Aggregating evidence, cost-effectiveness, and generalizability

Content for Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Readings

• Chapter 9 in Running Randomized Evaluations (Glennerster and Takavarasha 2013)
• Bates, Mary Ann, and Rachel Glennerster The Generalizability Puzzle (2017) Get the PDF here. (Bates and Glennerster 2017)

Optional material

• Donald Green. “10 Things to Know About Conducting a Meta-Analysis,” egap, no date.

Don Green’s guide is optional (but you may include it in your reading reactions).

Slides

On the day of class, you will find my slides on Canvas.

References

Bates, Mary Ann, and Rachel Glennerster. 2017. “The Generalizability Puzzle.” Stanford Social Innovation Review 2017: 50–54. https://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_generalizability_puzzle.

Glennerster, Rachel, and Kudzai Takavarasha. 2013. Running Randomized Evaluations: A Practical Guide. Princeton: Princeton University Press. http://runningres.com/.