(Monday, 31st May 2010)
In this workshop we will explore the way in which natural experiments help to understand the impact of incentives, norms and institutions on economic behaviour at the aggregate and individual level. Using the insights and the approach of the policy evaluation literature, we will address the advantages and the limits of natural experiments
Bibliographical references :
Melissa Dell, 2010 "The Persistent Effects of Peru's Mining Mita", MIT, unpublished manuscript
http://econ-www.mit.edu/files/5241
Francesco Drago, Roberto Galbiati, and Pietro Vertova, 2009 "The Deterrent Effects of Prison: Evidence from a Natural Experiment", Journal of Political Economy, 117(2).
