Impact Evaluation of Social Programs : A Policy Perspective

Impact Evaluation of Social Programs : A Policy Perspective

Governments and donor organizations increasingly recognize that rigorous evaluations of public interventions should be part of the social policy decision-making process. Yet there is frequently a gap between the desire for information on the effect...

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Main Author: Blomquist, John
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
BENEFICIARIES
COST EFFECTIVENESS
EVALUATION COMPONENTS
EVALUATION DESIGN
EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
EXPERIMENTAL METHODS
IMPACT EVALUATION
INTERVENTION
INTERVENTIONS
LIVING STANDARDS
LSMS
METHODOLOGIES
METHODOLOGY
NONEXPERIMENTAL METHODS
PROGRAM EFFECTS
PROGRAM EVALUATION
PROGRAM IMPACTS
PROGRAM SELECTION
PROGRAMS
QUALITATIVE METHODS
QUANTITATIVE METHODS
SAMPLE SIZE
SELECTION BIAS
SEMISTRUCTURED INTERVIEWS
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
TARGET GROUPS
TRANSPARENCY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/6246735/impact-evaluation-social-programs-policy-perspective
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11827
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spelling okr-10986-118272021-04-23T14:02:57Z Impact Evaluation of Social Programs : A Policy Perspective Blomquist, John BENEFICIARIES COST EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION COMPONENTS EVALUATION DESIGN EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN EXPERIMENTAL METHODS IMPACT EVALUATION INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS LIVING STANDARDS LSMS METHODOLOGIES METHODOLOGY NONEXPERIMENTAL METHODS PROGRAM EFFECTS PROGRAM EVALUATION PROGRAM IMPACTS PROGRAM SELECTION PROGRAMS QUALITATIVE METHODS QUANTITATIVE METHODS SAMPLE SIZE SELECTION BIAS SEMISTRUCTURED INTERVIEWS SOCIAL PROGRAMS TARGET GROUPS TRANSPARENCY Governments and donor organizations increasingly recognize that rigorous evaluations of public interventions should be part of the social policy decision-making process. Yet there is frequently a gap between the desire for information on the effectiveness of programs and an understanding of the potential and the limitations of evaluation tools. This note reviews the basic elements of good impact evaluations, identifies some of the political economy aspects that influence whether they are conducted, and explores ways to encourage use of evaluation. 2012-08-13T16:07:48Z 2012-08-13T16:07:48Z 2003-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/6246735/impact-evaluation-social-programs-policy-perspective http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11827 English Social Safety Nets Primer Notes; No. 14 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research
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topic BENEFICIARIES
COST EFFECTIVENESS
EVALUATION COMPONENTS
EVALUATION DESIGN
EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
EXPERIMENTAL METHODS
IMPACT EVALUATION
INTERVENTION
INTERVENTIONS
LIVING STANDARDS
LSMS
METHODOLOGIES
METHODOLOGY
NONEXPERIMENTAL METHODS
PROGRAM EFFECTS
PROGRAM EVALUATION
PROGRAM IMPACTS
PROGRAM SELECTION
PROGRAMS
QUALITATIVE METHODS
QUANTITATIVE METHODS
SAMPLE SIZE
SELECTION BIAS
SEMISTRUCTURED INTERVIEWS
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
TARGET GROUPS
TRANSPARENCY
spellingShingle BENEFICIARIES
COST EFFECTIVENESS
EVALUATION COMPONENTS
EVALUATION DESIGN
EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
EXPERIMENTAL METHODS
IMPACT EVALUATION
INTERVENTION
INTERVENTIONS
LIVING STANDARDS
LSMS
METHODOLOGIES
METHODOLOGY
NONEXPERIMENTAL METHODS
PROGRAM EFFECTS
PROGRAM EVALUATION
PROGRAM IMPACTS
PROGRAM SELECTION
PROGRAMS
QUALITATIVE METHODS
QUANTITATIVE METHODS
SAMPLE SIZE
SELECTION BIAS
SEMISTRUCTURED INTERVIEWS
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
TARGET GROUPS
TRANSPARENCY
Blomquist, John
Impact Evaluation of Social Programs : A Policy Perspective
relation Social Safety Nets Primer Notes; No. 14
description Governments and donor organizations increasingly recognize that rigorous evaluations of public interventions should be part of the social policy decision-making process. Yet there is frequently a gap between the desire for information on the effectiveness of programs and an understanding of the potential and the limitations of evaluation tools. This note reviews the basic elements of good impact evaluations, identifies some of the political economy aspects that influence whether they are conducted, and explores ways to encourage use of evaluation.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Blomquist, John
author_facet Blomquist, John
author_sort Blomquist, John
title Impact Evaluation of Social Programs : A Policy Perspective
title_short Impact Evaluation of Social Programs : A Policy Perspective
title_full Impact Evaluation of Social Programs : A Policy Perspective
title_fullStr Impact Evaluation of Social Programs : A Policy Perspective
title_full_unstemmed Impact Evaluation of Social Programs : A Policy Perspective
title_sort impact evaluation of social programs : a policy perspective
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/6246735/impact-evaluation-social-programs-policy-perspective
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11827
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