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conclude that learning effects are more important than selection effects for explaining differences between inexperienced and …
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Many experimental studies report that economics students tend to act more selfishly than students of other disciplines, a finding that received widespread public and professional attention. Two main explanations that the existing literature offers for the differences found in the behavior...
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Many experimental studies report that economics students tend to act more selfishly than students of other disciplines, a finding that received widespread public and professional attention. Two main explanations that the existing literature offers for the differences found in the behavior...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014577216
generalizability, aim to synthesize the relevant experimental results, and discuss the key methodological considerations in …
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generalizability. Given that field experiments are in their infancy, our secondary focus pertains to a discussion of the various … conclusions empirically on the crucial question of generalizability from the lab to the field. …
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Opinion is divided on whether it is better to have a single world money or variable exchange rates. Pope, Selten and von Hagen (2003) propose that fresh light would be shed via an analysis that allows for seven complexity impacts on the exchange rate that are underplayed (where not entirely...
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Laboratory experiments are a widely used methodology for advancing causal knowledge in the physical and life sciences … resistance among social scientists who argue that lab experiments lack ‘realism’ and ‘generalizability’. In this article we …
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Laboratory experiments are a widely used methodology for advancing causal knowledge in the physical and life sciences … resistance among social scientists who argue that lab experiments lack realism and generalizability. In this article we discuss …
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The use of video recordings in experimental economics has become increasingly popular. However, little attention is paid to how this might affect the composition of the participating subjects and the intended treatment effect. We make a first attempt to shed light on these issues and address...
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In this chapter, we discuss the “lab-in-the-field” methodology, which combines elements of both lab and field … begin by examining how the methodology has been used to test economic models with populations of theoretical interest. Next … covariates to test theoretical predictions and explore behavioral mechanisms. We proceed to discuss how the methodology can be …
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