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Evaluating Anti-Poverty Programs

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dc.contributor.authorRavallion, Martin
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-18T20:11:35Z
dc.date.available2012-06-18T20:11:35Z
dc.date.issued2005-06
dc.description.abstractThe author critically reviews the methods available for the ex-post counterfactual analysis of programs that are assigned exclusively to individuals, households, or locations. The discussion covers both experimental and non-experimental methods (including propensity-score matching, discontinuity designs, double and triple differences, and instrumental variables). Two main lessons emerge. First, despite the claims of advocates, no single method dominates; rigorous, policy-relevant evaluations should be open-minded about methodology. Second, future efforts to draw more useful lessons from evaluations will call for more policy-relevant measures and deeper explanations of measured impacts than are possible from the classic ("black box") assessment of mean impact.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/06/8962410/evaluating-anti-poverty-programs
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3625
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/8341
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 3625
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectAID DONORS
dc.subjectANTI-POVERTY
dc.subjectANTIPOVERTY PROGRAMS
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILD NUTRITION
dc.subjectCOMPARISON GROUPS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectCONTROL GROUPS
dc.subjectCOUNTERFACTUAL
dc.subjectCOUNTERFACTUALS
dc.subjectDATA COLLECTION
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
dc.subjectDIFFERENCE ESTIMATORS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectEGS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEME
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subjectEVALUATION DESIGN
dc.subjectEVALUATION METHODS
dc.subjectEVALUATORS
dc.subjectEXPERIMENTS
dc.subjectFARM ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFIELD WORK
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectFLEXIBILITY
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectHEADCOUNT INDEX
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA
dc.subjectIMPACT ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectIMPACT EVALUATION
dc.subjectIMPACT ON POVERTY
dc.subjectIMPACTS ON POVERTY
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME GAINS
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subjectINSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectINTERVIEWS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLANDLESS HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLONGITUDINAL DATA
dc.subjectMEASURES OF POVERTY
dc.subjectMINIMUM INCOME
dc.subjectMODELING
dc.subjectMONITORING DATA
dc.subjectNONEXPERIMENTAL METHODS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subjectOUTCOME INDICATORS
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR AREAS
dc.subjectPOOR COUNTRIES
dc.subjectPOOR FAMILIES
dc.subjectPOOR INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOVERTY DYNAMICS
dc.subjectPOVERTY IMPACTS
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCIDENCE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINES
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURES
dc.subjectPROGRAM COVERAGE
dc.subjectPROGRAM EXPANSION
dc.subjectPROGRAMS
dc.subjectPROJECT MONITORING
dc.subjectPUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subjectQUANTITATIVE SURVEYS
dc.subjectRESEARCH WORKING PAPERS
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectRURAL ROAD
dc.subjectRURAL ROADS
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSELECTION BIAS
dc.subjectSIMULATION
dc.subjectSIMULATION METHODS
dc.subjectSIMULATIONS
dc.subjectSOCIAL EXPERIMENTS
dc.subjectSOCIAL FUNDS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SPENDING
dc.subjectSPECIFICATION TESTS
dc.subjectSURVEY DATA
dc.subjectSURVEY DESIGN
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectTREATMENT EFFECTS
dc.subjectVALIDITY
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWEIGHTING
dc.titleEvaluating Anti-Poverty Programsen
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okr.crossref.titleEvaluating Anti-Poverty Programs
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okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/06/8962410/evaluating-anti-poverty-programs
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticePoverty
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3625
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20080124085813
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum8962410
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okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Impact Evaluation
okr.topicScientific Research and Science Parks
okr.topicPoverty Monitoring and Analysis
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicScience Education
okr.topicEducation
okr.topicScience and Technology Development
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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