Using Real-World Stakeholders as Participants in Field Experiments
A specific methodology within field experiments involves recruiting participants who are directly facing the real-life social dilemmas being investigated. For instance, to study the overexploitation of a forest, the experiment would involve people whose livelihoods are connected to that resource, rather than using a general student population. This practice aims to increase the direct applicability and realism of the experimental findings.
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