Question: Evaluate a randomized control trial (RUST). The Australian Aidfunded program works with the Ministry of Agriculture in Indonesia to promote female leadership in agriculture, and



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Evaluate a randomized control trial (RUST). The Australian Aidfunded program works with the Ministry of Agriculture in Indonesia to promote female leadership in agriculture, and you are asked to evaluate the program. They tell you that 3 years ago, they partnered to randomly select 13:] of the 223 nira] districts that produce at least 5 tonnes of rice each year, to require a female head of the district famier association [at the time, only 14% of farmer associations had a female leader). They want you to evaluate how this initiative impacted agricultural productivity outcomes, but also female farm labor and food security outcomes. You realize that you can effectively analyze this as an RCT even though you didn't conduct the randomization yourself. However when you check on the randomization you find that a handful ofimportant baseline variables are imbalanced, including female employment rates in rice production, the number of rice purchasing centres, and a measure of food insecurity. Providing critical feedback on both (1) the internal validity and (2) the external validity of this RCT design, and explain how you would address any validity concerns you have
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