JILAEE is pleased to announce an eWorkshop on Field Experiments in Economics from 18-20 of August 2020.
The objective of the workshop is to provide an introduction to designing and implementing field experiments in economics. The first two days are targeted at graduate students, postdocs, junior faculty, and other early career economists in Latin America. The last day is targeted at practitioners in firms, government, and NGOs.
Early Career Workshop on Field Experiments (August 18 and 19):
Recent years have seen an enormous increase and interest in research using experimental methods in the field to address questions across a broad range of topics in economics. Yet for early career researchers, carrying out a field experiment may be daunting.
During the first two days, the workshop will offer a crash course on designing, implementing, and analyzing field experiments. It will show the potential gains from using field experiments to test economic theory, make causal inference, and inform optimal policies. Participants will leave the workshop with the tools to successfully conduct their own field experiments, and will have the opportunity to present their research ideas and receive feedback.
Practitioner Workshop on Field Experiments (August 20):
Evidence-based policies and business practices are no longer an aspirational ‘gold-standard’ of public policy but are now considered the baseline standard for new and ongoing programs. The last day will be devoted to meetings with practitioners in firms, government, and NGOs. We seek to find practitioner partners who are open to new and bold ideas that will revolutionize the way they develop policy, or do business.
During the last day, the workshop will show how field experiments can improve upon A/B testing to lend insights to best practices in public policy and businesses. Additionally, behavioral economics “nudges” use a knowledge of human psychology to develop low-cost solutions for organizations. We will introduce JILAEE and talk about how organizations can benefit from working with our team in a research partnership. Participants will split up into break-out sessions to receive individual attention from our team, and brainstorm novel solutions to their organization’s problems.
Registration
We especially encourage applications from graduate students and early career economists from (or interested in doing research in) Latin America. There is no registration fee for this workshop. Depending on interest we may need to cap numbers.
The deadline for registration was August 11, 2020.
Schedule
All times are presented in Argentina Time (ART). Please find the detailed program here.
Day 1
INTRODUCTION TO FIELD EXPERIMENTS IN ECONOMICS
11am-11:15am: Welcome
JILAEE Team
11:15am-12:30pm: The Dozen Things Experimental Economists Should Do (More of)
John A. List (University of Chicago and JILAEE)
12:30pm-1:30pm: Student presentations of research ideas
1:30pm-2:30pm: The Use and Interpretation of Field Experiments
Julio J. Elias (Universidad del CEMA and JILAEE)
2:30pm-3pm: Experimental Methods Session I
Julia Seither (Universidad del Rosario and JILAEE)
Day 2
THE CRAFT OF FIELD EXPERIMENTS
11am-12:30pm: Experimental Methods Session II
Jared Gars (JILAEE) and Egon Tripodi (University of Essex and JILAEE)
12:30pm-1:30pm: Student presentations of research ideas
1:30pm-2:15pm: Experimental Methods Session III
Karen J. Ye (Queen’s University and JILAEE)
2:15pm-3pm Panel: Publishing in Experimental Economics
Yan Chen (University of Michigan) and John A. List (University of Chicago and JILAEE)
Day 3
FIELD DAY
11am-11:15am: Welcome
Julio J. Elias (Universidad del CEMA and JILAEE)
11:15am-11:45am Nuts and Bolts of Field Experiments for Practitioners
John A. List (University of Chicago and JILAEE)
Parallel Sessions:
12:00pm-1:00pm: Practitioner workshop with firms
12:00pm-1:00pm: Practitioner workshop with governments and NGOs