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Putting Social Sciences to the Test: Field Experiments in Economics
14.11 Putting Social Sciences to the Test: Field Experiments in Economics
Spring 2006
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Course Description
14.11 is a new class on the topic of field (that is, 'in situ') and laboratory experiments in the social sciences - both what these experiments have taught and can teach us and how to conduct them.
Staff
Instructors:
Prof. David Autor
Prof. Esther Duflo
Course Meeting Times
Lectures:
One session / week
2.5 hours / session
Recitations:
One session / week
1 hour / session
Level
Undergraduate
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