Field experiments

10 important questions on Field experiments

What is: artefactual field experiment?

lab experiment but bring people in from relevant industries

What is natural field xperiment

Randomization in nature

What is the conseqaWhat happens when the zero conditional mean assumption is violated

No causal statement can be made
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What are 2 important topics when it comes to setting up and implementing a research design?

1. How do you plan to randomize
2. Sample size (tradeoff between power and cost)

Explain the simple interpretation of internal and external validity:

Internal validity: do estimates reflect causal effect
External validity: can we make the leap to other contexts?

Whats the purpose of a balancing table?

To check whether randomization was done properly

Provide the 4 alternative if full randomization is not possible

1. Oversubscription - basically sell more tickets than you have
DS - control group dissappointed


2.  phasing-in - everyone gets in but not at the same time, like people getting out of a train; wait your fking turn!
Or when they hand out free food somewhere and they yell; no need to push! There is enough for everyone!
DS no long term effects measurable

3. Within group randomization; in all groups some get trated some get control
DS potential pillovers

4.Encouragement design - incentivize treatment for some not for others
DS need a lot of whatever you are incentivizing them with

How does the concept of spillover affect my choice of choosing randomization at group or individual level?

Abc

Explain the difference between internal and external validity

Internal - have we accurately measured the causal effect?
External - How generalizable are these results (can we apply it to the larger whole?)

Explain the concept (and its relevance) "Intention to treat"

Abc

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