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Siddique, Z. (2014) Randomized control trials in an imperfect world. IZA World of Labor, 2014. 110. ISSN 2054-9571 doi: 10.15185/izawol.110
Abstract/Summary
Randomized control trials (RCTs) have become increasingly important as an evidence-based method to evaluate interventions such as government programs and policy initiatives. Frequently, however, RCTs are characterized by ``imperfect compliance'' in that not all the subjects who are randomly assigned to take a treatment choose to do so. This could result in a failure to identify the treatment effect, or the impact of the treatment on the the population. However, useful information on treatment effectiveness can still be recovered by estimating ``bounds'' or a range of values in which treatment effectiveness can lie.
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| Item Type | Article |
| URI | https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/60288 |
| Identification Number/DOI | 10.15185/izawol.110 |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Divisions | Arts, Humanities and Social Science > School of Politics, Economics and International Relations > Economics |
| Publisher | IZA |
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