Does Poverty Research in Russia Follow the Scientific Method?

This paper presents the first critical review of literature on poverty published in Russia between 1992 and 2006. Using a dataset of about 250 publications in Russian scientific journals, the authors assess whether the poverty research in Russia satisfies the general criteria of a scientific publication and if such studies could provide reliable guidance to the Russian government as it maps out its anti-poverty policies. The findings indicate that only a small proportion of papers on poverty published in Russia in 1992-2006 follow the universally-recognized principles of the scientific method. The utility of policy advice based on such research is questionable. The authors also suggest steps that could, in their view, improve the quality of poverty research in Russia.

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Main Author:	Lokshin, Michael
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2008-02
Subjects:	ACADEMIC COMMUNITY, ACADEMIC PUBLISHING, CURRICULUM, DATA ANALYSIS, DATA COLLECTION, DATA REQUIREMENTS, DEGREES, DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH, DIFFERENCE ESTIMATORS, DISCIPLINES, DISSEMINATION, ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC TRANSITION, EXPERIMENTS, FEMALE LABOR FORCE, GRADUATE STUDENTS, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, HUMAN RESOURCES, HYPOTHESIS TESTING, IMPACT EVALUATION, INCOME, INFORMATION SCIENCE, INSTRUCTION, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, INTERNATIONALIZATION, LABOR FORCE, LABOR MARKET, LITERATURE, LIVING CONDITIONS, LIVING STANDARDS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, MEDICAL JOURNALS, METHODOLOGIES, METHODOLOGY, MODELING, MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS, NATIONAL LEVEL, NATURAL SCIENCES, OPEN ACCESS, PAPERS, PEER REVIEW, POLICY MAKERS, POLICY PROCESS, POLICY RESEARCH, POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER, POPULATION CENTER, POVERTY OUTCOMES, POVERTY REDUCTION, PRACTITIONERS, PROGRAMS, PROGRESS, PUBLIC OPINION, PUBLIC POLICY, PUBLISHERS, QUALITATIVE METHODS, QUALITATIVE RESEARCH, QUALITY CONTROL, QUANTITATIVE MEASURES, REGIONAL POLICIES, REGRESSION ANALYSIS, RELIABILITY, RESEARCH CENTERS, RESEARCH COMMUNITY, RESEARCH FINDINGS, RESEARCH INSTITUTES, RESEARCH LITERATURE, RESEARCH WORKING PAPERS, RESEARCHERS, SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITIES, SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY, SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS, SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE, SCIENTIFIC METHODS, SCIENTIFIC PAPERS, SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CENTERS, SCIENTIFIC THEORIES, SCIENTIFIC THEORY, SCIENTISTS, SELECTION BIAS, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL ISSUES, SOCIAL JUSTICE, SOCIAL POLICY, SOCIAL RESEARCH, SOCIAL SCIENCE, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SOCIAL SCIENTISTS, SPECIES, SPECIFICATION ERROR, SUBSISTENCE MINIMUM, SURVEY INSTRUMENTS, TEACHING, TECHNIQUES, TEXTBOOKS, UNIVERSITIES, WORKERS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/02/9026916/poverty-research-russia-follow-scientific-method https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6412
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