Mario A. Maggioni - The Elusive Quest: what I learned about experiments dealing with development and growth
| Termin |
Mittwoch, 17. Mai 2023, 18.00 - 19.30 Uhr |
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| Veranstaltungsart | Workshop/Seminar |
| Reihe | Forschungsseminar "Economic History, Growth & Development" |
| Einrichtung | Wirtschaftswissenschaftlicher Bereich |
| Veranstalter | Lehrstuhl Prof. Börner |
| Veranstaltungsort | SR I |
| Straße | Gr. Steinstraße 73 |
| PLZ/Ort | 06108 Halle |
Beschreibung
The talk will make reference to two published papers (and some related unpublished outcomes):
• https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2019.12.021 and
• https://www.jstor.org/stable/26477709 and
• to the first results of a registered RCT lab-experiment (https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/11114)
to discuss a number of issues arising when applying experimental and behavioral analysis techniques to measure policy interventions in the field of development. In particular specific reference to the methodological issue of deception vs. no-deceptions, actions vs self-descriptions, and the strength and limits of using game theory to elicit behavioral traits will be thoroughly discussed.