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Overview

R. Mark Isaac is affiliated with Florida State University in the United States. Their research encompasses various topics within decision sciences and social sciences, with a particular focus on experimental behavioral economics studies. The scientist's work integrates themes related to game theory, electric vehicles and infrastructure, energy and environment impacts, transportation and mobility innovations, auction theory, and ethics in business and education.

Their publication record includes papers across diverse venues, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach. Frequent publication venues include the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, SSRN Electronic Journal, Energy and Climate Change, Research in Experimental Economics, and Public Finance Review.

Recent papers by R. Mark Isaac cover a range of subjects. These include:

  • Toward just and equitable mobility: Socioeconomic and perceptual barriers for electric vehicles and charging infrastructure in the United States (2024, Energy and Climate Change)
  • Reputation and market structure in experimental platforms (2022, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization)
  • Limiting the Leader: Fairness Concerns and Opportunism in Team Production (2023, SSRN Electronic Journal)
  • Limiting the leader: Fairness concerns and opportunism in team production (2023, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization)
  • The Robustness of Lemons in Experimental Markets (2022, Research in Experimental Economics)

Frequent coauthors working alongside R. Mark Isaac include Abhijit Ramalingam, Luke Boosey, Philip Solimine, Dong-Yeon Lee, and Melanie McDermott.

Their main fields of study cover:

  • Decision Sciences
  • Social Sciences

Subfields where this scientist has contributed are:

  • Safety Research
  • Management Science and Operations Research
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Pollution
  • Automotive Engineering

Core topics addressed in their work include:

  • Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
  • Game Theory and Applications
  • Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Transportation and Mobility Innovations
  • Auction Theory and Applications
  • Ethics in Business and Education

Best Publications

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

    R. Mark Isaac;James M. 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

  • Public Goods Provision in an Experimental Environment

    R. Mark Isaac;Kenneth F. McCue;Charles R. Plott

  • The assurance problem in a laboratory market

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

  • Just Who Are You Calling Risk Averse

    R. Mark Isaac;Duncan James

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

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

  • Information and conspiracy in sealed bid auctions

    R.Mark Isaac;James M. Walker

  • Endogenous Group Formation

    T. K. Ahn;R. Mark Isaac;Timothy C. Salmon

  • In Search of Predatory Pricing

    R. Mark Isaac;Vernon L. Smith

  • The effects of market organization on conspiracies in restraint of trade

    R.Mark Isaac;Valerie Ramey;Arlington W. Williams

  • Coming and going: Experiments on endogenous group sizes for excludable public goods

    T.K. Ahn;R. Mark Isaac;Timothy C. Salmon

  • Price Controls and the Behavior of Auction Markets: An Experimental Examination

    R. Mark Isaac;Charles R. Plott

  • The Allocation of Landing Rights by Unanimity Among Competitors

    David M. Grether;R. Mark Isaac;Charles R. Plott

  • Nash as an organizing principle in the voluntary provision of public goods: Experimental evidence

    R. Mark Isaac;James M. Walker

  • An Experimental Investigation of the Hahn-Noll Revenue Neutral Auction for Emissions Licenses

    Robert Franciosi;R.Mark Isaac;David E. Pingry;Stanley S. Reynolds

  • The opportunity for conspiracy in restraint of trade: An experimental study

    R.Mark Isaac;Charles R. Plott

  • Natural Monopoly and Contested Markets: Some Experimental Results

    Don Coursey;R. Mark Isaac;Vernon L. Smith

  • A theory of jump bidding in ascending auctions

    R. Mark Isaac;Timothy C. Salmon;Arthur Zillante

  • IN SEARCH OF THE WINNER'S CURSE

    James C. Cox;R. Mark Isaac

  • Asset Markets: How They Are Affected by Tournament Incentives for Individuals

    Duncan James;R. Mark Isaac

Frequent Co-Authors

James M. Walker
James M. Walker Indiana University
James C. Cox
James C. Cox Georgia State University
Charles R. Plott
Charles R. Plott California Institute of Technology
Vernon L. Smith
Vernon L. Smith Chapman University
Shyam Sunder
Shyam Sunder Yale University
Arlington W. Williams
Arlington W. Williams Indiana University
Daniel J. Friedman
Daniel J. Friedman National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Daniel Friedman
Daniel Friedman University of California, Santa Cruz
Thomas R. Palfrey
Thomas R. Palfrey California Institute of Technology
Valerie A. Ramey
Valerie A. Ramey University of California, San Diego

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