An adaptive targeted field experiment: job search assistance for refugees in Jordan

We introduce an adaptive targeted treatment assignment methodology for field experiments. Our Tempered Thompson Algorithm balances the goals of maximizing the precision of treatment effect estimates and maximizing the welfare of experimental participants. A hierarchical Bayesian model allows us to a...

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Main Authors: Caria, AS, Gordon, G, Kasy, M, Quinn, S, Shami, S, Teytelboym, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2023