Mendoza Alcantara, AlejandraWoolcock, Michael2015-01-072015-01-072014-12https://hdl.handle.net/10986/21140Incorporating qualitative methods into the evaluation of development programs has become increasingly popular in recent years, both for the distinctive insights such approaches can bring in their own right and because of their capacity to complement the strengths -- and where necessary correct some of the weaknesses -- of quantitative approaches. Some initial work deploying mixed methods has been undertaken in the assessment of investment climate reforms, but considerable room for expansion exists. This paper summarizes some of the key principles and practices underpinning mixed methods evaluations in development, highlight some notable examples of how such work has been conducted (and the particular contributions it has made), and offers some guidelines for those seeking to increase the sophistication and utility of qualitative methods in the evaluation of investment climate reforms.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOADMINISTRATIVE DATAARTIFACTSBASELINE DATABEHAVIORAL CHANGESBEHAVIORSBELIEFSBEST PRACTICESCATEGORIZATIONCOMMUNITIESCOMMUNITY LEADERSCOMMUNITY MEMBERSCOMPARATIVE ANALYSISCOMPLEXITYCONTROL GROUPSCORRUPTIONCOUNTERFACTUALDATA ANALYSISDATA COLLECTIONDATA COLLECTION METHODSDATA COLLECTION TECHNIQUESDATA SOURCESDEPTH ANALYSISDEPTH INTERVIEWSDEVELOPMENT POLICYDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMDEVELOPMENT PROJECTDEVELOPMENT RESEARCHDEVELOPMENT RESEARCH GROUPDIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONSDISCUSSIONDISCUSSIONSDOCUMENTSDOMAINSECONOMETRIC MODELECONOMIC POLICIESEVALUATION DESIGNEVALUATION METHODSEVALUATION TECHNIQUESEXPERIMENTAL DESIGNEXPERIMENTAL DESIGNSEXPERIMENTAL METHODSEXPERIMENTAL STUDIESEXPERIMENTSEXPLORATIONFINANCIAL RESOURCESFLEXIBILITYFOCUS GROUPFOCUS GROUPSHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSIDEASIMPACT EVALUATIONIMPACT EVALUATIONSINCOMEINCOME DISTRIBUTIONINNOVATIONSINSIGHTSINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINSTITUTIONAL CHANGEINSTRUMENTAL VARIABLESINTEGRATIONINTERVENTIONINTERVIEWSKEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWSKNOWLEDGE GAPSLEARNINGLICENSINGLOGICMARKET ACCESSMETHODOLOGIESMETHODOLOGYMIXED METHODSMODEL SPECIFICATIONMODELINGPARTICIPANT OBSERVATIONPARTICIPATORY PROJECTSPERFORMANCE MONITORINGPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPERPOLITICAL ECONOMYPOLITICAL SCIENCEPOLITICAL SUPPORTPOVERTY ANALYSISPRACTITIONERSPRIVATE SECTORPROGRAM EVALUATIONPROGRAMSPROJECT BENEFICIARIESPROJECT EVALUATIONPROPENSITY SCORE MATCHINGPURPOSIVE SAMPLINGQUALITATIVE ANALYSISQUALITATIVE DATAQUALITATIVE DATA COLLECTIONQUALITATIVE DATA COLLECTION METHODSQUALITATIVE METHODSQUALITATIVE RESEARCHQUALITATIVE TECHNIQUESQUANTITATIVE DATAQUANTITATIVE DATA COLLECTION METHODSQUANTITATIVE METHODSQUANTITATIVE RESEARCHQUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUESQUESTIONNAIRESRELIABILITYREPRESENTATIVE HOUSEHOLDREPRESENTATIVE HOUSEHOLD SURVEYSREPRESENTATIVE SAMPLERESEARCH METHODSRESEARCH WORKING PAPERSRESEARCHERSSCENARIOSSCIENCESSELECTION BIASSERVICE DELIVERYSOCIAL CAPITALSOCIAL CONTEXTSOCIAL GROUPSSOCIAL INTERACTIONSOCIAL INTERACTIONSSTATISTICAL INFERENCESYMBOLSTARGETINGTECHNIQUESTRANSPARENCYTREATMENT EFFECTSUNITS OF ANALYSISVALIDITYVARIABILITYWISDOM10.1596/1813-9450-7145