Mechanism Experiments and Policy Evaluations
Resource type
Journal Article
Authors/contributors
- Ludwig, Jens (Author)
- Kling, Jeffrey R. (Author)
- Mullainathan, Sendhil (Author)
Title
Mechanism Experiments and Policy Evaluations
Abstract
Randomized controlled trials are increasingly used to evaluate policies. How can we make these experiments as useful as possible for policy purposes? We argue greater use should be made of experiments that identify the behavioral mechanisms that are central to clearly specified policy questions, what we call "mechanism experiments." These types of experiments can be of great policy value even if the intervention that is tested (or its setting) does not correspond exactly to any realistic policy option.
Publication
Journal of Economic Perspectives
Volume
25
Issue
3
Pages
17-38
Date
2011/09
Language
en
ISSN
0895-3309
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Citation
Ludwig, J., Kling, J. R., & Mullainathan, S. (2011). Mechanism Experiments and Policy Evaluations. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 25(3), 17–38. https://doi.org/10.1257/jep.25.3.17
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