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10 Evidence-based policy: summon the randomistas? Andrew Leigh1 Research School of Economics, Australian National University Abstract Randomised experiments are a standard toolkit for the evaluation of new medical treatments, but are underutilised in Australian policy evaluation. Drawing on examples from Australia and overseas, I discuss the strengths, limits, ethics and politics of randomised trials. In a federation, it may be effective for the national government to establish a c