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Towards Improved and More Transparent Ethics in Randomised Controlled Trials in Development Social Science

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  • David K. Evans

    (Center for Global Development)

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Randomised controlled trials in development economics, political science, and other social science fields have been on the rise in recent decades. Recent awards and trials in development economics have re-ignited active discussions of the ethics of these trials. This paper surveys common ethical concerns with such trials and proposes a series of practical suggestions to help researchers and policymakers be more mindful of and transparent about ethics as they consider, design, implement, and report randomised controlled trials and other impact evaluations in development settings.

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  • David K. Evans, 2021. "Towards Improved and More Transparent Ethics in Randomised Controlled Trials in Development Social Science," Working Papers 565, Center for Global Development, revised 01 Aug 2022.
    • Handle: RePEc:cgd:wpaper:565
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    Keywords

    randomised controlled trials; ethics; evaluation;
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    JEL classification:

    • D04 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Microeconomic Policy: Formulation; Implementation; Evaluation
    • H43 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Project Evaluation; Social Discount Rate

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