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 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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Mendoza Alcantara, Alejandra, Woolcock, Michael
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank Group, Washington, DC 2014-12
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,
Online Access:	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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