Moving from the lab to the field: Exploring scrutiny and duration effects in lab experiments

The most important issue facing experimental economists is the generalizability of lab results. This letter examines more than 1200 doctor/patient consultations, in which scrutiny and duration of treatment were varied. We show that scrutiny has an important but short-lived effect.

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Published inEconomics letters Vol. 100; no. 2; pp. 284 - 287
Main Authors Leonard, Kenneth L., Masatu, Melkiory C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.08.2008
Elsevier
SeriesEconomics Letters
Subjects
Doctor-patient relationship
Evaluation
Experimental economics
Framing effect
Research methods
Scrutiny
Social preferences
Experimental economics
O2
C9
I1
Scrutiny
Framing effect
Social preferences
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Summary:The most important issue facing experimental economists is the generalizability of lab results. This letter examines more than 1200 doctor/patient consultations, in which scrutiny and duration of treatment were varied. We show that scrutiny has an important but short-lived effect.
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ISSN:0165-1765
1873-7374
DOI:10.1016/j.econlet.2008.02.010