What Chris Blattman thinks about metascience
Economist and political scientist at the University of Chicago, who runs randomised trials on poverty, employment and violence in Uganda, Liberia and Colombia, and is one of the researchers whose work made cash transfers a mainstream aid instrument.
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3 dated positions, 2013 to 2014, in their own words. Our reading of what Chris Blattman has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsThe evidence they cite in favor of cash points to peer reviewed randomized trials. The evidence on better performing programs point to… NGO home pages.
↗Are cash transfers overrated?chrisblattman.com 5th of 5 in this piece
- 9 months earlier
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Their wordsMy rule of thumb in this profession: “If the New York Times covers a research paper, the next year we will learn that it’s wrong”.
↗Why cash transfers to the poor are not the next big thingchrisblattman.com 6th of 7 in this piece
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Our readingWatching a panacea get crushed by later studies is science working, not a reason for despair.
Their wordsThat is not depressing. That is science. We should welcome it.
↗Why cash transfers to the poor are not the next big thingchrisblattman.com 7th of 7 in this piece