Cautionary notes on the use of field experiments to address policy issues

C-Tier
Journal: Oxford Review of Economic Policy
Year: 2014
Volume: 30
Issue: 4
Pages: 753-763

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Field experiments are popular again in policy circles. There are various types of field experiments, with complementary strengths and weaknesses for different policy questions. There is also a lot of needless hype about what field experiments can do. More balance in our use of field experiments is called for.

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RePEc Handle
repec:oup:oxford:v:30:y:2014:i:4:p:753-763.
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General
Author Count
1
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2026-01-25