At a 1986 conference about the Income Maintenance Experiments, Robert Solow commented, “Suppose society wants to do something that is the right thing to do...There will sometimes be economical doubts,… Click to show full abstract
At a 1986 conference about the Income Maintenance Experiments, Robert Solow commented, “Suppose society wants to do something that is the right thing to do...There will sometimes be economical doubts, worries that doing the right thing might be unsuspectedly costly. Awell-designed experiment can help find out, and the prevalence of weak results is not an obstacle” (Solow, 1986, p. 222). Randall Brown instilled that point in the various evaluations he led. As a result, his contributions to evaluation research have had significant impacts on policies affecting the 40% of Americans covered by Medicare or
               
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