Field Experiments I

Overview

The next two weeks are about field experiments, also known as randomized controlled trials (RCTs) or A/B testing. These are experiments aimed testing the impact of a policy intervention.

Field experiments are diverse both in terms of design and their domains of application, hence the need for two weeks.

The lab focuses on the stepped-wedge or staggered adoption design.

Reading

• RD section 18

• Banerjee, Abhijit, Esther Duflo, and Garima Sharma. 2021. “Long-Term Effects of the Targeting the Ultra Poor Program.” American Economic Review: Insights 3 (4): 471-486

• Pennycook, Gordon, Ziv Epstein, Mohsen Mosleh, Antonio A. Arechar, Dean Eckles, and David G. Rand. 2021. “Shifting attention to accuracy can reduce misinformation online.” Nature 592: 590-595

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Lab

Field experimental designs I

Due

Monday, March 11, 5 PM