The usefulness of experiments
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experiment; random assignment; causality; evaluation;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C52 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Model Evaluation, Validation, and Selection
- C90 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - General
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