Assessing Our Work on Impact Evaluation
Over the last several years, the World Bank has increasingly engaged in impact evaluations as means of building evidence for results. During this process, the Bank has also produced an extensive variety of knowledge products. However, there are several institutional and resource issues that constrain the effectiveness of our impact evaluation work. This brief outlines recent gains in the Bank's work on impact evaluation, highlights several issues, and proposes some options to continue improving and expanding the Bank's efforts in this area.
Summary: | Over the last several years, the World
Bank has increasingly engaged in impact evaluations as means
of building evidence for results. During this process, the
Bank has also produced an extensive variety of knowledge
products. However, there are several institutional and
resource issues that constrain the effectiveness of our
impact evaluation work. This brief outlines recent gains in
the Bank's work on impact evaluation, highlights
several issues, and proposes some options to continue
improving and expanding the Bank's efforts in this area. |
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