On the Importance of Replicating Experiments in Economics

Replication of experiments in economics is becoming a major issue. For decades, scholars have tried to design novel experiments, explicitly avoiding replicating those already existing, as the scientific journals would not have published such replications. While experimental economists have begun recognising the importance of such a practice, some scepticism is still present in the scientific community. This paper presents the ontological perspectives of three of the most influential philosophers of science of the last two centuries (namely Husserl, Russell, and Popper), to provide replications on epistemological and ontological grounds.