What Can Experiments Tell Us About How to Improve Government Performance?

Q3 Economics, Econometrics and Finance Journal of Globalization and Development Pub Date : 2015-06-01 DOI:10.1515/jgd-2014-0011
Rachel M. Gisselquist, M. Niño-Zarazúa
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Abstract In recent years, experimental methods have been both highly celebrated, and roundly criticized, as a means of addressing core questions in the social sciences. They have received particular attention in the analysis of development interventions. This paper focuses on two key questions: (1) what have been the main contributions of RCTs to the study of government performance? and (2) what could be the contributions, and relatedly the limits? It draws inter alia on a new systematic review of experimental and quasi-experimental studies on governance to consider both the contributions and limits of RCTs in the extant literature. A final section introduces the studies included in this symposium in light of this discussion. Collectively, the studies push beyond polarized debates over experimental methods towards a new middle ground, considering both how experimental work can better address identified weaknesses and how experimental and non-experimental techniques can be combined most fruitfully.
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关于如何提高政府绩效,实验能告诉我们什么?
近年来,实验方法作为解决社会科学核心问题的一种手段,既受到高度赞扬,也受到严厉批评。它们在分析发展干预措施方面受到特别注意。本文主要关注两个关键问题:(1)随机对照试验对政府绩效研究的主要贡献是什么?(2)贡献和相关限制是什么?它特别借鉴了一项关于治理的实验和准实验研究的新系统综述,以考虑现有文献中随机对照试验的贡献和局限性。最后一节介绍了本次研讨会的研究成果。总的来说,这些研究超越了关于实验方法的两极分化辩论,走向了一个新的中间立场,考虑了实验工作如何更好地解决已确定的弱点,以及如何将实验和非实验技术最有效地结合起来。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Globalization and Development (JGD) publishes academic research and policy analysis on globalization, development, and in particular the complex interactions between them. The journal is dedicated to stimulating a creative dialogue between theoretical advances and rigorous empirical studies to push forward the frontiers of development analysis. It also seeks to combine innovative academic insights with the in-depth knowledge of practitioners to address important policy issues. JGD encourages diverse perspectives on all aspects of development and globalization, and attempts to integrate the best development research from across different fields with contributions from scholars in developing and developed countries. Topics: -Economic development- Financial investments- Development Aid- Development policies- Growth models- Sovereign debt
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