Affiliation:
1. Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna MHL Laboratory, Pisa, Italy
2. Bocconi University, Milan, Italy
Abstract
This article aims to contribute to the methodological advancement of experimental public administration, a nascent and promising literature stream. The article discusses the assumptions behind the theory of experimentation and the consequences of their violation; the main types of experimental designs (i.e., lab experiments, artefactual, framed, and natural field experiments); discrete choice experiments, neglected so far in our discipline for no good reason; the computation of optimal sample sizes; and the procedures for dealing with noncompliance in field experiments. The article concludes by providing tips to help public administration scholars bridge the gap between randomized trials and reality.
Subject
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management,Public Administration
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