Replication in experimental economics: A historical and quantitative approach focused on public good game experiments

Nicolas Vallois (1) , Dorian Jullien (2)

1 CRIISEA - Centre de Recherche sur les Institutions, l'Industrie et les Systèmes Économiques d'Amiens - UR UPJV 3908
2 GREDEG - Groupe de Recherche en Droit, Economie et Gestion

We propose a historical perspective on replication in experimental economics focused on public good games. Our intended contribution is twofold: in terms of method and in terms of object. Methodologically, we blend traditional qualitative history of economics with a less traditional quantitative approach using basic econometric tools to detect unnoticed historical patterns of replication. In terms of our object, we highlight a type of replication that we call " baseline replication " , which is not present in explicit methodological discussions, yet central in the specificity of experimental economics regarding replication in economics.

Mots clés: Experimental Economics; Replication; History of Economic Thought; Methodology; Public Good Experiments

Domaines: Economies et finances; Histoire, Philosophie et Sociologie des sciences

Nicolas Vallois, Dorian Jullien. Replication in experimental economics: A historical and quantitative approach focused on public good game experiments. 2017. ⟨halshs-01651080⟩