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

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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Ravallion, Martin
Format:	Journal Article biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2001-01
Subjects:	AGE GROUPS, ALGEBRA, ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAM, BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS, CALCULATION, CALL, CASH PAYMENT, CHILD LABOR, COUNTERFACTUAL, DEDUCTION, DEMOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION, EARNINGS, ECONOMETRICS, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, EMPOWERMENT, ENROLLMENT, ENROLLMENT RATE, ENROLLMENT RATES, EQUATIONS, EXCLUSION, EXPENDITURES, EXPERIMENTAL DATA, FAMILIES, FAMILY BUSINESS, GIRLS, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLDS, HYPOTHESES, IMPACT EVALUATION, IMPACT OF INTERVENTIONS, INCOME, INCOME GROUPS, INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERVENTION, INTERVENTIONS, LABOR MARKET, LEARNING, LET, LIVING STANDARDS, LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION, MEASUREMENT ERRORS, MISSING DATA, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, NONLINEAR MODELS, OUTCOME INDICATORS, PAPERS, POVERTY INDICATORS, PROBABILITIES, PROBABILITY, PROGRAM EVALUATION, PROJECT MONITORING, PROPENSITY SCORE MATCHING METHOD, PUBLIC FINANCE, RANDOM ERRORS, RANDOMIZATION, READING, REASONING, RECEIPTS, REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLES, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN, SCHOOLING, SCHOOLS, SELECTION BIAS, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL POLICIES, STANDARD ERRORS, STATISTICIANS, TARGETING, TEACHERS, TRAINING PROGRAMS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/01/17736934/mystery-vanishing-benefits-introduction-impact-evaluation https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17218
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