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A Methodology for Laboratory Experiments in Developing Countries: Examples from the Busara Center
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Haushofer, J and Collins, M and de Giusti, G and Muiruri Njoroge, J and Odero, A and Onyago, C and Vance, J and Jang, C and Kuruvilla, MV and Hughes, C, A Methodology for Laboratory Experiments in Developing Countries: Examples from the Busara Center, SSRN eLibrary (2012) [Non Refereed Article]
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Abstract
While Randomized Controlled Trials and lab-in-the-field experiments have become more
common in development economics in recent years, the rigor and control of laboratory-based
experiments has so far been difficult to access in developing countries. Here we describe the
use of various cognitive tests in developing countries, illustrated using data from the Busara
Center for Behavioral Economics, a state-of-the-art laboratory for behavioral and experimental
economics in Nairobi, Kenya. In addition to we provide information on the development of the
lab itself, including data on physical and technical setup and infrastructure, protocols for study
administration, respondent and data flow, and subject recruitment, payment, and subject pool
composition, and outline how researchers can use the lab.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Non Refereed Article |
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| Keywords: | development, laboratory experiments, experimental economics, behavioral economics, psychology |
| Research Division: | Economics |
| Research Group: | Applied economics |
| Research Field: | Behavioural economics |
| Objective Division: | Economic Framework |
| Objective Group: | Microeconomics |
| Objective Field: | Microeconomics not elsewhere classified |
| UTAS Author: | Kuruvilla, MV (Dr Maneesh Kuruvilla) |
| ID Code: | 155412 |
| Year Published: | 2012 |
| Deposited By: | Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre |
| Deposited On: | 2023-02-18 |
| Last Modified: | 2023-03-09 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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