Holding back from theory: limits and methodological alternatives of randomized field experiments in development economics

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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...

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10.1080/1350178x.2020.1717585

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Michiru Nagatsu
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