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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Main Authors:	Mendoza Alcantara, Alejandra, Woolcock, Michael
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank Group, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	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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spelling	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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topic	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
spellingShingle	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
relation	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.
format	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author	Mendoza Alcantara, Alejandra Woolcock, Michael
author_facet	Mendoza Alcantara, Alejandra Woolcock, Michael
author_sort	Mendoza Alcantara, Alejandra
title	Integrating Qualitative Methods into Investment Climate Impact Evaluations
title_short	Integrating Qualitative Methods into Investment Climate Impact Evaluations
title_full	Integrating Qualitative Methods into Investment Climate Impact Evaluations
title_fullStr	Integrating Qualitative Methods into Investment Climate Impact Evaluations
title_full_unstemmed	Integrating Qualitative Methods into Investment Climate Impact Evaluations
title_sort	integrating qualitative methods into investment climate impact evaluations
publisher	World Bank Group, Washington, DC
publishDate	2015
url	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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