Estimation of empirical relationships is prone to bias. Economists have carefully studied sources of bias in structural and quasi-experimental approaches, but the randomized control trial (RCT) has only begun to receive such scrutiny. This paper argues that several lessons from medicine, derived from analysis of thousands of RCTs establishing a clear link between certain practices and biased estimates, can be used to reduce the risk of bias in economics...
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2016/07/18
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Documento de trabajo sobre investigaciones relativas a políticas
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WPS7746
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2016/07/18
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Disclosed
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On minimizing the risk of bias in randomized controlled trials in economics
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treatment effect