Integrating Qualitative Methods into Investment Climate Impact Evaluations
Incorporating 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 complemen...
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okr-10986-211402021-04-23T14:04:01Z Integrating Qualitative Methods into Investment Climate Impact Evaluations Mendoza Alcantara, Alejandra Woolcock, Michael ADMINISTRATIVE DATA ARTIFACTS BASELINE DATA BEHAVIORAL CHANGES BEHAVIORS BELIEFS BEST PRACTICES CATEGORIZATION COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY LEADERS COMMUNITY MEMBERS COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS COMPLEXITY CONTROL GROUPS CORRUPTION COUNTERFACTUAL DATA ANALYSIS DATA COLLECTION DATA COLLECTION METHODS DATA COLLECTION TECHNIQUES DATA SOURCES DEPTH ANALYSIS DEPTH INTERVIEWS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT PROJECT DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH GROUP DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS DISCUSSION DISCUSSIONS DOCUMENTS DOMAINS ECONOMETRIC MODEL ECONOMIC POLICIES EVALUATION DESIGN EVALUATION METHODS EVALUATION TECHNIQUES EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS EXPERIMENTAL METHODS EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES EXPERIMENTS EXPLORATION FINANCIAL RESOURCES FLEXIBILITY FOCUS GROUP FOCUS GROUPS HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS IDEAS IMPACT EVALUATION IMPACT EVALUATIONS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INNOVATIONS INSIGHTS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES INTEGRATION INTERVENTION INTERVIEWS KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS KNOWLEDGE GAPS LEARNING LICENSING LOGIC MARKET ACCESS METHODOLOGIES METHODOLOGY MIXED METHODS MODEL SPECIFICATION MODELING PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION PARTICIPATORY PROJECTS PERFORMANCE MONITORING POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL SCIENCE POLITICAL SUPPORT POVERTY ANALYSIS PRACTITIONERS PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAM EVALUATION PROGRAMS PROJECT BENEFICIARIES PROJECT EVALUATION PROPENSITY SCORE MATCHING PURPOSIVE SAMPLING QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS QUALITATIVE DATA QUALITATIVE DATA COLLECTION QUALITATIVE DATA COLLECTION METHODS QUALITATIVE METHODS QUALITATIVE RESEARCH QUALITATIVE TECHNIQUES QUANTITATIVE DATA QUANTITATIVE DATA COLLECTION METHODS QUANTITATIVE METHODS QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES QUESTIONNAIRES RELIABILITY REPRESENTATIVE HOUSEHOLD REPRESENTATIVE HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE RESEARCH METHODS RESEARCH WORKING PAPERS RESEARCHERS SCENARIOS SCIENCES SELECTION BIAS SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL CONTEXT SOCIAL GROUPS SOCIAL INTERACTION SOCIAL INTERACTIONS STATISTICAL INFERENCE SYMBOLS TARGETING TECHNIQUES TRANSPARENCY TREATMENT EFFECTS UNITS OF ANALYSIS VALIDITY VARIABILITY WISDOM Incorporating 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. 2015-01-07T21:40:41Z 2015-01-07T21:40:41Z 2014-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/12/23109052/integrating-qualitative-methods-investment-climate-impact-evaluations http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21140 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7145 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Group, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research |
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ADMINISTRATIVE DATA ARTIFACTS BASELINE DATA BEHAVIORAL CHANGES BEHAVIORS BELIEFS BEST PRACTICES CATEGORIZATION COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY LEADERS COMMUNITY MEMBERS COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS COMPLEXITY CONTROL GROUPS CORRUPTION COUNTERFACTUAL DATA ANALYSIS DATA COLLECTION DATA COLLECTION METHODS DATA COLLECTION TECHNIQUES DATA SOURCES DEPTH ANALYSIS DEPTH INTERVIEWS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT PROJECT DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH GROUP DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS DISCUSSION DISCUSSIONS DOCUMENTS DOMAINS ECONOMETRIC MODEL ECONOMIC POLICIES EVALUATION DESIGN EVALUATION METHODS EVALUATION TECHNIQUES EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS EXPERIMENTAL METHODS EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES EXPERIMENTS EXPLORATION FINANCIAL RESOURCES FLEXIBILITY FOCUS GROUP FOCUS GROUPS HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS IDEAS IMPACT EVALUATION IMPACT EVALUATIONS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INNOVATIONS INSIGHTS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES INTEGRATION INTERVENTION INTERVIEWS KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS KNOWLEDGE GAPS LEARNING LICENSING LOGIC MARKET ACCESS METHODOLOGIES METHODOLOGY MIXED METHODS MODEL SPECIFICATION MODELING PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION PARTICIPATORY PROJECTS PERFORMANCE MONITORING POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL SCIENCE POLITICAL SUPPORT POVERTY ANALYSIS PRACTITIONERS PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAM EVALUATION PROGRAMS PROJECT BENEFICIARIES PROJECT EVALUATION PROPENSITY SCORE MATCHING PURPOSIVE SAMPLING QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS QUALITATIVE DATA QUALITATIVE DATA COLLECTION QUALITATIVE DATA COLLECTION METHODS QUALITATIVE METHODS QUALITATIVE RESEARCH QUALITATIVE TECHNIQUES QUANTITATIVE DATA QUANTITATIVE DATA COLLECTION METHODS QUANTITATIVE METHODS QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES QUESTIONNAIRES RELIABILITY REPRESENTATIVE HOUSEHOLD REPRESENTATIVE HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE RESEARCH METHODS RESEARCH WORKING PAPERS RESEARCHERS SCENARIOS SCIENCES SELECTION BIAS SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL CONTEXT SOCIAL GROUPS SOCIAL INTERACTION SOCIAL INTERACTIONS STATISTICAL INFERENCE SYMBOLS TARGETING TECHNIQUES TRANSPARENCY TREATMENT EFFECTS UNITS OF ANALYSIS VALIDITY VARIABILITY WISDOM |
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ADMINISTRATIVE DATA ARTIFACTS BASELINE DATA BEHAVIORAL CHANGES BEHAVIORS BELIEFS BEST PRACTICES CATEGORIZATION COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY LEADERS COMMUNITY MEMBERS COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS COMPLEXITY CONTROL GROUPS CORRUPTION COUNTERFACTUAL DATA ANALYSIS DATA COLLECTION DATA COLLECTION METHODS DATA COLLECTION TECHNIQUES DATA SOURCES DEPTH ANALYSIS DEPTH INTERVIEWS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT PROJECT DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH GROUP DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS DISCUSSION DISCUSSIONS DOCUMENTS DOMAINS ECONOMETRIC MODEL ECONOMIC POLICIES EVALUATION DESIGN EVALUATION METHODS EVALUATION TECHNIQUES EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS EXPERIMENTAL METHODS EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES EXPERIMENTS EXPLORATION FINANCIAL RESOURCES FLEXIBILITY FOCUS GROUP FOCUS GROUPS HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS IDEAS IMPACT EVALUATION IMPACT EVALUATIONS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INNOVATIONS INSIGHTS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES INTEGRATION INTERVENTION INTERVIEWS KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS KNOWLEDGE GAPS LEARNING LICENSING LOGIC MARKET ACCESS METHODOLOGIES METHODOLOGY MIXED METHODS MODEL SPECIFICATION MODELING PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION PARTICIPATORY PROJECTS PERFORMANCE MONITORING POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL SCIENCE POLITICAL SUPPORT POVERTY ANALYSIS PRACTITIONERS PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAM EVALUATION PROGRAMS PROJECT BENEFICIARIES PROJECT EVALUATION PROPENSITY SCORE MATCHING PURPOSIVE SAMPLING QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS QUALITATIVE DATA QUALITATIVE DATA COLLECTION QUALITATIVE DATA COLLECTION METHODS QUALITATIVE METHODS QUALITATIVE RESEARCH QUALITATIVE TECHNIQUES QUANTITATIVE DATA QUANTITATIVE DATA COLLECTION METHODS QUANTITATIVE METHODS QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES QUESTIONNAIRES RELIABILITY REPRESENTATIVE HOUSEHOLD REPRESENTATIVE HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE RESEARCH METHODS RESEARCH WORKING PAPERS RESEARCHERS SCENARIOS SCIENCES SELECTION BIAS SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL CONTEXT SOCIAL GROUPS SOCIAL INTERACTION SOCIAL INTERACTIONS STATISTICAL INFERENCE SYMBOLS TARGETING TECHNIQUES TRANSPARENCY TREATMENT EFFECTS UNITS OF ANALYSIS VALIDITY VARIABILITY WISDOM Mendoza Alcantara, Alejandra Woolcock, Michael Integrating Qualitative Methods into Investment Climate Impact Evaluations |
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Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7145 |
description |
Incorporating 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. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Mendoza Alcantara, Alejandra Woolcock, Michael |
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Mendoza Alcantara, Alejandra Woolcock, Michael |
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Mendoza Alcantara, Alejandra |
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Integrating Qualitative Methods into Investment Climate Impact Evaluations |
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Integrating Qualitative Methods into Investment Climate Impact Evaluations |
title_full |
Integrating Qualitative Methods into Investment Climate Impact Evaluations |
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Integrating Qualitative Methods into Investment Climate Impact Evaluations |
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Integrating Qualitative Methods into Investment Climate Impact Evaluations |
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integrating qualitative methods into investment climate impact evaluations |
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World Bank Group, Washington, DC |
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2015 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/12/23109052/integrating-qualitative-methods-investment-climate-impact-evaluations http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21140 |
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