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The Rigor of Case-Based Causal Analysis: Busting Myths through a Demonstration

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dc.contributor.authorRaimondo, Estelle
dc.contributor.editorVaessen, Jos
dc.contributor.editorHagh, Ariya
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-02T17:26:49Z
dc.date.available2023-05-02T17:26:49Z
dc.date.issued2023-05-02
dc.description.abstractSeveral myths persist within research and evaluation circles about the power and limitations of evaluation designs that use cases (or case studies) as their primary empirical material (case-based evaluation designs). Using a real-world application, this paper busts two myths regarding the use of case-based designs in evaluations that aim to answer effectiveness questions and unpack the relationships between interventions and observed changes in outcomes (broadly known as causal analysis): that case studies cannot be used for causal analysis and that it is impossible to generalize from case studies. Through a detailed demonstration of how the evaluation of the World Bank’s support to carbon finance has been designed and implemented, the paper undoes these preconceived ideas about the inferential, explanatory, and generalizability power of case-based evaluation designs.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099802104272336126/IDU067a1d0a60ac68048e90915c03dcaa0bda411
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/IEG181796
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/39773
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesIEG Methods and Evaluation Capacity Development Working Paper Series
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectCASE-BASED EVALUATION
dc.subjectEVALUATION DESIGN
dc.subjectINTERVENTION EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS AND OUTCOMES
dc.subjectWORLD BANK SUPPORT TO CARBON FINANCE CASE STUDY
dc.subjectCASE STUDY REVIEW
dc.titleThe Rigor of Case-Based Causal Analysisen
dc.title.subtitleBusting Myths through a Demonstrationen
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.crossref.titleThe Rigor of Case-Based Causal Analysis: Busting Myths through a Demonstration
okr.date.disclosure2023-04-27
okr.date.lastmodified2023-04-28T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypeIEG Evaluation
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099802104272336126/IDU067a1d0a60ac68048e90915c03dcaa0bda411
okr.guid099802104272336126
okr.identifier.docmidIDU-67a1d0a6-ac68-48e9-915c-3dcaa0bda411
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/IEG181796
okr.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1596/IEG181796
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34051358
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34051358
okr.identifier.report181796
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099802104272336126/pdf/IDU067a1d0a60ac68048e90915c03dcaa0bda411.pdfen
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Economic Theory & Research
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Monitoring & Analysis
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Impact Evaluation
okr.unitMethods Advisory Function (IEGMA)
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