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Evaluation in the Practice of Development

dc.contributor.author Ravallion, Martin
dc.date.accessioned 2012-05-29T17:19:25Z
dc.date.available 2012-05-29T17:19:25Z
dc.date.issued 2008-03
dc.description.abstract Knowledge about development effectiveness is constrained by two factors. First, the project staff in governments and international agencies who decide how much to invest in research on specific interventions are often not well informed about the returns to rigorous evaluation and (even when they are) cannot be expected to take full account of the external benefits to others from new knowledge. This leads to under-investment in evaluative research. Second, while standard methods of impact evaluation are useful, they often leave many questions about development effectiveness unanswered. The paper proposes ten steps for making evaluations more relevant to the needs of practitioners. It is argued that more attention needs to be given to identifying policy-relevant questions (including the case for intervention); that a broader approach should be taken to the problems of internal validity; and that the problems of external validity (including scaling up) merit more attention. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/03/9056351/evaluation-practice-development
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6561
dc.language English
dc.publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4547
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject ACADEMIC RESEARCH
dc.subject ADVOCACY ROLE
dc.subject ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAM
dc.subject ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAMS
dc.subject BENEFICIARIES
dc.subject CHILD LABOR
dc.subject CITIZENS
dc.subject CONTROL GROUPS
dc.subject CORRUPTION
dc.subject COUNTERFACTUAL
dc.subject DATA ANALYSIS
dc.subject DATA COLLECTION
dc.subject DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
dc.subject DISSEMINATION
dc.subject ECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject EVALUATION METHODS
dc.subject EVALUATION RESULTS
dc.subject EVALUATION STUDIES
dc.subject EVALUATION TECHNIQUES
dc.subject EXPERIMENTAL METHODS
dc.subject EXPERIMENTS
dc.subject FERTILITY
dc.subject FIELD WORK
dc.subject FINAL OUTCOMES
dc.subject FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject GLOBAL POVERTY
dc.subject HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subject HUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subject IMPACT ASSESSMENT
dc.subject IMPACT EVALUATION
dc.subject INCOME
dc.subject INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES
dc.subject INFORMATION SYSTEM
dc.subject INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
dc.subject INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES
dc.subject INTERMEDIATE INDICATORS
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subject INTERVENTION
dc.subject INTERVIEWS
dc.subject KNOWLEDGE GENERATION
dc.subject LABOR FORCE
dc.subject LABOR MARKET
dc.subject LEARNING
dc.subject LITERATURE
dc.subject LIVELIHOODS
dc.subject LIVING STANDARDS
dc.subject LOCAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subject METHODOLOGICAL RESEARCH
dc.subject METHODOLOGY
dc.subject MIGRATION
dc.subject MODELING
dc.subject MONITORING DATA
dc.subject NGO
dc.subject NUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subject NUTRITION
dc.subject NUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subject OUTCOME INDICATORS
dc.subject PERSISTENT POVERTY
dc.subject POLICY CHANGE
dc.subject POLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subject POLICY MAKERS
dc.subject POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subject POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subject POLITICAL SUPPORT
dc.subject POOR NATIONS
dc.subject POOR PEOPLE
dc.subject POVERTY IMPACTS
dc.subject POVERTY MEASURES
dc.subject POVERTY MONITORING
dc.subject POVERTY OUTCOMES
dc.subject POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subject POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS
dc.subject PRACTITIONERS
dc.subject PROGRAM EVALUATION
dc.subject PROGRAM IMPACTS
dc.subject PROGRAMS
dc.subject PROGRESS
dc.subject PROJECT MONITORING
dc.subject PUBLIC SUPPORT
dc.subject PUBLISHERS
dc.subject QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
dc.subject RESEARCH AGENDA
dc.subject RESEARCH COMMUNITY
dc.subject RESEARCH FINDINGS
dc.subject RESEARCH NEEDS
dc.subject RESEARCH PROJECTS
dc.subject RESEARCH WORKING PAPERS
dc.subject RESEARCHERS
dc.subject SAFETY NET
dc.subject SCHOOLS
dc.subject SCIENCES
dc.subject SCIENTIFIC CRITERIA
dc.subject SCIENTIST
dc.subject SECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subject SECONDARY SCHOOLING
dc.subject SELECTION BIAS
dc.subject SERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subject SERVICE PROVISION
dc.subject SIMULATION
dc.subject SIMULATION METHODS
dc.subject SIMULATIONS
dc.subject SOCIAL IMPACT
dc.subject SOCIAL PROGRAMS
dc.subject SOCIAL RETURNS
dc.subject SOCIAL SCIENCE
dc.subject SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH
dc.subject SOCIAL SCIENCES
dc.subject SOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subject SPILLOVER
dc.subject SURVEY DATA
dc.subject TARGETING
dc.subject TREATMENT EFFECTS
dc.subject TUITION
dc.subject UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
dc.subject VALIDITY
dc.subject VILLAGE CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subject WORKERS
dc.title Evaluation in the Practice of Development en
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okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctype Publications & Research
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/03/9056351/evaluation-practice-development
okr.globalpractice Education
okr.globalpractice Transport and ICT
okr.globalpractice Poverty
okr.globalpractice Health, Nutrition, and Population
okr.identifier.doi 10.1596/1813-9450-4547
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000158349_20080305144823
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 9056351
okr.identifier.report WPS4547
okr.language.supported en
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okr.topic Tertiary Education
okr.topic Poverty Monitoring and Analysis
okr.topic Scientific Research and Science Parks
okr.topic Health, Nutrition and Population :: Population Policies
okr.topic Science Education
okr.topic Education
okr.topic Poverty Reduction
okr.topic Science and Technology Development
okr.unit Development Research Group (DECRG)
okr.volume 1 of 1
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