Diversity of Experimental Methods in Economics
This is the first book that examines the diverse range of experimental methods currently being used in the social sciences, gathering contributions by working economists engaged in experimentation, as well as by a political scientist, psychologists and ph
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Diversity of Experimental Methods in Economics
Diversity of Experimental Methods in Economics
Toshiji Kawagoe Hirokazu Takizawa •
Editors
Diversity of Experimental Methods in Economics
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Editors Toshiji Kawagoe Future University Hakodate Hokkaido, Japan
Hirokazu Takizawa Chuo University Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
ISBN 978-981-13-6064-0 ISBN 978-981-13-6065-7 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6065-7
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Contents
Diversity of Experimental Methods in Economics: An Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Toshiji Kawagoe and Hirokazu Takizawa Part I
1
Diversity in Experimental Methods
Laboratory Experiments in Game Theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Takizawa Hirokazu
23
The Field Experiment Revolution in Development Economics . . . . . . . Yasuyuki Sawada and Takeshi Aida
39
Experimental Research in Political Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Naoko Taniguchi
61
Experiments in Psychology: Current Issues in Irrational Choice Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Takeharu Igaki, Paul Romanowich and Takayuki Sakagami Evolutionary Psychology and Economic Game Experiments . . . . . . . . Yohsuke Ohtsubo and Hiroki Tanaka Part II
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Critical Viewpoints
Reconsidering Induced Value Theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Toshiji Kawagoe Billions of Dollars Worth of Experiments: Calibrating Clinical Trial Investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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