The role of theory in field experiments

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 39-62

  Card, David ^a,b   DellaVigna, Stefano ^a,b   Malmendier, Ulrike ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 80051942779     PISSN: None     EISSN: 08953309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.25.3.39     Document Type: Conference Paper

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