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Holding back from theory: limits and methodological alternatives of randomized field experiments in development economics
Journal of Economic Methodology 27 (3):191-211 (2020)
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In this paper, we critically and constructively examine the methodology of evidence-based development economics, which deploys randomized field experiments as its main tool. We describe the...Author's Profile
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