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

dc.contributor.author Raimondo, Estelle
dc.contributor.editor Vaessen, Jos
dc.contributor.editor Hagh, Ariya
dc.date.accessioned 2023-05-02T17:26:49Z
dc.date.available 2023-05-02T17:26:49Z
dc.date.issued 2023-05-02
dc.description.abstract Several 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.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099802104272336126/IDU067a1d0a60ac68048e90915c03dcaa0bda411
dc.identifier.uri https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/39773
dc.language English
dc.language.iso en
dc.publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries IEG Methods and Evaluation Capacity Development Working Paper Series
dc.rights CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo/
dc.subject CASE-BASED EVALUATION
dc.subject EVALUATION DESIGN
dc.subject INTERVENTION EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subject INTERVENTIONS AND OUTCOMES
dc.subject WORLD BANK SUPPORT TO CARBON FINANCE CASE STUDY
dc.subject CASE STUDY REVIEW
dc.title The Rigor of Case-Based Causal Analysis en
dc.title.subtitle Busting Myths through a Demonstration en
dc.type Working Paper
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.crossref.title The Rigor of Case-Based Causal Analysis: Busting Myths through a Demonstration
okr.date.disclosure 2023-04-27
okr.date.lastmodified 2023-04-28T00:00:00Z en
okr.doctype Publications & Research
okr.doctype IEG Evaluation
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099802104272336126/IDU067a1d0a60ac68048e90915c03dcaa0bda411
okr.guid 099802104272336126
okr.identifier.docmid IDU-67a1d0a6-ac68-48e9-915c-3dcaa0bda411
okr.identifier.doi 10.1596/IEG181796
okr.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1596/IEG181796
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 34051358
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 34051358
okr.identifier.report 181796
okr.import.id 612
okr.imported true en
okr.language.supported en
okr.pdfurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099802104272336126/pdf/IDU067a1d0a60ac68048e90915c03dcaa0bda411.pdf en
okr.topic Macroeconomics and Economic Growth :: Economic Theory & Research
okr.topic Poverty Reduction :: Poverty Monitoring & Analysis
okr.topic Poverty Reduction :: Poverty Impact Evaluation
okr.unit Methods Advisory Function (IEGMA)
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