Field Experiments in Political Science and Public Policy - Practical Lessons in Design and Delivery (Paperback)

Field experiments -- randomized controlled trials -- have become ever more popular in political science, as well as in other disciplines, such as economics, social policy and development. Policy-makers have also increasingly used randomization to evaluate public policies, designing trials of tax reminders, welfare policies and international aid programs to name just a few of the interventions tested in this way. Field experiments have become successful because they assess causal claims in ways that other methods of evaluation find hard to emulate. Social scientists and evaluators have rediscovered how to design and analyze field experiments, but they have paid much less attention to the challenges of organizing and managing them. Field experiments pose unique challenges and opportunities for the researcher and evaluator which come from working in the field. The research experience can be challenging and at times hard to predict. This book aims to help researchers and evaluators plan and manage their field experiments so they can avoid common pitfalls. It is also intended to open up discussion about the context and backdrop to trials so that these practical aspects of field experiments are better understood. The book sets out ten steps researchers can use to plan their field experiments, then nine threats to watch out for when they implement them. There are cases studies of voting and political participation, elites, welfare and employment, nudging citizens, and developing countries.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Studies in Experimental Political Science
Release date:	2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Peter John
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 2mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-77683-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social research & statistics > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies
LSN:	1-138-77683-1
Barcode:	9781138776838

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