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RCTs in the long run

Edward Miguel [1] interviewed by Tim Phillips [2], 29 March 2019

Randomised controlled trials have revolutionised development policy. But do the interventions that work in the short run have a benefit 10 or 20 years later? Ted Miguel tells Tim Phillips how he and his colleagues aim to find out.

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Topics:  Development [6]

Tags:  randomised control trials [7], experiments [8], Causality [9], development economics [10]


Source URL: https://voxeu.org/vox-talks/rcts-long-run

Links
[1] https://voxeu.org/user/220122
[2] https://voxeu.org/user/250023
[3] itpc://www.voxeu.org/rss.php?q=itunes_podcast
[4] https://voxeu.org/article/limitations-randomised-controlled-trials
[5] https://voxeu.org/article/exports-and-firm-performance-randomised-trial-evidence
[6] https://voxeu.org/content/topics/development
[7] https://voxeu.org/category/tags/randomised-control-trials
[8] https://voxeu.org/category/tags/experiments
[9] https://voxeu.org/taxonomy/term/522
[10] https://voxeu.org/taxonomy/term/2822