@article{fdi:010075735,
  title = {{A}ll that glitters is not gold : the political economy of randomized evaluations in development},
  author = {{B}{\'e}d{\'e}carrats, {F}. and {G}u{\'e}rin, {I}sabelle and {R}oubaud, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{R}andomized control trials ({RCT}s) have a narrow scope, restricted to basic intervention schemes. {E}xperimental designs also display specific biases and political uses when implemented in the real world. {D}espite these limitations, the method has been advertised as the gold standard to evaluate development policies. {T}his article adopts a political economy approach to explore this paradox. {I}t argues that the success of {RCT}s is driven mainly by a new scientific business model based on a mix of simplicity and mathematical rigour, media and donor appeal, and academic and financial returns. {T}his in turn meets current interests and preferences in the academic world and the donor community.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{D}evelopment and {C}hange},
  volume = {50},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {735--762},
  ISSN = {0012-155{X}},
  year = {2019},
  DOI = {10.1111/dech.12378},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010075735},
}