Economics development

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need to be very concise

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Randomized control trials (RCTs) have revolutionized project impact evaluation in

development economics. In this homework you will design your own RCT to evaluate the

impacts of a development project on a critical outcome of your choice. This is what we

would like you to do in

four paragraphs

:

1.

Pick a developing country and t

ell us what critical development

issue

you would

like to

address

.

Why is it important for development?

What is the hypothesis you

wish to test

with your RCT

?

2.

Now explain

what your R

CT will be

.

Who is the target population?

What will the

treatment be?

Can you randomly assign treatment and control groups, or should

you allow for selection? If there is selection, how will you deal with this?

How

will you

administer the treatment?

What d

ata will you collect after the treatment

,

i.e., what is your outcome of interest

?

3.

How will you use your RCT to test your hypothesis? What will be your criterion

for rejecting (or not) your hypothesis?

4.

Why do you need an RCT to perform this evaluation?

We

expect you to be original and to work independently on this assignment
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