Morgan State University Randomized Control Trials & Fight Corruption Discussion

QUESTION 1

1. Explain how randomized control trials can be used to fight corruption.

QUESTION 2

1. If a program works under ideal conditions it demonstrates( )and if after multiple trials and larger scale program it is still found to work it demonstrates it is ( )

QUESTION 3

1. According to Duflo and Banerjee the poor have all of the information they need if they just were given more money they could escape poverty.

True

False

QUESTION 4

1. The main goals of conditional cash transfers as described in the article are

QUESTION 5

1. Explain why most conditional cash transfers give money directly to mothers

QUESTION 6

1. Which of the following would be an example of a supply side intervention that usually is implemented with a conditional cash transfer

QUESTION 7

1. Describe the implementation issues faced by conditional cash transfers

QUESTION 8

1. The largest source and potential source for coffee farming households in Mexico was

QUESTION 9

1. What are the two mega-trends influencing the households in the fair trade coffee study?

QUESTION 10

1. The conclusion of the Barham et al article on Fair Trade coffee is that fair trade prices are so high that it allows households to escape poverty and is a clear exit pathway of poverty.

True

False

QUESTION 11

1. Describe how organic coffee farmers differ in their output and the prices they receive