Working Paper: NBER ID: w26444
Authors: Allan Drazen; Anna Dreber Almenberg; Erkut Y. Ozbay; Erik Snowberg
Abstract: Recent large-scale replications of social science experiments provide important information on the reliability of experimental research. Unfortunately, there exist no mechanisms to ensure replications are done. We propose such a mechanism: journal-based replication, in which the publishing journal contracts for a replication between acceptance and publication. We discuss what we learned from a proof-of-concept journal-based replication at the Journal of Public Economics. Our experience indicates that journal-based replication would be relatively straightforward to implement for laboratory experiments.
Keywords: replication; experimental economics; journal-based replication
JEL Codes: A11; A14; C18; C92
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| being elected (K16) | nonselfish behavior (D64) |
| being appointed (M51) | nonselfish behavior (D64) |
| cultural differences (Z19) | leaders' behavior (L20) |