Modeling the modeler : a normative theory of experimental design
Payro Chew, Fernando (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Piermont, E. (University of London)

Publicació:	Barcelona : Barcelona School of Economics, 2023
Resum:	We consider an analyst whose goal is to identify a subject's utility function through revealed preference analysis. We argue the analyst's preference about which experiments to run should adhere to three normative principles: The first, Structural Invariance, requires that the value of a choice experiment only depends on what the experiment may potentially reveal. The second, Identification Separability, demands that the value of identification is independent of what would have been counterfactually identified had the subject had a different utility. Finally, Information Monotonicity asks that more in- formative experiments are preferred. We provide a representation theorem, showing that these three principles characterize Expected Identification Value maximization, a functional form that unifies several theories of experimental design. We also study several special cases and discuss potential applications.
Ajuts:	Agencia Estatal de Investigación PID2020-116771GB-I00 Agencia Estatal de Investigación PID2023-147183NB-I00 Agencia Estatal de Investigación CEX2019-000915-S
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Llengua:	Anglès
Col·lecció:	BSE Barcelona School of Economics Working Papers ; 1471
Document:	Working paper ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Matèria:	Revealed Preferences ; Experimental design ; Choice experiments

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DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2411.11625

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