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Warum schreiben AkademikerInnen so schlecht und was kann man besser machen? Sind Völkerrecht und die Internationalen Beziehungen wirklich „globale“ Disziplinen? Wie „erfolgreich“ ist der Drohnenkrieg in Pakistan? Was bedeutet das ICC Verfahren gegen Kenyatta für den Gerichtshof? Und, ist die ASEAN auf dem Weg zu einer Asiatischen Union? All das gibt es in der dritten Netzschau im Oktober!
The recent wave of randomized trials in development economics has provoked criticisms regarding external validity. We investigate two concerns—heterogeneity across beneficiaries and implementers—in a randomized trial of contract teachers in Kenyan schools. The intervention, previously shown to raise test scores in NGO- led trials in Western Kenya and parts of India, was replicated across all Kenyan provinces by an NGO and the government. Strong effects of shortterm contracts produced in controlled experimental settings are lost in weak public institutions: NGO implementation produces a positive effect on test scores across diverse contexts, while government implementation yields zero effect. The data suggests that the stark contrast in success between the government and NGO arm can be traced back to implementation constraints and political economy forces put in motion as the program went to scale.