The gold standard for randomised evaluations: from discussion of method to political economics
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Keywords
Impact evaluation; randomised control trial; experimental method; political economy; development;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- A11 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Role of Economics; Role of Economists
- B41 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology - - - Economic Methodology
- C93 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Field Experiments
- D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
- O10 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - General
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EXP-2015-03-27 (Experimental Economics)
- NEP-HME-2015-03-27 (Heterodox Microeconomics)
- NEP-PKE-2015-03-27 (Post Keynesian Economics)
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