Donal Khosrowi
Trade-offs between epistemic and moral values in evidence-based policy
Khosrowi, Donal
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Abstract
Proponents of evidence-based policy (EBP) call for public policy to be informed by high-quality evidence from randomized controlled trials. This methodological preference aims to promote several epistemic values, e.g. rigour, unbiasedness, precision, and the ability to obtain causal conclusions. I argue that there is a trade-off between these epistemic values and several non-epistemic, moral and political values. This is because the evidence afforded by standard EBP methods is differentially useful for pursuing different moral and political values. I expand on how this challenges ideals of value-freedom and -neutrality in EBP, and offer suggestions for how EBP methodology might be revised.
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Khosrowi, D. (2019). Trade-offs between epistemic and moral values in evidence-based policy. Economics and Philosophy, 35(1), 49-78. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266267118000159
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Mar 31, 2019 |
Deposit Date | Apr 25, 2018 |
Publicly Available Date | Jan 23, 2019 |
Journal | Economics and Philosophy |
Print ISSN | 0266-2671 |
Electronic ISSN | 1474-0028 |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 35 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 49-78 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266267118000159 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1699872 |
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