Title

Experimental approaches in development and poverty alleviation

Authors

Yana van der Meulen Rodgers, Rutgers University–New Brunswick
Anthony J. Bebbington, Clark UniversityFollow
Catherine Boone, London School of Economics and Political Science
Jampel Dell'Angelo, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Jean Philippe Platteau, University of Namur
Arun Agrawal, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Document Type

Editorial

Abstract

This inaugural World Development Symposium on Development and Poverty Alleviation brings together contributions from a range of disciplines, scholars, practitioners, and countries to mark the recognition of Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer (BDK) through the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Contributors examine how BDK's work has changed the methods and study of Development Economics, and their extended impact in other social science and interdisciplinary fields. Although experimental evaluation has had a profound impact on the conduct of much research and policy making, further development of RCT approaches, and collaboration across methods and disciplines, and between scholarship and practice, remain crucial to address the most pressing challenges of sustainability and development.

Publication Title

World Development

Publication Date

3-2020

Volume

127

ISSN

0305-750X

DOI

10.1016/j.worlddev.2019.104807

Repository Citation

Rodgers, Yana van der Meulen; Bebbington, Anthony J.; Boone, Catherine; Dell'Angelo, Jampel; Platteau, Jean Philippe; and Agrawal, Arun, "Experimental approaches in development and poverty alleviation" (2020). Geography. 433.
https://commons.clarku.edu/faculty_geography/433

Copyright

This is the Accepted Manuscript version of this article. Must link to publisher version with DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2019.104807