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The replication crisis, the rise of new research practices and what it means for experimental economics

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  • Page, Lionel
  • Noussair, Charles
  • Slonim, Robert

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Report from the Economic Science Association on the implications of the replication crisis, and the emergence of new research practices, for experimental economics.

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  • Page, Lionel & Noussair, Charles & Slonim, Robert, 2021. "The replication crisis, the rise of new research practices and what it means for experimental economics," OSF Preprints 8abyu, Center for Open Science.
    • Handle: RePEc:osf:osfxxx:8abyu
    DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/8abyu
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