Rigorous evaluation, but to what end?
written by Salimah Samji Many development projects fail because of poor design. They have no clear roadmap of how they will get from A to B and therefore no way […]
Randomized controlled trial
Rigorous Evidence Isn’t
written by Lant Pritchett Currently, there are many statements floating around in development about the use of “rigorous evidence” in formulating policies and programs. Nearly all of these claims are […]
What’s in a counterfactual?
written by Salimah Samji I am amazed by people’s obsession with the counterfactual, and how evidence cannot exist without it. Why are people so enamored by the idea of ‘the solution’ even […]