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Handbook of economic field experiments, Volume 1/



xv, 511 pages, 24 cm. Content notes : 1. An introduction to the 'Handbook of Field Experiments' -- Section I. Some historical background -- 2. The Politics and practice of social experiments: seeds of a revolution -- Section II. Methodology and practice of RCTs -- 3. The Econometrics of randomized experiments -- 4. Decision theoretic approaches to experiment design and external validity -- 5. The Practicalities of running randomized evaluations: partnerships, measurement ethics and transparency -- 6. The Psychology of construal in the design of field experiments -- Secton III. Understanding preferences and preference change -- 7. Field experiments in markets -- 8. Field experiments on discrimination -- 9. Field experiments on voter mobilization: an overview of a burgeoning literature -- 10. Lab in the field: measuring preferences in the wild -- 11. Field experiments in marketing Experimental design Methodology Duflo, Esther

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