Failing in the Field: What We Can Learn When Field Research Goes Wrong
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Failing in the Field: What We Can Learn When Field Research Goes Wrong
By (Author) Dean Karlan
By (author) Jacob Appel
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
25th February 2019
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Research methods: general
330.072
Physical Properties
Paperback
176
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
Description
A revealing look at the common causes of failures in randomized control experiments during field reseach-and how to avoid them All across the social sciences, from development economics to political science, researchers are going into the field to collect data and learn about the world. Successful randomized controlled trials have brought about
Reviews
Using a rich set of examples, Failing in the Field describes failures that occur because the design or implementation of a research study does not yield data that can answer the questions it was intended to. By showing that mistakes in research design can be systematic, this book could benefit many students before they embark on their own studies. It was a pleasure to read.Karla Hoff, World Bank
Highly recommended.Karen Shook, Times Higher Education
Author Bio
Dean Karlan is professor of economics and finance at Northwestern University and president of Innovations for Poverty Action. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship. Jacob Appel previously worked with Innovations for Poverty Action and now designs and runs field experiments with the Behavioural Insights Team.
