Working Paper: AI Can Forecast Economics Treatment Effects from Pre-Registration Documents
soumitrashukla9 · x · 2026-10-29
Eva Vivalt's new working paper shows AI can predict treatment effects in economics field experiments from pre-registration documents alone. A commenter called it 'the craziest result in economics' presented this year, arguing it should prompt deep re-examination of what field experimental social science looks like going forward.
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