Code for Rational Inattention Analysis in Randomized Control Trials

Code to replicate the numerical results for the article 'Rational Inattention during an RCT'. It was authored by Bartosz Mackowiak and Mirko Wiederholt to generate Figure 1 from the paper.

Use Cases

• Replicate Figure 1 from the paper on Rational Inattention in RCTs using the provided code
• Analyze the model of rational inattention as described in the accompanying article
• Study the implementation of information provision experiments as referenced in the dataset tags

Strengths

• Code is directly linked to a specific published academic article
• Dataset is associated with the ICPSR Harvested Dataverse organization
• Last updated on February 23, 2026

Limitations

• Dataset consists of code, not structured data, limiting direct analytical use
• No sample data, column definitions, or row counts are provided for validation
• The scope is limited to replicating a single figure from one paper

Provenance

Source

Mackowiak, Bartosz

Collection Method

Code created to accompany the academic article 'Rational Inattention during an RCT'.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-02-23.