Field Experiments in Economics

Judith Favereau () and Michiru Nagatsu
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Judith Favereau: TRIANGLE - Triangle : action, discours, pensée politique et économique - ENS de Lyon - École normale supérieure de Lyon - Université de Lyon - UL2 - Université Lumière - Lyon 2 - IEP Lyon - Sciences Po Lyon - Institut d'études politiques de Lyon - Université de Lyon - UJM - Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Étienne - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Michiru Nagatsu: Helsingin yliopisto = Helsingfors universitet = University of Helsinki, HELSUS - Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science - Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences [Helsinki] - Helsingin yliopisto = Helsingfors universitet = University of Helsinki

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Abstract: "This book adopts an integrated history and philosophy of science approach to consider the historical origins and methodological pitfalls of field experiments in economics. It explains key concepts such as control and randomization and identifies two distinct origins of field experimentation in economics: controlled laboratory experiments and randomized field trials. Careful historical analysis reveals that two strands of field experiments have developed, with rather different methodological rationales regarding the validity, both internal and external, of inferences about experimental results. The authors propose a unified methodological framework that makes explicit the complementarity between the two strands of field experiments, as well as between experimentation and other research methods such as econometrics. In addition, the methodological framework aims not only to bridge both strands but also to make explicit often-assumed ethical and political values in experimental design and practice in the field."

Keywords: methodology; field experiments in economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-03-18
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Published in Routledge, pp.136, 2025, 978-0-429-20255-1. ⟨10.4324/9780429202551⟩

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DOI: 10.4324/9780429202551

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