
Isobel Harrop
Research Assistant
Research interests
- Policy
Biography
Isobel is a Research Assistant in the Experimental Government Team (XGT) at the Policy Institute, where she works across a variety of randomised control trials. Isobel has been trained in both quantitative and qualitative research methods, and is particularly interested in education policy, disinformation, and inequalities.
Prior to joining King’s, Isobel worked in consulting, providing behavioural science expertise to the financial services and telecoms industries, and running randomised control trials. She holds an MSc in the Psychology of Economic Life from the LSE, and a BA in Psychological and Behavioural Sciences from Cambridge.
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Our new study shows that RCTs can be conducted cheaply – but there are lessons to learn
Cheaper trials might not be as rigorous, but they can still provide valuable policy insights without breaking the bank

News
Our new study shows that RCTs can be conducted cheaply – but there are lessons to learn
Cheaper trials might not be as rigorous, but they can still provide valuable policy insights without breaking the bank
