Three 'Rs' of econometrics: Repetition, reproduction and replication

Camfield, Laura ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0165-9857 and Palmer-Jones, Richard (2013) Three 'Rs' of econometrics: Repetition, reproduction and replication. Journal of Development Studies, 49 (12). pp. 1607-1614. ISSN 0022-0388

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Abstract

Development economics has become increasingly quantified in recent years, reflecting the aspirations of economists to practise hard science. We argue that standard applied econometric methodology lacks one key feature of the claim of science to be scientific, namely replication as part of independent confirmation of findings. Replication plays a large role in understanding the confidence we can place in the quantitative studies on which much policy advice rests, which is particularly salient in a UK context given the emphasis placed on evidence-based policy-making by the UK Department for International Development.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development)
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Gender and Development Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Impact Evaluation Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Life Course, Migration and Wellbeing University of East Anglia Schools > Faculty of Science > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	05 Apr 2016 16:00
Last Modified:	09 Apr 2024 02:37
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/58140
DOI:	10.1080/00220388.2013.807504

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