A Primer on the Analysis of Randomized Experiments and a Survey of some Recent Advances
Abstract
The past two decades have witnessed a surge of new research in the analysis of randomized experiments. The emergence of this literature may seem surprising given the widespread use and long history of experiments as the "gold standard" in program evaluation, but this body of work has revealed many subtle aspects of randomized experiments that may have been previously unappreciated. This article provides an overview of some of these topics, primarily focused on stratification, regression adjustment, and cluster randomization.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Optimal Experimental Design Methods
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Political Economy Microeconomics
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Publication date
- 30 July 2026
- Language
- EN