sheremeta
Roman M. Sheremeta Case Western Reserve University

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