Before evidence-based medicine, there was only "eminence-based medicine". Can randomised trials do as much good for policy as they have done for healthcare? Our latest #Inequality Bites video 👇 #randomistas #auspol

A few centuries ago, going to the doctor was more likely to do you harm than good. Then, randomised trials helped transform medicine. Now, we're looking at randomised trials might do the same for policy. My latest #Inequality Bites video 👇 #randomistas #auspol

@ALeighMP There have been some advances in research methods since 1747. ;-) More seriously, there are ethical, legal & practical limitations to the use of randomized trials for public policy. Other research methods have been developed, which may be more appropriate. #randomistas #auspol

Eliminating scurvy took more than empty theorising. In 1747, it was a randomised trial that cured the deadly disease. Today, our government is looking at how randomised trials can transform policy too. #randomistas #auspol

When it came to curing scurvy, everyone had their own theory. It took a randomised trial to find the answer & save thousands of lives. Our latest #InequalityBites episode 👇 #randomistas #auspol

In a massive randomised trial, US researchers contacted 5,000 banks to see how many would open an account without verifying the customer's identity onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… #randomistas @mgfindley

Five reasons why it's healthy to be surprised by results from randomised trials. @TheMandarinAU writes up my talk at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne. Speech: ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/andr… Article: themandarin.com.au/243653-rules-o… #auspol #randomistas

How randomised trials are helping hospitals get more patients to attend appointments (and that's just the beginning). My talk today was titled "From Chance to Change: Leveraging Randomised Trials & Data Science for Policy Success": andrewleigh.com/from_chance_to… #auspol #randomistas

First there were graphic novels. Now come graphic speeches. The talented cartoonists at UTS turned today's randomised trials speech into the image below. Text here: andrewleigh.com/from_chance_to… #auspol #randomistas

My paper "The Best Medicine: Lessons from Health for Policy Randomistas", is now published. It includes the story of the radical mastectomy, performed on half a million women until a randomised trial showed that it was unnecessary journals.sagepub.com/eprint/FKCXHCZ… #randomistas #auspol

A report on quality teaching in Australian schools bases recommendations on four randomised trials. Such rigorous evidence is rare in education, yet crucial for determining what works. Credit to @Uni_Newcastle, @prfoundation1 & all involved newcastle.edu.au/research/centr… #randomistas

Today, the Australian Parliament issued an apology to the victims of thalidomide. It reminded me of the remarkable story of Frances Kelsey, whose scientific rigour saved lives. #auspol #randomistas

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Randomised trials often produce surprising results. Here's one that I wouldn't have predicted. nytimes.com/2023/11/18/opi… #auspol #randomistas

Talking competition, artificial intelligence, productivity & randomised trials with the ever-insightful @Miah_HE. Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/tec… Transcript: ussc.edu.au/podcasts/techn… #auspol #ai #randomistas @USSC

A new paper from Germany adds to the growing body of evidence showing that there is broad public support for randomised trials cesifo.org/DocDL/cesifo1_… #randomistas @EvidenceComm @DavidHalpernCBE @JonBaronforMD

"Ten Lessons for Economic Policymakers" - my talk to the Economic Society of Australia andrewleigh.com/ten_lessons_fo… #auspol #ausecon #inequality #randomistas @AusEconSoc @JohnQuiggin @StevenDLevitt @Freakonomics @astroteller @PeterAttiaMD

Randomised policy trials are just what the doctor ordered: my opinion piece in today's Daily Telegraph ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/andr… #auspol #randomistas @Treasury_AU @JonBaronforMD @lavisjn @DavidHalpernCBE @EvidenceComm

The ever-incisive Ross Gittins turns his pen to discussing our new Australian Centre for Evaluation, which will conduct rigorous evaluations across government, including randomised trials smh.com.au/business/the-e… #auspol @1RossGittins #randomistas #ausecon @Treasury_AU

“How Rigorous Evaluation Can Help Improve Australia’s Employment Services”: my speech to the National Employment Services Association Conference ministers.dewr.gov.au/leigh/speech-h… #auspol #randomistas