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dc.contributor.authorFalk, Arminen
dc.contributor.authorHeckman, James Josephen
dc.date.accessioned2009-12-16-
dc.date.accessioned2010-07-07T12:05:38Z-
dc.date.available2010-07-07T12:05:38Z-
dc.date.issued2009-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/36043-
dc.description.abstractLaboratory experiments are a widely used methodology for advancing causal knowledge in the physical and life sciences. With the exception of psychology, the adoption of laboratory experiments has been much slower in the social sciences, although during the last two decades, the use of lab experiments has accelerated. Nonetheless, there remains considerable resistance among social scientists who argue that lab experiments lack realism and generalizability. In this article we discuss the advantages and limitations of laboratory social science experiments by comparing them to research based on non-experimental data and to field experiments. We argue that many recent objections against lab experiments are misguided and that even more lab experiments should be conducted.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x4540en
dc.subject.jelC90en
dc.subject.jelC91en
dc.subject.jelC92en
dc.subject.jelC93en
dc.subject.jelD00en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordLaboratory experimentsen
dc.subject.keywordfield experimentsen
dc.subject.keywordcontrolled variationen
dc.subject.stwTesten
dc.subject.stwSozialwissenschaften
dc.subject.stwFeldforschungen
dc.titleLab experiments are a major source of knowledge in the social sciences-
dc.type|aWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn615096484en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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