Causality and the Experimental Turn in Development Economics

Authors

  • Jigar Bhatt

Keywords:

randomized controlled trials, RCTs, development economics

Abstract

Over the last decade, there has been an explosion of a particular type of methodology—the randomized controlled trial (RCT)—across the Global South to answer questions in development economics and effectiveness. This paper finds that the paradigm shift and future of development economics rests almost entirely on the RCTs' claims to internally valid estimates of causal effects. 

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Published

2011-01-01

How to Cite

Bhatt, J. (2011). Causality and the Experimental Turn in Development Economics. The New School Economic Review, 5(1), 50–67. Retrieved from https://nsereview.org/index.php/NSER/article/view/63

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Working Papers