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A Puzzle with Missing Pieces: Explaining the Effectiveness of World Bank Development Projects

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dc.contributor.authorAshton, Louise
dc.contributor.authorFriedman, Jed
dc.contributor.authorGoldemberg, Diana
dc.contributor.authorHussain, Mustafa Zakir
dc.contributor.authorKenyon, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorKhan, Akib
dc.contributor.authorZhou, Mo
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-16T17:07:19Z
dc.date.available2021-12-16T17:07:19Z
dc.date.issued2021-12
dc.description.abstractThe identification of key determinants of aid effectiveness is a long-standing question in the development community. This paper reviews the literature on aid effectiveness at the project level and then extends the inquiry in a variety of dimensions with new data on World Bank investment project financing. It confirms that the country institutional setting and quality of project supervision are associated with project success, as identified previously. However, many aspects of the development project cycle, especially project design, have been difficult to measure and therefore under-investigated. The paper finds that project design, as proxied by the estimated value added of design staff, the presence of prior analytic work, and other specially collected measures, is a significant predictor of ultimate project success. These factors generally grow in predictive importance as the income level of the country rises. The results also indicate that a key determinant of the staff’s contribution is their experience with previous World Bank projects, but not other characteristics such as age, education, or country location. Key inputs to the project production process associated with subsequent performance are not captured in routine data systems, although it is feasible to do so. Further, the conceptualization and measurement of the success of project-based aid should be revisited by evaluative bodies to reflect a project’s theorized contribution to development outcomes.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/394731639508728939/A-Puzzle-with-Missing-Pieces-Explaining-the-Effectiveness-of-World-Bank-Development-Projects
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9884
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/36742
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 9884
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT PROJECT SUCCESS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT AID EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectPROJECT EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectPROJECT DESIGN
dc.subjectPROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL SETTING
dc.subjectWORLD BANK OPERATIONS
dc.titleA Puzzle with Missing Piecesen
dc.title.subtitleExplaining the Effectiveness of World Bank Development Projectsen
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okr.crossref.titleA Puzzle with Missing Pieces: Explaining the Effectiveness of World Bank Development Projects
okr.date.disclosure2021-12-14
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:37:54.413127Z
okr.date.lastmodified2021-12-14T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/394731639508728939/A-Puzzle-with-Missing-Pieces-Explaining-the-Effectiveness-of-World-Bank-Development-Projects
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9884
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okr.topicGovernance::International Governmental Organizations
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Development Economics & Aid Effectiveness
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Economic Policy, Institutions and Governance
okr.topicPublic Sector Development::Public Sector Management and Reform
okr.unitInvestment and Program Lending Unit, Operations Policy and Country Services VicePresidency; and the Development Research Group, Development Economics
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