Posts Tagged ‘randomized trials’
Having just reviewed “Poor Economics“, a new book by Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo (high on my reading list…), The Economist is hosting a debate inviting prominent economists to discuss the question of whether randomised trials can be regarded as the future of economics. The debate is definitely interesting and the viewpoints expressed quite relevant. […]
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Tags: Economic analysis, economic development, economic methodology, Network Analysis, poverty alleviation, Quantitative methods, randomized trials, Social science data
What is heterodox economics?
At a conference on economic governance last week, “heterodox economics” was mentioned, and a colleague from another discipline asked what is meant by this expression. The standard answer (also heard the other day), is that heterodox economists share a strong opposition to neoclassical theory but belong to diverse schools of thought, ranging from post-Keynesian and […]
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Tags: Behavioral economics, Economic governance, economic methodology, Experimental economics, randomized trials
Why Esther Duflo won Clark medal
On April 23, 2010, Esther Duflo won the John Bates Clark medal, a prestigious recognition awarded yearly to the best American economist under 40 years of age, and often considered as a first step towards a Nobel. Duflo is widely recognized for her research work in the fight against poverty and the profound renewal of […]
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Tags: economic development, economic methodology, poverty alleviation, randomized trials
