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World Bank Group Impact Evaluations : Relevance and Effectiveness

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dc.contributor.authorIndependent Evaluation Group
dc.date.accessioned2013-04-09T17:37:51Z
dc.date.available2013-04-09T17:37:51Z
dc.date.issued2012-06
dc.description.abstractThe use of impact evaluations (IEs) to assess the causal impacts of development projects has expanded rapidly. Along with major innovations in statistical methods and econometrics, the recent impetus in IE has its roots in the debate about whether development programs achieve their objectives of reducing poverty and increasing economic growth. The renewed focus on results and the increasing calls for sound evidence on effectiveness have led to expectations that IE may help build the knowledge base of what does and does not work in development and where resources may be best allocated. Between 2004 and 2008, the number of Bank Group supported evaluations increased sevenfold. This increase is partly attributable to major IE initiatives at the World Bank, including the Development Impact Evaluation Initiative (DIME), the Africa Impact Evaluation Initiative, the Spanish Trust Fund for Impact Evaluation (SIEF), and efforts by the International Finance Corporation's (IFC) Advisory Services Results Measurement Unit (RMU). This sizable investment in IEs, together with the high expectations for them, contrasts with how little is known about whether the evaluations: (i) evaluate the primary objectives of Bank Group supported projects and help fill strategic, analytic, and policy knowledge gaps; (ii) are of high quality; and (iii) have influenced operational work (project design, implementation, and assessment), resource allocation, institutional strategy, policy making, or evaluation culture and capacity. In this report, the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) assesses the extent to which experimental and quasi-experimental IEs supported by the World Bank Group have contributed to its development practices along several dimensions. The study aims to evaluate the relevance of both experimental and quasi-experimental IEs supported by the Bank Group in the past decade; their technical quality; their use and influence on the Bank Group's business lines and strategies and on client countries policies; and their contribution to building evaluation capacity. The objectives of the evaluation are similar to those of other recent IEG evaluations of analytical and advisory assistance (AAA) at the World Bank: the 2010 poverty and social impact analysis evaluation, the 2008 evaluation of economic and sector work and non-lending technical assistance, and other evaluations of particular AAA reports within country assistance reviews (IEG 2003, 2008, 2010).en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/17406423/world-bank-group-impact-evaluations-relevance-effectiveness
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-9717-6
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-8213-9717-6
dc.identifier.other10.1596/978-0-8213-9717-6
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/13100
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO FINANCE
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectADVISORY SERVICE
dc.subjectADVISORY SERVICES
dc.subjectBANK LENDING
dc.subjectBANK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectBENEFICIARIES
dc.subjectBORROWER
dc.subjectBUSINESS ADVISORY
dc.subjectBUSINESS TRAINING
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCAPITAL ACCUMULATION
dc.subjectCC
dc.subjectCONFIDENCE
dc.subjectCONSOLIDATION
dc.subjectCORPORATION
dc.subjectCOUNTERFACTUAL
dc.subjectCOUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT BANKS
dc.subjectDONOR FUNDING
dc.subjectDONOR SUPPORT
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subjectECONOMETRICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectEVALUATION METHODS
dc.subjectEX ANTE
dc.subjectEX POST
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
dc.subjectEXPERIMENTAL METHODS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL LITERACY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
dc.subjectFLEXIBILITY
dc.subjectFREE ACCESS
dc.subjectFUNDING SOURCES
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectICR
dc.subjectIMPACT EVALUATION
dc.subjectIMPACT INDICATORS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCORPORATION
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
dc.subjectINITIATIVE
dc.subjectINTERESTED PARTIES
dc.subjectINTERNAL FUNDS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FINANCE
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLEADERSHIP
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLENDING PORTFOLIO
dc.subjectLIMITED
dc.subjectLIMITED EXCEPTIONS
dc.subjectM&E DESIGN
dc.subjectM&E PLANS
dc.subjectMANAGERS
dc.subjectMICROFINANCE
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectOUTCOME INDICATORS
dc.subjectPARTNERSHIP
dc.subjectPEER REVIEW
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRIVATE ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectPROCUREMENT
dc.subjectPROGRAM EFFECTS
dc.subjectPROGRAM IMPACTS
dc.subjectPROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
dc.subjectPROGRAMS
dc.subjectPROJECT IMPACTS
dc.subjectPROJECT OBJECTIVES
dc.subjectPROXY
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectSAMPLE SIZE
dc.subjectSCHOLARSHIPS
dc.subjectSELECTION BIAS
dc.subjectSOCIAL FUNDS
dc.subjectSOURCE OF INFORMATION
dc.subjectSTAKEHOLDER
dc.subjectSTAKEHOLDERS
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTECHNICAL QUALITY
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTREATMENT GROUPS
dc.subjectTRUST FUNDS
dc.titleWorld Bank Group Impact Evaluations : Relevance and Effectivenessen
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okr.crossref.titleWorld Bank Group Impact Evaluations
okr.date.disclosure2013-02-13
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-14T12:30:26.424016Z
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-13T02:22:19.996540Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/17406423/world-bank-group-impact-evaluations-relevance-effectiveness
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.guid206961468154467890
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-9717-6
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000386194_20120921022821
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum17406423
okr.identifier.report75723
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2013/03/04/000442464_20130304135510/Rendered/PDF/757230PUB0EPI00013000Pubdate0209013.pdfen
okr.topicLaw and Development::Corporate Law
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Access to Finance
okr.topicPoverty Monitoring and Analysis
okr.topicPublic Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures
okr.topicPoverty Reduction
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.unitIndependent Evaluation Grp-IFC (CEXEG)
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