Should researchers get to pick who wins and who loses?
This is article is challenge statement. It is meant to elicit a reaction. Please, do join the discussion. Evidence Action recently announced that it has decided to...
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An RCT debate: Abhijit Banerjee versus Angus Deaton
I have taken some time to address the value (or lack of value) of RCTs on this blog. I am not against them in principle, but I consider that they must be used with care...
Experimentalism and development evaluation: Will the bubble burst?
Robert Piccioto on the RCT craze provides an excellent sense of history and measure to what they can and cannot do. One thing though; not all those promoting them...
Should think tanks write policy briefs? What an RCT can tell us
There is no doubt that policy briefs are an important tool for research communications, especially for policy-oriented think tanks. A recent study from CIPPEC found that...
Making Policy Better: The Randomisation Revolution – How far can experiments lead to better policy?
An interesting event hosted by NESTA, the National Institute for Economic and Social Research, and the Institute for Government in the UK: Making Policy Better: The...