Many randomized experiments are plagued by attrition, even among subjects receiving more effective treatments. We estimate the subject's utility associated with the receipt of treatment, as revealed by dropout behavior, to evaluate treatment effects. Utility is a function of both "publicly...

Randomized experiments (REs) are viewed as the "gold standard" for the treatment evaluation, but many REs are plagued by attrition or non-compliance, even among subjects receiving the more effective treatment. This paper constructs an economic model of decision-making in which individuals make...