华东师范大学学报(教育科学版) ›› 2020, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (8): 68-91.doi: 10.16382/j.cnki.1000-5560.2020.08.002

• “教育精准扶贫中随机干预实验的中国经验”专刊 • 上一篇    下一篇

随机干预实验中的成本效益分析方法及其在中国农村教育领域中的应用

聂景春1, 高秋风1, 杨洁1, 关宏宇1, 蔡建华2   

  1. 1. 陕西师范大学教育实验经济研究所,西安,710119;
    2. 国家卫生健康委干部培训中心,北京,100024
  • 发布日期:2020-08-14
  • 基金资助:
    高等学校学科创新引智计划(B16031);国家自然科学基金重点项目(71933003);国家自然科学基金项目(71803107);中国基础教育质量监测协同创新中心重大成果培育性项目(2019–05–31–BZPK01)

Cost-effectiveness Analysis in Randomized Controlled Trials: Methods and Practice in China’s Rural Education

Nie Jingchun1, Gao Qiufeng1, Yang Jie1, Guan Hongyu1, Cai Jianhua2   

  1. 1. The Center for Experimental Economics in Education, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, 710119, China;
    2. Administrators Training Center of the National Health Commission of the PRC, Beijing, 100024, China
  • Published:2020-08-14

摘要: 近年来教育领域已经开展了大量的随机干预实验项目,它们从不同角度、不同层面为改善学生学业表现、提高入学率等提供了众多经验证有效的干预方案。但资源总是有限的,如何对众多干预方案进行对比以选出可优先实施的干预方案?成本效益分析是一种重要且可行的方法。本文对成本效益分析的基本概念、基本要求和具体操作方法进行了梳理和总结,重点说明了成本核算方法及效益核算方法;结合案例说明了对单个随机干预实验项目进行成本效益分析的步骤、可能出现的问题及处理方法;在此基础上,通过汇总国内外教育领域的随机干预实验项目,说明了在对不同地区、不同年份、不同实施团队等差异较大的项目进行成本效益对比分析时可能出现的相关问题及处理方法。本文认为,在随机干预实验中更多地、更规范地使用成本效益分析,能够促进不同项目的对比研究,为相关政策制定提供更有力的参考。

关键词: 成本效益分析, 随机干预实验, 社会成本, 增量成本, 蒙特卡洛方法

Abstract: In recent years, scholars in the field of education have carried out a large number of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and provided many evidence-based interventions to improve the academic performance and to increase enrollment rate from different perspectives. However, given limited resources, how can researchers compare among different options of interventions and choose the most effective plan? Such a question can be answered by conducting cost-effectiveness analysis. This paper hereby provides a detailed introduction to basic methods of cost-effectiveness analysis, including cost accounting methods and the interpretation of effectiveness. It also introduces a case to illustrate the steps of conducting a cost-effectiveness analysis. Further, the cost-effectiveness of RCTs in education conducted worldwide are summarized, which provide valuable implications for policy-makers to promote rural education in China. In conclusion, researchers suggest the cost-effectiveness of interventions should be included in the analysis of RCT results, so as to facilitate the comparisons among different projects and to provide more powerful evidence for policy-makers.

Key words: cost-effectiveness analysis, randomized controlled trials, social cost, marginal cost, Monte Carlo Simulations