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On the independence of observations between experiments
In experimental economics there exists a lively debate about the independence of observations. Although opinions on the issue differ widely, all concerns regard the independence of subjects' behavior within one session or experiment. This paper attempts to shed some light on the independence of observations between experiments, if they are generated by the same subjects. We analyze experiments with an allocation decision and find that participation in previous experiments tends to increase the amount subjects allocate to themselves. Hence, independence between experiments cannot be presumed if subjects participate repeatedly. The finding has implications for the interpretation of previous allocation decision results and deserves attention when running future experiments.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: Jena Economic Research Papers ; No. 2009,074
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Design of Experiments: General
Expectations; Speculations
- Thema
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experimental methods
independence of observations
social preferences
conditional cooperation
Experimentelle Ökonomik
Wissenschaftliche Methode
Test
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Matthey, Astrid
Regner, Tobias
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Friedrich Schiller University Jena and Max Planck Institute of Economics
- (wo)
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Jena
- (wann)
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2009
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Matthey, Astrid
- Regner, Tobias
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena and Max Planck Institute of Economics
Entstanden
- 2009
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