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Improving Privacy for Respondents in Randomized Controlled Trials: A Differential Privacy Approach

In: Data Privacy Protection and the Conduct of Applied Research: Methods, Approaches and New Findings

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  • Soumya Mukherjee
  • Aratrika Mustafi
  • Aleksandra Slavković
  • Lars Vilhuber

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  • Soumya Mukherjee & Aratrika Mustafi & Aleksandra Slavković & Lars Vilhuber, 2026. "Improving Privacy for Respondents in Randomized Controlled Trials: A Differential Privacy Approach," NBER Chapters, in: Data Privacy Protection and the Conduct of Applied Research: Methods, Approaches and New Findings, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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