Handbook on Experimental Economics and the Environment

Edited By: John A List and Michael K Price

500 pages

Publisher: Edward Elgar

Handbook on Experimental Economics and the Environment

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ISBN: 9781847206459 Hardback Feb 2013 Not in stock: Usually dispatched within 1 week
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Laboratory and field experiments have grown significantly in prominence over the past decade. The experimental method provides randomization in key variables therefore permitting a deeper understanding of important economic phenomena. This path-breaking volume provides a valuable collection of experimental work within the area of environmental and resource economics and showcases how laboratory and field experiments can be used for both positive and normative purposes. The Handbook also provides a timely reminder to social scientists, policymakers, international bodies, and practitioners that appropriate decision-making relies on immediate and sharp feedback, both of which are key features of proper experimentation.

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Edited By: John A List and Michael K Price

500 pages

Publisher: Edward Elgar

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"Until not much more than 20 years ago, economists frequently lamented the fact that they were limited in their empirical analyses to statistical assessments of market behavior, because controlled economic experiments were (thought to be) infeasible, unethical, or both. Much has changed in the intervening years! In this new volume, John List, Michael Price, and their co-authors provide a diverse set of applications of experimental approaches to the environmental economics realm. This is among the most promising of new areas of research in the economics of the environment, and this book provides a superb point of entry for experts and novices alike."
– Robert Stavins, Harvard University, US

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