Ehmke, Mariah; Shogren, Jason F. - In: Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy 32 (2010) 4, pp. 549-563
Recent work with Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) in development economics has contributed to economists' use of the experimental mindset to inform policy choices. Development scholars, however, question the authority of RCT evidence, and worry that the RCT trend will turn their profession...