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Jean Drèze on the perils of some “randomized controlled trials” (RCTs) in economics, and possible safeguards – with a startling case study. Do read.
https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/miscellany/on-the-perils-of-embedded-experiments.html
https://twitter.com/roadscholarz/status/1501783571845255171
On the perils of embedded experiments
There is growing interest in ‘embedded experiments’, conducted by researchers and policymakers as a team. Aside from their potential scale, the main attraction of these experiments is that they seem to facilitate speedy translation of research into policy. Discussing a case study from Bihar, Jean Drèze argues that this approach carries a danger of distorting both policy and research.
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