Exploring whether behavior in context-free experiments is predictive of behavior in the field
| Autor: | Andreas Kontoleon, Ty Turley, Maarten Voors, John A. List, Erwin Bulte |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Research Group: Economics, Department of Economics |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
Economics and Econometrics
Field (Bourdieu) Applied psychology measuring social preferences Subsistence agriculture Context (language use) Sample (statistics) WASS Ontwikkelingseconomie Sierra leone External validity Development Economics Public goods game Community-driven development Socioeconomics Psychology Finance |
| Zdroj: | Economics Letters 114 (2012) 3 Economics Letters, 114(3), 308-311. Elsevier Economics Letters, 114(3), 308-311 |
| ISSN: | 0165-1765 |
| Popis: | We use a sample of subsistence farmers in Sierra Leone as respondents to compare behavior in a context-free experiment (a standard public goods game) and behavior in the field (a real development intervention). There is no meaningful correlation in behavior across contexts. This casts doubt on the prospect of using lab experiments as ‘‘predictors’’ of behavior in real life. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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