Experimental economics : rethinking the rules / Nicholas Bardsley [and others].
Material type:
TextPublisher: Princeton, N.J. ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, [2010]Copyright date: ©2010Description: viii, 375 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0691124795
- 9780691124797
- 330.0724 22
- HB74.5 .E97 2010
Contents:
Summary: The authors explore the history of experiments in economics, provide examples of different types of experiments and show that the growing use of experimental methods is transforming economics into an empirical science. They explain that progress is being held back and debate on how to overcome these limitations.
Theory testing and the domain of economic theory -- Experimental testing in practice -- Experiments in inductive generalization -- External validity -- Incentives in experiments -- Noise and variability in experimental data.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 330.0724 EXP (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A453780B |
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| 330.071173 TEA Teaching economics to undergraduates : alternatives to chalk and talk / | 330.072 FOU Foundations of research in economics : how do economists do economics / | 330.072 WYR The economist's handbook : a research and writing guide / | 330.0724 EXP Experimental economics : rethinking the rules / | 330.0724 GUA The methodology of experimental economics / | 330.0727 CLA A guide to everyday economic statistics / | 330.076 EVA The economics of choice / |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-368) and index.
Theory testing and the domain of economic theory -- Experimental testing in practice -- Experiments in inductive generalization -- External validity -- Incentives in experiments -- Noise and variability in experimental data.
The authors explore the history of experiments in economics, provide examples of different types of experiments and show that the growing use of experimental methods is transforming economics into an empirical science. They explain that progress is being held back and debate on how to overcome these limitations.
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