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Experimental Economics: Theory and Practice

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This document is meant to introduce my forthcoming book, titled "Experimental Economics: Theory and Practice," which is to be published in 2025 by The University of Chicago Press. The document first contains the book's outline followed by a Preface, which summarizes my inspiration for writing the book and my goals and aspirations for choosing the content contained in the book.

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  • John List, 2024. "Experimental Economics: Theory and Practice," Natural Field Experiments 00792, The Field Experiments Website.
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    1. John A. List, 2024. "Optimally generate policy-based evidence before scaling," Nature, Nature, vol. 626(7999), pages 491-499, February.
    2. Majid Ahmadi & Gwen-Jirō Clochard & Jeff Lachman & John A. List, 2025. "Toward an Understanding of Discrimination When Multiple Channels Exist," NBER Working Papers 33391, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    3. Listo, Ariel & Muñoz, Ercio A. & Sansone, Dario, 2025. "Measuring the Sources of Taste-Based Discrimination Using List Experiments," IZA Discussion Papers 17976, IZA Network @ LISER.
    4. Girard, Yann & Hett, Florian & Schunk, Daniel, 2015. "How individual characteristics shape the structure of social networks," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 115(C), pages 197-216.
    5. Alec Brandon & Justin E. Holz & Andrew Simon & Haruka Uchida, 2023. "Minimum Wages and Racial Discrimination in Hiring: Evidence from a Field Experiment," Upjohn Working Papers 23-389, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.
    6. Clochard, Gwen-Jirō & Hollard, Guillaume & Sene, Omar, 2026. "Bringing contact interventions to the lab: Effects of brief bilateral discussions on interethnic trust in Senegal," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 199(C).
    7. James C. Cox & Cary Deck & Laura Razzolini & Vjollca Sadiraj, 2025. "Poking Holes and Adding Points in Dictator Games," Working Papers 25-13, Chapman University, Economic Science Institute.
    8. Jesper Akesson & Robert W. Hahn & Robert D. Metcalfe & Manuel Monti-Nussbaum, 2023. "The Impact of Fake Reviews on Demand and Welfare," NBER Working Papers 31836, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    9. Chang, Samuel & Kennedy, Andrew & Leonard, Aaron & List, John A., 2026. "12 best practices for leveraging Generative AI in experimental research," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 246(C).
    10. Fumarco, Luca & Hartmann, Sven A. & Principe, Francesco, 2024. "A Neglected Determinant of Eating Behaviors: Relative Age," IZA Discussion Papers 16920, IZA Network @ LISER.
    11. Arun G. Chandrasekhar & Matthew O. Jackson, 2025. "Experimenting with Networks," Papers 2506.11313, arXiv.org.
    12. David J. Cooper & Boon Han Koh & Stefan P. Penczynski, 2026. "An introduction to the special issue on behavioral game theory," Economic Theory, Springer;Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory (SAET), vol. 81(1), pages 1-11, February.
    13. John A. List & Haruka Uchida, 2024. "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? Toward an Understanding of Fade-out in Early Childhood Education Programs," NBER Working Papers 33027, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    14. Guglielmo Briscese & John A. List, 2024. "Toward an Understanding of the Political Economy of Using Field Experiments in Policymaking," NBER Working Papers 33239, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    15. Michael Cuna & Lenka Fiala & Min Sok Lee & John A. List & Sutanuka Roy, 2025. "The Role of Risk and Ambiguity Preferences on Early-Childhood Investment: Evidence from Rural India," NBER Working Papers 33610, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    16. John A. List, 2024. "Field Experiments: Here Today Gone Tomorrow?," The American Economist, Sage Publications, vol. 69(2), pages 214-234, October.
    17. James C. Cox & Vjollca Sadiraj & Susan Xu Tang, 2023. "Morally monotonic choice in public good games," Experimental Economics, Springer;Economic Science Association, vol. 26(3), pages 697-725, July.
    18. Caroline Gaudreau & Dani Levine & John A. List & Dana Suskind, 2025. "Introducing The SPEAK: A Scalable Computer-Adaptive Tool to Measure Knowledge of Early Human Development," NBER Working Papers 34349, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    19. Brian Jabarian, 2024. "Large Language Models for Behavioral Economics: Internal Validity and Elicitation of Mental Models," Papers 2407.12032, arXiv.org.
    20. Salahud Din & Haidar Ali & Thomas Panagopoulos & Jan Alam & Saira Malik & Hassan Sher, 2025. "AI-Driven Conservation of the Endangered Twisted Yew ( Taxus contorta Griff.) in the Western Himalaya," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 17(19), pages 1-20, September.
    21. Arnemann, Laura & Doerrenberg, Philipp & Eble, Fabian & Rostam-Afschar, Davud & Voget, Johannes & Buhlmann, Florian & Karlsson, Christopher, 2025. "Narratives about fiscal policy: Are firm decision-makers' tax preferences driven by redistribution or fiscal consolidation motives?," ZEW Discussion Papers 25-012, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.

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