Experimental methods: a primer for economists/

Main Author: Friedman, Daniel, 1947-
Other Authors: Sunder, Shyman
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [England]: Cambridge University Press, 1994
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245 1 0 |a Experimental methods:   |b a primer for economists/  |c Daniel Friedmanand Shyman Sunder 
260 |a Cambridge [England]:  |b Cambridge University Press,  |c 1994 
300 |a xiii, 229 p. :  |b ill. ;  |c 23 cm. 
500 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-226) and index. 
500 |a Contents: 1. Introduction. 1.1. Economics as an experimental discipline. 1.2. Theengine of scientific progress. 1.3. Data sources. 1.4. Purposes ofexperiments -- 2. Principles of economics experiments. 2.1. Realism andmodels. 2.2. Controlled economic environments. 2.3. Induced-valuetheory. 2.4. Parallelism. 2.5. Practical implications. 2.6.Application: The Hayek hypothesis -- 3. Experimental design. 3.1.Direct experimental control: Constants and treatments. 3.2. Indirectcontrol: Randomization. 3.3. The within-subjects design as an exampleof blocking and randomization. 3.4. Other efficient designs. 3.5.Practical advice. 3.6. Application: New market institutions -- 4. HumanSubjects. 4.1. Who should your subjects be? 4.2. Subjects' attitudestoward risk. 4.3. How many subjects? 4.4. Trading commissions andrewards. 4.5. Instructions. 4.6. Recruitment and maintaining subjecthistory. 4.7. Human subject committees and ethics. 4.8. Application:Bargaining experiments -- 5. Laboratory facilities. 
650 0 |a Economics  |x Methodology 
650 0 |a Economics  |x Research 
650 0 |a Economics  |x Simulation methods 
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