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Siddique, Z. (2014) Randomized control trials in an imperfect world. IZA World of Labor, 2014. 110. ISSN 2054-9571
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To link to this item 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.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Divisions: | Arts, Humanities and Social Science > School of Politics, Economics and International Relations > Economics |
| ID Code: | 60288 |
| Publisher: | IZA |
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