Analyzing an Experimental Outcome

An economic study observed that Brazilian fishermen who shared resources more equitably in a controlled game were also the ones who were less likely to over-exploit their shared fishing grounds in their daily work. What is the primary implication of this finding for the field of experimental economics?

Generalizability of Experimental Findings

The research on Brazilian fishermen's cooperation demonstrates that playing a cooperative game causes individuals to subsequently adopt more sustainable fishing practices in their real-world work.

Significance of Experimental Findings

An economic experiment is conducted where participants play a game designed to measure their willingness to trust others with a small sum of money. Months later, the researchers find that the participants who demonstrated higher levels of trust in the game were also more likely to have invested in community-based lending programs in their own towns. What does this outcome suggest about the experiment?

Evaluating Critiques of Experimental Economics

An economic study found that fishermen who acted more cooperatively in a controlled game were also more likely to engage in sustainable, cooperative fishing practices in their daily work. The researchers concluded that behavior in the game is a strong predictor of real-world behavior. Which of the following subsequent discoveries would most effectively challenge this conclusion?

Match each finding from a controlled economic experiment with the real-world principle or behavior it most strongly illustrates.

Assessing the Predictive Power of an Experiment