What conditions must be considered to determine if a randomized field trial is ethical?
What will be an ideal response?
1. Present practice needs improvement or is of doubtful effectiveness.
2. Significant uncertainty exists about the value of the proposed innovation.
3. A randomized experiment is the only practical means of determining effectiveness of the innovation.
4. Evidence to be used to inform future decisions about retaining status quo or implementing innovation.
5. Experimentation may require different considerations, especially to protect human subjects in some fields, such as justice, than in others, such as medicine because informed consent may not be possible.
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Explain why tort reform is considered a nonfiscal policy
What will be an ideal response?
How does comparative advantage impact global warming?
a. Some countries have political economies based on green energy and this does not create emissions. b. The largest product importers can refuse to trade with countries that produce the most emissions. c. The corn industry in the U.S. caused mass migration leading to higher emissions from cars and trucks. d. Poorer countries cannot afford to change their non-diverse political economies to reduce emissions.
Which of the following media outlets would likely seem dangerous to a corrupt, authoritarian regime with a strong information monopoly?
A) Newspaper editorials B) Television anchors C) Internet blogs D) Primetime coverage