I have a question regarding manipulation checks in field experiments. Can you please share if you have ever done one? Are you aware of any published studies that included one?
Usually, the price to pay for the natural setting of a field experiment is that we give up some control, including (I thought) manipulation checks. But lack of a manipulation check in a field experiment came up recently in a manuscript review and I would love to read and learn more about it. Input from all disciplines (especially social sciences) is welcome! Thanks!
This is a nice paper from the field with manipulation checks included, although the authors seem to have used the entire sample in their analyses rather than only those who responded to the manipulation checks. They also acknowledge some difficulties with manipulation checks when doing experiments in the field.
https://academic.oup.com/jcr/article/39/5/1070/1794934?view=extract
Reference:
Baca-Motes, K., Brown, A., Gneezy, A., Keenan, E. A., & Nelson, L. D. (2013). Commitment and behavior change: Evidence from the field. Journal of Consumer Research, 39(5), 1070-1084.
I have a book on Behavioral economics labs.. Might be interesting for you
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