Lab-in-the-field experiments: perspectives from research on gender

This paper highlights the contributions made by lab-in-the-field experiments, which are also known as artefactual, framed and extra-lab experiments. We present a curated sample of lab-in-the-field experiments and discuss how they can be conducted on their own or combined with conventional laboratory...

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Published in:Japanese economic review (Oxford, England) England), 2022-01, Vol.73 (1), p.31-59
Main Authors: Gangadharan, Lata, Jain, Tarun, Maitra, Pushkar, Vecci, Joe
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adoption
behavior
Business & Economics
Decision making
Development Economics
Econometrics
Economic History
Economics
Economics and Business
Economics and Finance
Ekonomi och näringsliv
Gender
Gender differences
identity
Lab-in-the-field experiments
Leadership
Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics
matrilineal
Microeconomics
punishment
risk preferences
social norms
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Special Issue: Article
technology
time-preferences
women
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Summary:This paper highlights the contributions made by lab-in-the-field experiments, which are also known as artefactual, framed and extra-lab experiments. We present a curated sample of lab-in-the-field experiments and discuss how they can be conducted on their own or combined with conventional laboratory experiments, natural experiments, randomised control trials and surveys to provide unique insights into the behaviour of a diverse population. Using our recent research on gender and leadership, we demonstrate how lab-in-the-field experiments have offered new perspectives about gender differences in decision-making. Finally, we outline the ethical and implementational challenges researchers may face while conducting these experiments and share some of the strategies we employed to address them.
ISSN:1352-4739
1468-5876
DOI:10.1007/s42973-021-00088-6