Field experiments and methodological intolerance

Journal of Economic Methodology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 103-117

  Harrison, Glenn W ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

experimental methods; field experiments; randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880476728     PISSN: 1350178X     EISSN: 14699427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1350178X.2013.804678     Document Type: Article

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