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Why Economists Should Conduct Field Experiments and 14 Tips for Pulling One Off

Author(s) -

John A. List

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

the journal of economic perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 9.614

H-Index - 196

eISSN - 1944-7965

pISSN - 0895-3309

DOI - 10.1257/jep.25.3.3

Subject(s) - field (mathematics) , experimental economics , subject (documents) , economics , positive economics , computer science , mathematical economics , library science , mathematics , pure mathematics

In this introduction to the symposium, I first offer an overview of the spectrum of experimental methods in economics, from laboratory experiments to the field experiments that are the subject of this symposium. I then offer some thoughts about the potential gains from doing economic research using field experiments and my own mental checklist of 14 steps to improve the chances of carrying out an economics field experiment successfully.

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