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Good Countries or Good Projects? Macro and Micro Correlates of World Bank Project Performance

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dc.contributor.authorDenizer, Cevdet
dc.contributor.authorKaufmann, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorKraay, Aart
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:01:59Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:01:59Z
dc.date.issued2011-05-01
dc.description.abstractThe authors use data from more than 6,000 World Bank projects evaluated between 1983 and 2009 to investigate macro and micro correlates of project outcomes. They find that country-level "macro" measures of the quality of policies and institutions are very strongly correlated with project outcomes, confirming the importance of country-level performance for the effective use of aid resources. However, a striking feature of the data is that the success of individual development projects varies much more within countries than it does between countries. The authors assemble a large set of project-level "micro" correlates of project outcomes in an effort to explain some of this within-country variation. They find that measures of project size, the extent of project supervision, and evaluation lags are all significantly correlated with project outcomes, as are early-warning indicators that flag problematic projects during the implementation stage. They also find that measures of World Bank project task manager quality matter significantly for the ultimate outcome of projects. They discuss the implications of these findings for donor policies aimed at aid effectiveness.en
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dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5646
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3410
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPaper is funded by the Knowledge for Change Program (KCP),Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5646
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
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dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectADJUSTMENT OPERATIONS
dc.subjectADJUSTMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectBANK LENDING
dc.subjectBENCHMARK
dc.subjectCOMMUNITIES
dc.subjectCOMPLEMENTARITIES
dc.subjectCOUNTRY EFFECTS
dc.subjectCOUNTRY PROJECT
dc.subjectDESCRIPTION
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC RATE OF RETURN
dc.subjectECONOMIC SECTORS
dc.subjectECONOMIC SURVEYS
dc.subjectEVALUATION METHODS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectFLEXIBILITY
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectICR
dc.subjectIMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION REPORT
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINFLATION RATE
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectLEADING INDICATORS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC SHOCKS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subjectMACROECONOMICS
dc.subjectMONITORING DATA
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROGRAMS
dc.subjectPROJECT EVALUATION
dc.subjectPROJECT MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPROJECT MONITORING
dc.subjectPROJECT OBJECTIVES
dc.subjectPROJECT PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectREAL GDP
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectSUBSIDIARY
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTASK MANAGERS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectURBAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.titleGood Countries or Good Projects? Macro and Micro Correlates of World Bank Project Performanceen
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5646
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okr.relation.associatedurlhttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/16205
okr.sectorEducation :: Primary education
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
okr.unitDECRG: Macroeconomics & Growth (DECMG)
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