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Edward Castronova

Indiana University

Professor

107 S Indiana Ave

100 South Woodlawn

Bloomington, IN 47405

United States

  • Indiana University

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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1.

Virtual Worlds: A First-Hand Account of Market and Society on the Cyberian Frontier

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 618
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 14 Jan 2002
Edward Castronova
Indiana University
Downloads 47,480 (13)
Citation 38

Abstract:

Information and Internet Services, Computer Software

2.

On Virtual Economies

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 752
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 14 Oct 2002
Edward Castronova
Indiana University
Downloads 10,968 (235)
Citation 16

Abstract:

Information and Internet Services, Computer Software

3.

The Price of 'Man' and 'Woman': A Hedonic Pricing Model of Avatar Attributes in a Synthethic World

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 957
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 17 Jun 2003
Edward Castronova
Indiana University
Downloads 4,921 (1,091)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Synthetic Worlds, Internet Auctions Avatar Attributes, Sexual Discrimination

4.

Theory of the Avatar

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 863
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 06 Mar 2003
Edward Castronova
Indiana University
Downloads 3,030 (2,498)
Citation 6

Abstract:

Information and Internet Services, Computer Software, Equity, Justice, Inequality

5.

Dragon Kill Points: A Summary Whitepaper

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 24 Jan 2007
Edward Castronova and Joshua Fairfield
Indiana University and Washington and Lee University - School of Law
Downloads 2,088 (4,821)
Citation 1

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Dragon Kill Points, Rational Models Seminar, Virtual World, World of Warcraft, Law and Economics, Edward Castronova, Online community

6.

The Right to Play

New York Law School Law Review, Vol. 49, No. 1, pp. 185-210, 2004
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 01 Jun 2005
Edward Castronova
Indiana University
Downloads 1,898 (5,406)
Citation 9

Abstract:

Synthetic worlds, law, play

7.

Real Products in Imaginary Worlds

Harvard Business Review, pp. 20-22, May 2005
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 26 Jul 2005
Edward Castronova
Indiana University
Downloads 1,852 (5,978)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Synthetic worlds, marketing, advertising, internet

8.

A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Real-Money Trade in the Products of Synthetic Economies

Info, Vol. 8, No. 6, October 2006
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 17 Jul 2006
Edward Castronova
Indiana University
Downloads 1,399 (9,309)
Citation 3

Abstract:

Synthetic Economies, RMT, Cost-Benefit Analysis

9.

A Test of the Law of Demand in a Virtual World: Exploring the Petri Dish Approach to Social Science

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2355
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 24 Jul 2008
Edward Castronova
Indiana University
Downloads 1,261 (9,771)
Citation 6

Abstract:

virtual worlds, experimental methods

10.

Game Development and Social Science

Journal of Game Development, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 91-94, March 2004
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 26 Jul 2005
Edward Castronova
Indiana University
Downloads 1,082 (14,626)

Abstract:

Game design, research methods

11.

On the Research Value of Large Games: Natural Experiments in Norrath and Camelot

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1621
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 13 Jan 2006
Edward Castronova
Indiana University
Downloads 1,015 (15,632)
Citation 4

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12.

Synthetic Economies and the Social Question

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 18 Aug 2005
Edward Castronova
Indiana University
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Abstract:

Synthetic worlds, inequality, social policy

13.

Surveying the Virtual World: A Large Scale Survey in Second Life Using the Virtual Data Collection Interface (VDCI)

Downloads 506 ( 44,164)
Citation 1

Surveying the Virtual World: A Large Scale Survey in Second Life Using the Virtual Data Collection Interface (VDCI)

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 05 Aug 2009
Mark W. Bell, Edward Castronova and Gert G. Wagner
Indiana University Bloomington - Department of Telecommunications, Indiana University and German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)
Downloads 355 (67,455)
Citation 1

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VASI, VDCI, Second Life, Survey Plan, Fieldwork

Surveying the Virtual World - A Large Scale Survey in Second Life Using the Virtual Data Collection Interface (VDCI)

German Council for Social and Economic Data (RatSWD) Research Notes No. 40
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 30 Sep 2009
Mark W. Bell, Edward Castronova and Gert G. Wagner
Indiana University Bloomington - Department of Telecommunications, Indiana University and German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)
Downloads 151 (161,723)
Citation 1

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VASI, VDCI, Second Life, Survey Plan, Fieldwork

14.

Virtual Assisted Self Interviewing (VASI): An Expansion of Survey Data Collection Methods to Virtual Worlds by Means of VDCI

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Citation 3

Virtual Assisted Self Interviewing (VASI): An Expansion of Survey Data Collection Methods to Virtual Worlds by Means of VDCI

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 31 Jul 2008 Last Revised: 09 Aug 2015
Mark W. Bell, Edward Castronova and Gert G. Wagner
Indiana University Bloomington - Department of Telecommunications, Indiana University and German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)
Downloads 362 (65,879)
Citation 3

Abstract:

Interviewing Mode, PAPI, CAPI, CASI, VASI, VDCI, Second Life

Virtual Assisted Self Interviewing (VASI): An Expansion of Survey Data Collection Methods to the Virtual Worlds by Means of VDCI

German Council for Social and Economic Data (RatSWD) Research Notes No. 39
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 29 Sep 2009
Mark W. Bell, Edward Castronova and Gert G. Wagner
Indiana University Bloomington - Department of Telecommunications, Indiana University and German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)
Downloads 47 (341,365)
Citation 3

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Interviewing Mode, PAPI, CAPI, CASI, VASI, VDCI, Second Life

15.

The Renaissance of Natural Law: Tolkien, Fantasy, and Video Games

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 19 Sep 2012
Edward Castronova
Indiana University
Downloads 207 (102,261)

Abstract:

Games, Morality, Natural Law

16.

Virtual Worlds as Petri Dishes for the Social and Behavioral Sciences

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 08 Dec 2008
Edward Castronova and Matthew Falk
Indiana University and Indiana University Bloomington - Department of Telecommunications
Downloads 203 (117,078)
Citation 3

Abstract:

Virtual Worlds, Macro Level Experiments, Research Infrastructure

17.

Virtual Worlds as Petri Dishes for the Social and Behavioral Sciences

RatSWD Working Paper No. 47
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 11 Aug 2009
Edward Castronova and Matthew Falk
Indiana University and RatSWD
Downloads 40 (338,507)
Citation 3

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Virtual Worlds, Macro Level Experiments, Research Infrastructure

18.

The Price of Bodies: A Hedonic Pricing Model of Avatar Attributes in a Synthetic World

Kyklos, Vol. 57, No. 2, pp. 173-196, May 2004
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 04 Jul 2004
Edward Castronova
Indiana University
Downloads 34 (379,331)
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19.

Politics, Altruism, and the Definition of Poverty

Edward J. Bird (1999) Politics, altruism, and the definition of poverty, Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice, 1:3, 269-291, DOI: 10.1080/13876989908412628
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 23 Aug 2014
Edward Castronova
Indiana University
Downloads 11 (418,033)

Abstract:

poverty, poverty lines, altruism, redistribution

20.

Virtual Life Satisfaction

Kyklos, Vol. 64, Issue 3, pp. 313-328, 2011
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 19 Jul 2011
Edward Castronova and Gert G. Wagner
Indiana University and German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)
Downloads 2 (534,082)

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21.

Inequality and Income: The Mediating Effects of Social Spending and Risk

Economics of Transition, Vol. 9, No. 2, July 2001
Posted: 10 Jul 2001
Edward Castronova
Indiana University

Abstract:

income, inequality, social spending, risk

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