Beyond Experimentation
Overview
We use experiments to understand whether a policy would work. We usually care about whether said policy works outside of the experimental setting. Experiments alone do not answer that question. Which opens a conversation on the scope and limitations of using experiments to inform policy-making.
The lab illustrates these ideas by giving you the chance to write your own design based on an application of your choosing.
Reading
Deaton, Angus, and Nancy Cartwright. 2018. “Understanding and misunderstanding randomized controlled trials.” Social Science & Medicine 210: 2-21
Slough, Tara, Daniel Rubenson, Ro’ee Levy, et al. 2021. “Adoption of community monitoring improves common pool resource management across contexts.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118 (29): e2015367118
Slides
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Lab
Monday, March 25, 5 PM