Policy Research Working Paper 10994 Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Local Knowledge, Formal Evidence, and Policy Decisions Eva Vivalt Aidan Coville Sampada KC Development Economics Development Impact Evaluation Group December 2024 Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Policy Research Working Paper 10994 Abstract How do policymakers value advice from local experts versus formal evidence from impact evaluations when making policy decisions? Using a discrete choice ...