http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/01/05/a-different-sort-of-scientific-progress-toward-utility/ Self-Experimentation, Scientific Method, the Shangri-La Diet, etc. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:29:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/01/05/a-different-sort-of-scientific-progress-toward-utility/#comment-100424 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 16:44:54 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/01/05/a-different-sort-of-scientific-progress-toward-utility/#comment-100424 The two examples cited are part of a trend in economics to use field experiments to evaluate policy alternatives in developing countries. These techniques are also used to study more abstract, fundamental questions about economic behavior. The individuals mentioned are both part of the Cambridge, Mass. development economics communities and are stars in the field. The two examples cited are part of a trend in economics to use field experiments to evaluate policy alternatives in developing countries. These techniques are also used to study more abstract, fundamental questions about economic behavior. The individuals mentioned are both part of the Cambridge, Mass. development economics communities and are stars in the field.

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