Handbook of Field Experiments, Volume Two explains how to conduct experimental research, presents a catalog of research to date, and describes which areas remain to be explored. The new volume includes sections on field experiments in education in developing countries, how to design social protection programs, a section on how to combat poverty, and updates on data relating to the impact and determinants of health levels in low-income countries. Separating itself from circumscribed debates of specialists, this volume surpasses the many journal articles and narrowly-defined books written by practitioners.
This ongoing series will be of particular interest to scholars working with experimental methods. Users will find results from politics, education, and more.
1. Introduction to the Series - p. v 2. Contributors - p. xiii 3. Section I. The Challenge of Improving Human Capital - p. xv 4. Chapter 1. Impacts and Determinants of Health Levels in Low-Income Countries - p. 3 5. 1. Introduction - p. 4 6. 2. Methodological Section - p. 6 7. 3. Experimental Estimates of the Impact of Health on Individual Productivity - p. 18 8. 4. Environmental/Infrastructural Determinants of Health - p. 31 9. 5. Demand for Health Products and Healthcare - p. 34 10. 6. Supply of Health Care - p. 69 11. 7. Conclusion - p. 82 12. Chapter 2. The Production of Human Capital in Developed Countries: Evidence From 196 Randomized Field Experiments - p. 95 13. 1. Introduction - p. 96 14. 2. A Method for Finding and Evaluating Field Experiments - p. 105 15. 3. Evidence From 196 Randomized Field Trials - p. 110 16. 4. Combining What Works: Evidence From a Randomized Field Experiment in Houston - p. 169 17. 5. Conclusion - p. 181 18. Chapter 3. Field Experiments in Education in Developing Countries - p. 323 19. 1. Introduction - p. 324 20. 2. Field Experiments in Education—A Short Overview - p. 325 21. 3. Selected Overview of Field Experiments in Education in Developing Countries - p. 330 22. 4. Limitations of Field Experiments and Strategies for Mitigating Them - p. 349 23. 5. Conducting Field Experiments in Education in Developing Countries - p. 357 24. 6. Conclusion - p. 376 25. Section II. Designing Effective Social Programs - p. 385 26. Chapter 4. Social Policy: Mechanism Experiments and Policy Evaluations - p. 389 27. Chapter 5. Field Experiments in Developing Country Agriculture - p. 427 28. Chapter 6. The Personnel Economics of the Developing State - p. 467 29. Chapter 7. Designing Social Protection Programs: Using Theory and Experimentation to Understand How to Help Combat Poverty - p. 515 30. Chapter 8. Social Experiments in the Labor Market - p. 555 31. 1. Introduction - p. 556 32. 2. What Are Social Experiments? Historical and Econometric Background - p. 560 33. 3. A More Thorough Overview of Labor Market Social Experiments - p. 570 34. 4. Going Beyond Treatment–Control Comparisons to Resolve Additional Design Issues - p. 596 35. 5. Conclusion - p. 628 36. Index - p. 639
Handbook of Field Experiments, Volume Two explains how to conduct experimental research, presents a catalog of research to date, and describes which areas remain to be explored. The new volume includes sections on field experiments in education in developing countries, how to design social protection programs, a section on how to combat poverty, and updates on data relating to the impact and determinants of health levels in low-income countries. Separating itself from circumscribed debates of specialists, this volume surpasses the many journal articles and narrowly-defined books written by practitioners.
This ongoing series will be of particular interest to scholars working with experimental methods. Users will find results from politics, education, and more.
1. Introduction to the Series - p. v 2. Contributors - p. xiii 3. Section I. The Challenge of Improving Human Capital - p. xv 4. Chapter 1. Impacts and Determinants of Health Levels in Low-Income Countries - p. 3 5. 1. Introduction - p. 4 6. 2. Methodological Section - p. 6 7. 3. Experimental Estimates of the Impact of Health on Individual Productivity - p. 18 8. 4. Environmental/Infrastructural Determinants of Health - p. 31 9. 5. Demand for Health Products and Healthcare - p. 34 10. 6. Supply of Health Care - p. 69 11. 7. Conclusion - p. 82 12. Chapter 2. The Production of Human Capital in Developed Countries: Evidence From 196 Randomized Field Experiments - p. 95 13. 1. Introduction - p. 96 14. 2. A Method for Finding and Evaluating Field Experiments - p. 105 15. 3. Evidence From 196 Randomized Field Trials - p. 110 16. 4. Combining What Works: Evidence From a Randomized Field Experiment in Houston - p. 169 17. 5. Conclusion - p. 181 18. Chapter 3. Field Experiments in Education in Developing Countries - p. 323 19. 1. Introduction - p. 324 20. 2. Field Experiments in Education—A Short Overview - p. 325 21. 3. Selected Overview of Field Experiments in Education in Developing Countries - p. 330 22. 4. Limitations of Field Experiments and Strategies for Mitigating Them - p. 349 23. 5. Conducting Field Experiments in Education in Developing Countries - p. 357 24. 6. Conclusion - p. 376 25. Section II. Designing Effective Social Programs - p. 385 26. Chapter 4. Social Policy: Mechanism Experiments and Policy Evaluations - p. 389 27. Chapter 5. Field Experiments in Developing Country Agriculture - p. 427 28. Chapter 6. The Personnel Economics of the Developing State - p. 467 29. Chapter 7. Designing Social Protection Programs: Using Theory and Experimentation to Understand How to Help Combat Poverty - p. 515 30. Chapter 8. Social Experiments in the Labor Market - p. 555 31. 1. Introduction - p. 556 32. 2. What Are Social Experiments? Historical and Econometric Background - p. 560 33. 3. A More Thorough Overview of Labor Market Social Experiments - p. 570 34. 4. Going Beyond Treatment–Control Comparisons to Resolve Additional Design Issues - p. 596 35. 5. Conclusion - p. 628 36. Index - p. 639
