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On the Generalizability of Experimental Results in Economics
Al-Ubaydli, Omar - 2012
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013108249
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On the Generalizability of Experimental Results in Economics : With a Response to Camerer
Al-Ubaydli, Omar - 2013
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013072579
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Information and Bargaining Through Agents : Experimental Evidence from Mexico's Labor Courts
Sadka, Joyce - 2018
most lower-income countries, but the root causes of poor performance are not well understood. We use a field experiment … receive the information. An intervention before plaintiffs contact a lawyer increases pre-suit settlement. The experiment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012909901
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Student Loan Nudges : Experimental Evidence on Borrowing and Educational Attainment
Marx, Benjamin - 2017
We estimate the impact of student loan “nudges” on community college students' borrowing and provide the first experimental evidence of the effect of student loans on educational attainment. Nonbinding loan offers listed in students' financial aid award letters, that do not alter students'...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012942699
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Learning Management Through Matching : A Field Experiment Using Mechanism Design
Abebe, Girum Tefera - 2019
What is the effect of exposing motivated youth to firm management in practice? To answer this question, we place young professionals for one month in established firms to shadow middle managers. Using random assignment into program participation, we find positive average effects on wage...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012867092
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The Perry Preschoolers at Late Midlife : A Study in Design-Specific Inference
Heckman, James J. - 2019
-American children in the 1960s. We discuss the design of the experiment, compromises in and adjustments to the randomization protocol …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012869238
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Improving College Access in the United States : Barriers and Policy Responses
Page, Lindsay C. - 2015
Socioeconomic gaps in college enrollment and attainment have widened over time, despite increasing returns to postsecondary education and significant policy efforts to improve access. We describe the barriers that students face during the transition to college and review the evidence on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013010712
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The Persuasive Effect of Fox News : Non-Compliance with Social Distancing During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Simonov, Andrey; Sacher, Szymon; Dubé, Jean-Pierre; … - 2021
We test for and measure the effects of cable news in the US on regional differences in compliance with recommendations by health experts to practice social distancing during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. We use a quasi-experimental design to estimate the causal effect of Fox News...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013225149
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Propensity Score Matching Methods for Non-Experimental Causal Studies
Dehejia, Rajeev H.; Wahba, Sadek - 2021
-treatment characteristics. We propose the use of propensity score matching methods and implement them using data from the NSW experiment … and compare the estimates of the treatment effect obtained using our methods to the benchmark results from the experiment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013214591
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How to Examine External Validity within an Experiment
Kowalski, Amanda - 2018
experiment might not be externally valid for other policies of interest. Researchers often attempt to assess external validity by … comparing data from an experiment to external data. In this paper, I discuss approaches from the treatment effects literature … that researchers can use to begin the examination of external validity internally, within the data from a single experiment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012914694