Identifying and Evaluating Large Scale Policy Interventions : What Questions Can We Answer?
Using a data-driven empirical case study method, the paper evaluates the impact of one identified reform program on development outcomes. The paper uses the World Bank Country Policy and Institutional Assessment Ratings to identify large scale stru...
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okr-10986-36882021-04-23T14:02:11Z Identifying and Evaluating Large Scale Policy Interventions : What Questions Can We Answer? Dhungana, Sandesh ACCOUNTABILITY AGRICULTURE ANTICORRUPTION AVERAGE INCOME AVERAGE INCOME GROWTH AVERAGE INCOMES AVERAGE RATINGS BANKING SECTOR BRIBERY BUSINESS CYCLE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CAPITAL ACCUMULATION CAUSAL EFFECTS CITIZEN CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL WAR COMPARISON GROUP CORRUPTION CORRUPTION CONTROL CORRUPTION LEVELS COUNTERFACTUAL COUNTERFACTUALS COUNTRY CHARACTERISTICS COUNTRY REGRESSIONS CROSS COUNTRY DEBT DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DOMESTIC CREDIT DYNAMIC PANEL ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC SURVEYS EMPIRICAL GROWTH LITERATURE EMPIRICAL LITERATURE EMPIRICAL WORK ERROR TERMS EVALUATION DESIGN EXCHANGE RATE EXPORTS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMS FIXED EFFECTS FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN INVESTORS FUNCTIONAL FORM FUNCTIONAL FORMS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GINI COEFFICIENT GNP GNP PER CAPITA GOVERNANCE DIMENSIONS GOVERNANCE INDICATORS GOVERNANCE QUALITY GOVERNANCE REFORMS GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GROWTH MODELS GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH PROCESS GROWTH RATE GROWTH REGRESSIONS HEALTH OUTCOMES HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN CAPITAL IMPACT OF INTERVENTIONS INCOME INCOME DATA INCOME GROWTH INCOME LEVELS INDEPENDENT VARIABLES INEQUALITY INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT RATE LABOR FORCE LEARNING LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL MUNICIPALITY LONG RUN LONG-RUN GROWTH M2 MACRO-ECONOMIC POLICY MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MACROECONOMICS MEAN INCOME MERGERS MONETARY POLICY MONEY SUPPLY NATIONAL LEVEL NATURAL RESOURCES OUTPUT PER CAPITA PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY CHANGES POLICY INTERVENTION POLICY INTERVENTIONS POLICY OUTCOMES POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POVERTY LINE POVERTY REDUCTION PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES PROGRAMS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC FINANCES PUBLIC GOVERNANCE PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT QUALITATIVE RESEARCH REAL INCOME REFORM PROGRAM REGRESSION ANALYSIS RELATIVE IMPORTANCE SECONDARY SCHOOLING SOCIAL INCLUSION SOCIAL POLICIES STATISTICAL ANALYSIS STRUCTURAL POLICIES STRUCTURAL REFORMS SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TAXATION TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRADE BARRIERS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE POLICY TRADE SHOCKS TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSPARENCY WAGES Using a data-driven empirical case study method, the paper evaluates the impact of one identified reform program on development outcomes. The paper uses the World Bank Country Policy and Institutional Assessment Ratings to identify large scale structural and macro-level policy interventions in the last decade that were seen as being sustained and successful for IDA countries. Robustness checks are performed to show the efficacy of the method in particular cases. It was found that the method attains robustness in the case of Nigeria. 2012-03-19T18:06:52Z 2012-03-19T18:06:52Z 2011-12-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20111216164421 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3688 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5918 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Africa West Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Nigeria |
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ACCOUNTABILITY AGRICULTURE ANTICORRUPTION AVERAGE INCOME AVERAGE INCOME GROWTH AVERAGE INCOMES AVERAGE RATINGS BANKING SECTOR BRIBERY BUSINESS CYCLE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CAPITAL ACCUMULATION CAUSAL EFFECTS CITIZEN CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL WAR COMPARISON GROUP CORRUPTION CORRUPTION CONTROL CORRUPTION LEVELS COUNTERFACTUAL COUNTERFACTUALS COUNTRY CHARACTERISTICS COUNTRY REGRESSIONS CROSS COUNTRY DEBT DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DOMESTIC CREDIT DYNAMIC PANEL ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC SURVEYS EMPIRICAL GROWTH LITERATURE EMPIRICAL LITERATURE EMPIRICAL WORK ERROR TERMS EVALUATION DESIGN EXCHANGE RATE EXPORTS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMS FIXED EFFECTS FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN INVESTORS FUNCTIONAL FORM FUNCTIONAL FORMS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GINI COEFFICIENT GNP GNP PER CAPITA GOVERNANCE DIMENSIONS GOVERNANCE INDICATORS GOVERNANCE QUALITY GOVERNANCE REFORMS GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GROWTH MODELS GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH PROCESS GROWTH RATE GROWTH REGRESSIONS HEALTH OUTCOMES HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN CAPITAL IMPACT OF INTERVENTIONS INCOME INCOME DATA INCOME GROWTH INCOME LEVELS INDEPENDENT VARIABLES INEQUALITY INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT RATE LABOR FORCE LEARNING LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL MUNICIPALITY LONG RUN LONG-RUN GROWTH M2 MACRO-ECONOMIC POLICY MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MACROECONOMICS MEAN INCOME MERGERS MONETARY POLICY MONEY SUPPLY NATIONAL LEVEL NATURAL RESOURCES OUTPUT PER CAPITA PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY CHANGES POLICY INTERVENTION POLICY INTERVENTIONS POLICY OUTCOMES POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POVERTY LINE POVERTY REDUCTION PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES PROGRAMS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC FINANCES PUBLIC GOVERNANCE PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT QUALITATIVE RESEARCH REAL INCOME REFORM PROGRAM REGRESSION ANALYSIS RELATIVE IMPORTANCE SECONDARY SCHOOLING SOCIAL INCLUSION SOCIAL POLICIES STATISTICAL ANALYSIS STRUCTURAL POLICIES STRUCTURAL REFORMS SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TAXATION TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRADE BARRIERS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE POLICY TRADE SHOCKS TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSPARENCY WAGES |
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ACCOUNTABILITY AGRICULTURE ANTICORRUPTION AVERAGE INCOME AVERAGE INCOME GROWTH AVERAGE INCOMES AVERAGE RATINGS BANKING SECTOR BRIBERY BUSINESS CYCLE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CAPITAL ACCUMULATION CAUSAL EFFECTS CITIZEN CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL WAR COMPARISON GROUP CORRUPTION CORRUPTION CONTROL CORRUPTION LEVELS COUNTERFACTUAL COUNTERFACTUALS COUNTRY CHARACTERISTICS COUNTRY REGRESSIONS CROSS COUNTRY DEBT DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DOMESTIC CREDIT DYNAMIC PANEL ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC SURVEYS EMPIRICAL GROWTH LITERATURE EMPIRICAL LITERATURE EMPIRICAL WORK ERROR TERMS EVALUATION DESIGN EXCHANGE RATE EXPORTS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMS FIXED EFFECTS FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN INVESTORS FUNCTIONAL FORM FUNCTIONAL FORMS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GINI COEFFICIENT GNP GNP PER CAPITA GOVERNANCE DIMENSIONS GOVERNANCE INDICATORS GOVERNANCE QUALITY GOVERNANCE REFORMS GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GROWTH MODELS GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH PROCESS GROWTH RATE GROWTH REGRESSIONS HEALTH OUTCOMES HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN CAPITAL IMPACT OF INTERVENTIONS INCOME INCOME DATA INCOME GROWTH INCOME LEVELS INDEPENDENT VARIABLES INEQUALITY INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT RATE LABOR FORCE LEARNING LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL MUNICIPALITY LONG RUN LONG-RUN GROWTH M2 MACRO-ECONOMIC POLICY MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MACROECONOMICS MEAN INCOME MERGERS MONETARY POLICY MONEY SUPPLY NATIONAL LEVEL NATURAL RESOURCES OUTPUT PER CAPITA PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY CHANGES POLICY INTERVENTION POLICY INTERVENTIONS POLICY OUTCOMES POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POVERTY LINE POVERTY REDUCTION PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES PROGRAMS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC FINANCES PUBLIC GOVERNANCE PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT QUALITATIVE RESEARCH REAL INCOME REFORM PROGRAM REGRESSION ANALYSIS RELATIVE IMPORTANCE SECONDARY SCHOOLING SOCIAL INCLUSION SOCIAL POLICIES STATISTICAL ANALYSIS STRUCTURAL POLICIES STRUCTURAL REFORMS SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TAXATION TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRADE BARRIERS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE POLICY TRADE SHOCKS TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSPARENCY WAGES Dhungana, Sandesh Identifying and Evaluating Large Scale Policy Interventions : What Questions Can We Answer? |
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Africa Africa West Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Nigeria |
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Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5918 |
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Using a data-driven empirical case study
method, the paper evaluates the impact of one identified
reform program on development outcomes. The paper uses the
World Bank Country Policy and Institutional Assessment
Ratings to identify large scale structural and macro-level
policy interventions in the last decade that were seen as
being sustained and successful for IDA countries. Robustness
checks are performed to show the efficacy of the method in
particular cases. It was found that the method attains
robustness in the case of Nigeria. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
author |
Dhungana, Sandesh |
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Dhungana, Sandesh |
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Dhungana, Sandesh |
title |
Identifying and Evaluating Large Scale Policy Interventions : What Questions Can We Answer? |
title_short |
Identifying and Evaluating Large Scale Policy Interventions : What Questions Can We Answer? |
title_full |
Identifying and Evaluating Large Scale Policy Interventions : What Questions Can We Answer? |
title_fullStr |
Identifying and Evaluating Large Scale Policy Interventions : What Questions Can We Answer? |
title_full_unstemmed |
Identifying and Evaluating Large Scale Policy Interventions : What Questions Can We Answer? |
title_sort |
identifying and evaluating large scale policy interventions : what questions can we answer? |
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2012 |
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http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20111216164421 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3688 |
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