The Mystery of the Vanishing Benefits : An Introduction to Impact Evaluation

• Tác giả: Martin Ravallion
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 333.71 Economics of land and energy
• Thông tin xuất bản: Washington, DC: World Bank, 2014
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 322159
• Chủ đề: 1. AGE GROUPS; 2. ALGEBRA; 3. ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAM; 4. BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS; 5. CALCULATION

Tóm tắt

This article provides an introduction to the concepts and methods of impact evaluation. The author provides an intuitive explanation in the context of a concrete application. The article takes the form of a short story about a fictional character's on-the-job training in evaluation. Ms. Speedy analyst is an economist in the Ministry of Finance in the fictional country of Labas. In the process of figuring out how to evaluate a human resource program targeted to the poor, Ms. Analyst learns the strengths and weaknesses of the main methods of ex post impact evaluation.