Evidence Dialogues | Journal of Development Effectiveness: Special issue on Transparent, Reproducible and Ethical Evidence (TREE)
Through the Journal of Development Effectiveness (JDEff), 3ie has been promoting the publication of high-quality research to improve the process of evidence generation and rigor of impact evaluation studies. The papers published under JDEff focus on the evidence of the impact of development interventions.
We are excited to announce the launch of the new special JDEff issue on Transparent, Reproducible and Ethical Evidence. This special issue is aimed to further 3ie’s mission around transparency and ethics in the context of impact evaluations.
The Evidence Dialogues webinar will feature presentations by the authors of the papers included in the special issue. In addition, it will also cover a discussion about the journal’s recent policy on authorship, ethics, and transparency. We hope that those working in the area of evidence generation and practitioners in the field of development research will find the discussion insightful and useful for their own research.
Time: 7:00-8:30 PM IST / 1:30-3:00 PM GMT / 8:30-10:00 AM EDT
Agenda
1.Introduction and overview of the TREE special issue by Editors-in-Chief, JDEff (10 minutes)
- Marie Gaarder, Executive Director, 3ie
- Sudhanshu Handa, Distinguished Professor, University of North Carolina
This session will include a brief introduction to 3ie’s TREE initiative and JDEff's recent policy on authorship, ethics, and transparency.
2. Presentations by the authors (75 minutes)
- David Evans, Principal Economic Advisor for Social Sector, IADB on ‘Towards improved and more transparent ethics in randomized controlled trials in development social science’
- Douglas MacKay, Associate Professor, Public Policy, UNC on ‘Policy equipoise and interventional superiority’
- Sridevi K. Prasad, Graduate Research Assistant, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University on ‘A checklist to guide sensitivity analyses and replications of impact evaluations’
- Indira Patil, Purdue University on ‘Surveyor physical and emotional well-being: learning from Indian context’
- Chandan Jain, Senior Evaluation Specialist, 3ie on ‘Introduction to the TREE Review Framework’
3. Q&A session (10 minutes)