Experiments in development: Time to rethink RCTs?

By // 22 September 2014
A community health volunteer gathers health data. While most senior executives who responded to a recent Devex survey aren’t aware of the debate on randomized controlled trials or have no opinion, 70 percent of those who do believe the tool is overhyped. Photo by: Nyaya Health / CC BY

This article is part of The Future of Global Development, a series for Devex Executive Members that explores what development leaders think of the industry’s top issues.

Randomized controlled trials, an impact evaluation method, have been a contentious development issue of late, with as many advocates as critics.

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    Mario Villamor

    Mario is a former senior development analyst at Devex's survey and advisory services team. Prior to Devex, Mario was a researcher for the Boston Consulting Group in Boston, Massachusetts, where he supported client engagements in a variety of sectors, including public sector, global health and the social impact space, among others. Before joining BCG, Mario earned his master’s degree in global affairs from New York University.

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