Experiments

Vikram Dayal () and Anand Murugesan ()
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Vikram Dayal: Institute of Economic Growth
Anand Murugesan: Central European University

Chapter Chapter 6 in Demystifying Causal Inference, 2023, pp 81-108 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Have you wondered how researchers evaluate the effectiveness of vaccines or answer public policy questions, such as whether quotas for women in political leadership positions make a difference in policy outcomes, or whether smaller classes lead to better student learning outcomes? The answer often would be the experimental method. Researchers use this method to investigate cause-and-effect relationships by randomly assigning units, such as individuals, schools, and villages, to different treatments.

Keywords: Experiments; Randomized controlled trials; Anchoring bias; Natural experiment; Policy experiment; Political reservations; STAR project (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-3905-3_6

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