Kvangraven, Ingrid Harvold orcid.org/0000-0001-8606-1717 (2020) Nobel Rebels in Disguise:Assessing the Rise and Rule of the Randomistas. Review of Political Economy. 1. pp. 1-37. ISSN 0953-8259
Abstract
Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer were awarded the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for their pioneering of randomized control trials (RCTs) to find reliable answers about the best ways to fight global poverty. This article unpacks the laureates’ theoretical and methodological approach to development economics in order to evaluate to what extent their approach signifies a break from broader trends in the field. In particular, it investigates the role RCTs have played in both generating knowledge about development interventions and in shaping development policy debates more broadly. Finally, the article argues that despite their rebellious and radical façade, the randomista enterprise has led to a more exclusive development economics, while at the same time failing to improve our ability to fight poverty.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details. |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Politics (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 02 Nov 2020 12:40 |
Last Modified: | 20 Mar 2025 00:09 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/09538259.2020.1810886 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/09538259.2020.1810886 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:167483 |
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