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Problems with Randomised Controlled Trials

Geoff Riley

22nd February 2017

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Students of overseas aid and behavioural interventions may have come across the idea of randomised controlled trials (RCTs). In this video, Nobel-winner Professor Angus Deaton discusses the difficulties of applying the results to actual policies.

Problems with Randomised Controlled Trials
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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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