Cautionary notes on the use of field experiments to address policy issues

被引:11
作者
Harrison, Glenn W. [1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Georgia State Univ, Robinson Coll Business, Dept Risk Management & Insurance, Atlanta, GA 30303 USA
[2] Georgia State Univ, Robinson Coll Business, Ctr Econ Anal Risk, Atlanta, GA 30303 USA
[3] Univ Cape Town, Sch Econ, ZA-7700 Rondebosch, South Africa
[4] IZA Inst Study Labor, Bonn, Germany
关键词
field experiments; randomized evaluations; welfare; REFERENCE-DEPENDENT PREFERENCES; RANDOMIZATION; RISK; TIME;
D O I
10.1093/oxrep/gru037
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Field experiments are popular again in policy circles. There are various types of field experiments, with complementary strengths and weaknesses for different policy questions. There is also a lot of needless hype about what field experiments can do. More balance in our use of field experiments is called for.
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页码:753 / 763
页数:11
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