All that Glitters is not Gold. The Political Economy of Randomized Evaluations in Development
Abstract
Randomized control trials (RCTs) have a narrow scope, restricted to basic intervention schemes. Experimental designs also display specific biases and political uses when implemented in the real world. Despite these limitations, the method has been advertised as the gold standard to evaluate development policies. This article adopts a political economy approach to explore this paradox. It argues that the success of RCTs is driven mainly by a new...
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Title
All that Glitters is not Gold. The Political Economy of Randomized Evaluations in Development
Published Date
Dec 6, 2017
Journal
Volume
50
Issue
3
Pages
735 - 762
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