Handbook of Field Experiments, Volume 1

Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-0-444-63324-8
Verlag: NORTH HOLLAND

Buch, Englisch, Band 1, 528 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1111 g

Reihe: Handbook of Economic Field Exp

Handbook of Field Experiments provides tactics on how to conduct experimental research, also presenting a comprehensive catalog on new results from research and areas that remain to be explored. This updated addition to the series includes an entire chapters on field experiments, the politics and practice of social experiments, the methodology and practice of RCTs, and the econometrics of randomized experiments. These topics apply to a wide variety of fields, from politics, to education, and firm productivity, providing readers with a resource that sheds light on timely issues, such as robustness and external validity.

Separating itself from circumscribed debates of specialists, this volume surpasses in usefulness the many journal articles and narrowly-defined books written by practitioners.

Zielgruppe

Graduate students and professionals in all fields of economics worldwide

Autoren/Hrsg.

Duflo, Esther

Banerjee, Abhijit

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Ökonometrie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. An Introduction to the "Handbook of Field Experiments" A. Banerjee, E. Duflo

Section I. Some Historical Background 2. The Politics and Practice of Social Experiments: Seeds of a Revolution J.M. Gueron

Section II. Methodology and Practice of RCTs 3. The Econometrics of Randomized Experiments S. Athey and G.W. Imbens 4. Decision Theoretic Approaches to Experiment Design and External Validity A. Banerjee, S. Chassang, E. Snowberg 5. The Practicalities of Running Randomized Evaluations: Partnerships, Measurement, Ethics, and Transparency R. Glennerster 6. The Psychology of Construal in the Design of Field Experiments E.L. Paluck and E. Shafir

Section III. Understanding Preferences and Preference Change 7. Field Experiments in Markets O. Al-Ubaydli and J.A. List 8. Field Experiments on Discrimination M. Bertrand and E. Duflo 9. Field Experiments on Voter Mobilization: An Overview of a Burgeoning Literature A.S. Gerber and D.P. Green 10. Lab in the Field: Measuring Preferences in the Wild U. Gneezy and A. Imas 11. Field Experiments in Marketing D. Simester

Über Autor(innen)

Banerjee, Abhijit
Ford Foundation Professor of Economics, MIT.

Duflo, Esther
Esther Duflo is the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics, and a founder and Director of the Abudl Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab. She is a recipient of the John Bates Clark Medal and a MacArthur Fellowship.