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来源类型	Working Paper
规范类型	报告
DOI	10.3386/w17957
来源ID	Working Paper 17957
	On the Generalizability of Experimental Results in Economics
	Omar Al-Ubaydli; John A. List
发表日期	2012-03-29
出版年	2012
语种	英语
摘要	Economists are increasingly turning to the experimental method as a means to estimate causal effects. By using randomization to identify key treatment effects, theories previously viewed as untestable are now scrutinized, efficacy of public policies are now more easily verified, and stakeholders can swiftly add empirical evidence to aid their decision-making. This study provides an overview of experimental methods in economics, with a special focus on developing an economic theory of generalizability. Given that field experiments are in their infancy, our secondary focus pertains to a discussion of the various parameters that they identify, and how they add to scientific knowledge. We conclude that until we conduct more field experiments that build a bridge between the lab and the naturally-occurring settings of interest we cannot begin to make strong conclusions empirically on the crucial question of generalizability from the lab to the field.
主题	Econometrics ; Experimental Design ; Microeconomics ; Behavioral Economics
URL	https://www.nber.org/papers/w17957
来源智库	National Bureau of Economic Research (United States)
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条目标识符	http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/575633
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Omar Al-Ubaydli,John A. List. On the Generalizability of Experimental Results in Economics. 2012.

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