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In non-experimental sciences the errors associated with model misspecifications in primarystudies carry over to meta-analysis. We use Monte Carlo simulations to analyse the effects ofthese misspecifications on results of a meta-analysis using a meta-estimator that calculates asimple average...
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be used out of sample. We note that modeling choices can be consequential: different economic models may fit the reduced …
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We report experimental results for a twice-played prisoners' dilemma in which the players can choose the allocation of the stakes across the two periods. Our point of departure is the assumption that some (but not all) people are principled to "do the right thing," or cooperate, as long as their...
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This paper examines the scalability of the results from the Tennessee Student-Teacher Achievement Ratio (STAR) Project, a prominent educational experiment. We explore how the misalignment between the experimental design and the econometric model affects researchers' ability to learn about the...
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We experimentally study the effect of information about competitors ́actions on cartel stability and firms ́incentives … information is available and participants cannot communicate. In contrast, when communication is possible, results reverse …: Markets become less competitive and cartels become more stable when individualized information is available. We also observe …
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We analyze two experiments that provided direct information on school test scores to lower-income families in a public … school choice plan. We find that receiving information significantly increases the fraction of parents choosing higher … disadvantaged students when parents have easy access to test score information and have good options to choose from …
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This paper analyzes a randomized experiment to shed light on the role of information and social interactions in … encouraged a random sample of employees in a subset of departments to attend a benefits information fair organized by the …
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