Check Your Checklist: The Danger of Over- and Underestimating the Quality of Economic Evaluations

‘Check your checklist’, appears at first glance to be a catchy marketing slogan developed for the mass media. Its imperative nature suggests that readers need to be cautious and to act upon this caution. This is indeed necessary in the field of economic evaluation; we should think through whether, which, and how we will use or demand the use of a checklist. In this editorial, the dangers of incorrect use will be outlined and possible solutions towards improved future use of checklists are suggested.