Handbook of Field Experiments provides tactics on how to conduct experimental research, also presenting a comprehensive catalog on new results from research and areas that remain to be explored. This updated addition to the series includes an entire chapters on field experiments, the politics and practice of social experiments, the methodology and practice of RCTs, and the econometrics of randomized experiments. These topics apply to a wide variety of fields, from politics, to education, and firm productivity, providing readers with a resource that sheds light on timely issues, such as robustness and external validity.
Separating itself from circumscribed debates of specialists, this volume surpasses in usefulness the many journal articles and narrowly-defined books written by practitioners.
1. Introduction to the Series - p. v 2. Contributors - p. xiii 3. Chapter 1. An Introduction to the “Handbook of Field Experiments” - p. 1 4. Section I. Some Historical Background - p. 24 5. Chapter 2. The Politics and Practice of Social Experiments: Seeds of a Revolution - p. 27 6. Section II. Methodology and Practice of RCTs - p. 69 7. Chapter 3. The Econometrics of Randomized Experiments - p. 73 8. 1. Introduction - p. 75 9. 2. Randomized Experiments and Validity - p. 78 10. 3. The Potential Outcome/Rubin Causal Model Framework for Causal Inference - p. 81 11. 4. The Analysis of Completely Randomized Experiments - p. 85 12. 5. Randomization Inference and Regression Estimators - p. 94 13. 6. The Analysis of Stratified and Paired Randomized Experiments - p. 99 14. 7. The Design of Randomized Experiments and the Benefits of Stratification - p. 102 15. 8. The Analysis of Clustered Randomized Experiments - p. 109 16. 9. Noncompliance in Randomized Experiments - p. 114 17. 10. Heterogenous Treatment Effects and Pretreatment Variables - p. 122 18. 11. Experiments in Settings With Interactions - p. 131 19. 12. Conclusion - p. 135 20. Chapter 4. Decision Theoretic Approaches to Experiment Design and External Validity - p. 141 21. Chapter 5. The Practicalities of Running Randomized Evaluations: Partnerships, Measurement, Ethics, and Transparency - p. 175 22. 1. Collaboration Between Researchers and Implementers - p. 177 23. 2. Preparing for Practical Pitfalls in Field Experiments - p. 192 24. 3. Ethics - p. 200 25. 4. Transparency of Research - p. 216 26. 5. Conclusion - p. 238 27. Chapter 6. The Psychology of Construal in the Design of Field Experiments - p. 245 28. Section III. Understanding Preferences and Preference Change - p. 268 29. Chapter 7. Field Experiments in Markets - p. 271 30. Chapter 8. Field Experiments on Discrimination - p. 309 31. 1. Introduction - p. 310 32. 2. Measuring Discrimination in the Field - p. 315 33. 3. Consequences of Discrimination - p. 345 34. 4. What Affects Discrimination? - p. 359 35. 5. Conclusion - p. 382 36. Chapter 9. Field Experiments on Voter Mobilization: An Overview of a Burgeoning Literature - p. 395 37. Chapter 10. Lab in the Field: Measuring Preferences in the Wild - p. 439 38. Chapter 11. Field Experiments in Marketing - p. 465 39. Index - p. 499
Handbook of Field Experiments provides tactics on how to conduct experimental research, also presenting a comprehensive catalog on new results from research and areas that remain to be explored. This updated addition to the series includes an entire chapters on field experiments, the politics and practice of social experiments, the methodology and practice of RCTs, and the econometrics of randomized experiments. These topics apply to a wide variety of fields, from politics, to education, and firm productivity, providing readers with a resource that sheds light on timely issues, such as robustness and external validity.
Separating itself from circumscribed debates of specialists, this volume surpasses in usefulness the many journal articles and narrowly-defined books written by practitioners.
1. Introduction to the Series - p. v 2. Contributors - p. xiii 3. Chapter 1. An Introduction to the “Handbook of Field Experiments” - p. 1 4. Section I. Some Historical Background - p. 24 5. Chapter 2. The Politics and Practice of Social Experiments: Seeds of a Revolution - p. 27 6. Section II. Methodology and Practice of RCTs - p. 69 7. Chapter 3. The Econometrics of Randomized Experiments - p. 73 8. 1. Introduction - p. 75 9. 2. Randomized Experiments and Validity - p. 78 10. 3. The Potential Outcome/Rubin Causal Model Framework for Causal Inference - p. 81 11. 4. The Analysis of Completely Randomized Experiments - p. 85 12. 5. Randomization Inference and Regression Estimators - p. 94 13. 6. The Analysis of Stratified and Paired Randomized Experiments - p. 99 14. 7. The Design of Randomized Experiments and the Benefits of Stratification - p. 102 15. 8. The Analysis of Clustered Randomized Experiments - p. 109 16. 9. Noncompliance in Randomized Experiments - p. 114 17. 10. Heterogenous Treatment Effects and Pretreatment Variables - p. 122 18. 11. Experiments in Settings With Interactions - p. 131 19. 12. Conclusion - p. 135 20. Chapter 4. Decision Theoretic Approaches to Experiment Design and External Validity - p. 141 21. Chapter 5. The Practicalities of Running Randomized Evaluations: Partnerships, Measurement, Ethics, and Transparency - p. 175 22. 1. Collaboration Between Researchers and Implementers - p. 177 23. 2. Preparing for Practical Pitfalls in Field Experiments - p. 192 24. 3. Ethics - p. 200 25. 4. Transparency of Research - p. 216 26. 5. Conclusion - p. 238 27. Chapter 6. The Psychology of Construal in the Design of Field Experiments - p. 245 28. Section III. Understanding Preferences and Preference Change - p. 268 29. Chapter 7. Field Experiments in Markets - p. 271 30. Chapter 8. Field Experiments on Discrimination - p. 309 31. 1. Introduction - p. 310 32. 2. Measuring Discrimination in the Field - p. 315 33. 3. Consequences of Discrimination - p. 345 34. 4. What Affects Discrimination? - p. 359 35. 5. Conclusion - p. 382 36. Chapter 9. Field Experiments on Voter Mobilization: An Overview of a Burgeoning Literature - p. 395 37. Chapter 10. Lab in the Field: Measuring Preferences in the Wild - p. 439 38. Chapter 11. Field Experiments in Marketing - p. 465 39. Index - p. 499
