Is there a paper by him you would recommend reading on the topic? I’ve seen this one, which I agree with in parts – with good theory and evidence from other research on which policies work, there’s less need for RCTs, but I think there’s a role for both to answer different questions.
most of his blogs for centre for global development are relevant. His recent paper on “randomizing development: method or madness?” contains most of his main arguments. He also has a blog called Lantrant where he frequently criticises the use of RCTs in economics. In my view, almost all of his critiques are correct.
I enjoyed your post a lot. Lant Pritchett is a prominent critic of using RCTs for large scale social interventions—he might be worth reading.
Thank you very much!
Is there a paper by him you would recommend reading on the topic? I’ve seen this one, which I agree with in parts – with good theory and evidence from other research on which policies work, there’s less need for RCTs, but I think there’s a role for both to answer different questions.
most of his blogs for centre for global development are relevant. His recent paper on “randomizing development: method or madness?” contains most of his main arguments. He also has a blog called Lantrant where he frequently criticises the use of RCTs in economics. In my view, almost all of his critiques are correct.