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'Until not much more than 20 years ago, economists frequently lamented the fact that they were limited in their empirical analyses to statistical assessments of market behavior, because controlled economic experiments were (thought to be) infeasible, unethical, or both. Much has changed in the...
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This paper extends the economic literature on the private provision of public goods by examining the relevance of perceptions of climate policy to voluntary contributions to the public good of climate protection. Based on an analytical model which allows for perceptions of climate policy such as...
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Experimental methods in economics respond to circumstances that are not completely dictated by accepted theory or … outstanding problems. While the field of economics makes sharp distinctions and produces precise theory, the work of experimental … relevant theory. At a recent conference, a question was asked about where experimental methods might be more useful than field …
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The market for voluntary carbon offsets has grown steadily in the last decade, yet it remains a very small niche. Most emissions from business travel are still not offset. This paper exploits a unique dataset examining the decision to purchase carbon offsets at two academic conferences in...
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