Randomized controlled trials cannot:
A) evaluate the impact of all policies and programs designed to promote economic development at the same time.
B) provide a cost-benefit analysis for policymakers looking to implement the most efficient program.
C) determine how people's lives will change through a program or policy compared to how they would have changed without it.
D) provide surprising results about the most effective way to reduce poverty.

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Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are designed to evaluate the impact of specific interventions or policies in isolation. They cannot assess the impact of multiple policies or programs implemented at the same time on economic development. This requires a different approach, such as econometric modeling.

Randomized Controlled Trials Cannot