Harrison, Glenn W.; Hofmeyr, Andre; Kincaid, Harold; Monroe, Brian; Ross, Don; Schneider, Mark; Swarthout, J. Todd

2021

December

Journal Of The Economic Science Association-Jesa

A case study of an experiment during the COVID-19 pandemic: online elicitation of subjective beliefs and economic preferences

Published

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Experimental economic methodology Online incentivized experiment Risk preferences Time preferences Subjective beliefs

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194

209

We convey our experiences developing and implementing an online experiment to elicit subjective beliefs and economic preferences. The COVID-19 pandemic and associated closures of our laboratories required us to conduct an online experiment in order to collect beliefs and preferences associated with the pandemic in a timely manner. Since we had not previously conducted a similar multi-wave online experiment, we faced design and implementation considerations that are not present when running a typical laboratory experiment. By discussing these details more fully, we hope to contribute to the online experiment methodology literature at a time when many other researchers may be considering conducting an online experiment for the first time. We focus primarily on methodology; in a complementary study we focus on initial research findings.

NEW YORK

2199-6776

10.1007/s40881-021-00115-7