Bedecarrats F., Guérin Isabelle, Roubaud François. (2015). The gold standard for randomised evaluations : from discussion of method to political economy.
Paris : DIAL, 21 p. multigr. (Working Paper ; 1).
Titre du document
The gold standard for randomised evaluations : from discussion of method to political economy
Année de publication
2015
Type de document
Littérature grise
Auteurs
Bedecarrats F., Guérin Isabelle, Roubaud François
Source
Paris : DIAL, 2015,
21 p. multigr. (Working Paper ; 1).
This last decade has seen the emergence of a new field of research in development economics :
randomised control trials. This paper explores the contrast between the (many) limitations and (very
narrow) real scope of these methods and their success in sheer number and media coverage. Our
analysis suggests that the paradox is due to a particular economic and political mix driven by the
innovative strategies used by this new school's researchers and by specific interests and preferences in
the academic world and the donor community.
Plan de classement
Economie générale / Macroéconomie [094]
;
Développement économique / Aménagement du territoire [095]
