Difference between revisions of "Research Ethics"
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Impact evaluations often involve the direct manipulation of people's personal or economic situations, collection of personal and/or sensitive data about people, and publication of results that have direct implications for political or economic governance. Ensuring that these tasks are undertaken in a way that is both protective of the individuals who are part of the study population as well as broadly ethical for the research question and context is a critical responsibility of research designers and a requirement for institutional, IRB, and government approval and support of any study. | Impact evaluations often involve the direct manipulation of people's personal or economic situations, collection of personal and/or sensitive data about people, and publication of results that have direct implications for political or economic governance. Ensuring that these tasks are undertaken in a way that is both protective of the individuals who are part of the study population as well as broadly ethical for the research question and context is a critical responsibility of research designers and a requirement for institutional, [[IRB]], and government approval and support of any study. | ||
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Introduction
Impact evaluations often involve the direct manipulation of people's personal or economic situations, collection of personal and/or sensitive data about people, and publication of results that have direct implications for political or economic governance. Ensuring that these tasks are undertaken in a way that is both protective of the individuals who are part of the study population as well as broadly ethical for the research question and context is a critical responsibility of research designers and a requirement for institutional, IRB, and government approval and support of any study.