One of the Major Lessons Learned in the Chapter on Experiments

question 30

Multiple Choice

One of the major lessons learned in the chapter on experiments and quasi-experiments

• A)is that there are almost no true experiments in economics and that quasi-experiments are a poor substitute.
• B)you should always use TSLS when estimating causal effects in quasi-experiments.
• C)populations are always homogeneous.
• D)is that the insights of experimental methods can be applied to quasi-experiments, in which special circumstances make it seem "as if" randomization has occurred.

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