professor @UCSanDiego. PhD @StanfordPolisci. formerly @CGDev @WorldBank. I write and teach about politics and education in the U.S. and developing countries.
Jun 1, 2019 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
After reading @anthlittle, @ethanbdm and @rodrikdani views about whether concerns about causal identification should be weighed more heavily than the importance of research questions, I'm left thinking we are missing a big issue in this discussion 1/
Social scientific research is not just about assessing causal claims. I know, others have already pointed to the importance of descriptive research so that we can identify what causal questions are important, 2/
