Course Name

Putting Social Sciences to the Test: Field Experiments in Economics

Collection
Free

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Open

About

Young girl studying.

What have we learned from field and laboratory experiments in the social sciences? (Image courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau.)

Instructor(s)

Prof. David Autor

Prof. Esther Duflo

MIT Course Number

14.11

As Taught In

Spring 2006

Level

Undergraduate

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Course Features

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.