Replication data for: Assessing the Correspondence between Experimental Results Obtained in the Lab and Field: A Review of Recent Social Science

A small but growing social science literature examines the correspondence between experimental results obtained in lab and field settings. We review this literature and reanalyze a set of recent experiments carried out in parallel in both lab and field. Using a standardized format that calls attention to both the experimental estimates and the statistical uncertainty surrounding them, we analyze the overall pattern of lab-field correspondence. Lab-field correspondence is found to be quite strong (Spearman's rho = 0.73). Recognizing that this correlation may be distorted by the ad hoc manner in which lab-field comparisons are constructed as well as the selective manner in which results are reported and published, we conclude by suggesting directions for future research, stressing in particular the need for more systematic investigation of treatment effect heterogeneity.