World Bank Group Impact Evaluations : Relevance and Effectiveness
The use of impact evaluations (IEs) to assess the causal impacts of development projects has expanded rapidly. Along with major innovations in statistical methods and econometrics, the recent impetus in IE has its roots in the debate about whether...
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ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCOUNTABILITY ADVISORY SERVICE ADVISORY SERVICES BANK LENDING BANK MANAGEMENT BENEFICIARIES BORROWER BUSINESS ADVISORY BUSINESS TRAINING CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL ACCUMULATION CC CONFIDENCE CONSOLIDATION CORPORATION COUNTERFACTUAL COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGIES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT BANKS DONOR FUNDING DONOR SUPPORT EARLY CHILDHOOD ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC GROWTH EVALUATION METHODS EX ANTE EX POST EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN EXPERIMENTAL METHODS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL LITERACY FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY FLEXIBILITY FREE ACCESS FUNDING SOURCES GENDER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL ICR IMPACT EVALUATION IMPACT INDICATORS INCOME INCORPORATION INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INITIATIVE INTERESTED PARTIES INTERNAL FUNDS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERVENTION LABOR MARKETS LEADERSHIP LEARNING LENDING PORTFOLIO LIMITED LIMITED EXCEPTIONS M&E DESIGN M&E PLANS MANAGERS MICROFINANCE NUTRITION OUTCOME INDICATORS PARTNERSHIP PEER REVIEW POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE ENTERPRISES PROCUREMENT PROGRAM EFFECTS PROGRAM IMPACTS PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMS PROJECT IMPACTS PROJECT OBJECTIVES PROXY RESOURCE ALLOCATION SAMPLE SIZE SCHOLARSHIPS SELECTION BIAS SOCIAL FUNDS SOURCE OF INFORMATION STAKEHOLDER STAKEHOLDERS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL QUALITY TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPORT TREATMENT GROUPS TRUST FUNDS Independent Evaluation Group World Bank Group Impact Evaluations : Relevance and Effectiveness |
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The use of impact evaluations (IEs) to
assess the causal impacts of development projects has
expanded rapidly. Along with major innovations in
statistical methods and econometrics, the recent impetus in
IE has its roots in the debate about whether development
programs achieve their objectives of reducing poverty and
increasing economic growth. The renewed focus on results and
the increasing calls for sound evidence on effectiveness
have led to expectations that IE may help build the
knowledge base of what does and does not work in development
and where resources may be best allocated. Between 2004 and
2008, the number of Bank Group supported evaluations
increased sevenfold. This increase is partly attributable to
major IE initiatives at the World Bank, including the
Development Impact Evaluation Initiative (DIME), the Africa
Impact Evaluation Initiative, the Spanish Trust Fund for
Impact Evaluation (SIEF), and efforts by the International
Finance Corporation's (IFC) Advisory Services Results
Measurement Unit (RMU). This sizable investment in IEs,
together with the high expectations for them, contrasts with
how little is known about whether the evaluations: (i)
evaluate the primary objectives of Bank Group supported
projects and help fill strategic, analytic, and policy
knowledge gaps; (ii) are of high quality; and (iii) have
influenced operational work (project design, implementation,
and assessment), resource allocation, institutional
strategy, policy making, or evaluation culture and capacity.
In this report, the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG)
assesses the extent to which experimental and
quasi-experimental IEs supported by the World Bank Group
have contributed to its development practices along several
dimensions. The study aims to evaluate the relevance of both
experimental and quasi-experimental IEs supported by the
Bank Group in the past decade; their technical quality;
their use and influence on the Bank Group's business
lines and strategies and on client countries policies; and
their contribution to building evaluation capacity. The
objectives of the evaluation are similar to those of other
recent IEG evaluations of analytical and advisory assistance
(AAA) at the World Bank: the 2010 poverty and social impact
analysis evaluation, the 2008 evaluation of economic and
sector work and non-lending technical assistance, and other
evaluations of particular AAA reports within country
assistance reviews (IEG 2003, 2008, 2010). |
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World Bank Group Impact Evaluations : Relevance and Effectiveness |
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okr-10986-131002021-04-23T14:03:06Z World Bank Group Impact Evaluations : Relevance and Effectiveness Independent Evaluation Group ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCOUNTABILITY ADVISORY SERVICE ADVISORY SERVICES BANK LENDING BANK MANAGEMENT BENEFICIARIES BORROWER BUSINESS ADVISORY BUSINESS TRAINING CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL ACCUMULATION CC CONFIDENCE CONSOLIDATION CORPORATION COUNTERFACTUAL COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGIES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT BANKS DONOR FUNDING DONOR SUPPORT EARLY CHILDHOOD ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC GROWTH EVALUATION METHODS EX ANTE EX POST EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN EXPERIMENTAL METHODS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL LITERACY FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY FLEXIBILITY FREE ACCESS FUNDING SOURCES GENDER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL ICR IMPACT EVALUATION IMPACT INDICATORS INCOME INCORPORATION INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INITIATIVE INTERESTED PARTIES INTERNAL FUNDS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERVENTION LABOR MARKETS LEADERSHIP LEARNING LENDING PORTFOLIO LIMITED LIMITED EXCEPTIONS M&E DESIGN M&E PLANS MANAGERS MICROFINANCE NUTRITION OUTCOME INDICATORS PARTNERSHIP PEER REVIEW POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE ENTERPRISES PROCUREMENT PROGRAM EFFECTS PROGRAM IMPACTS PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMS PROJECT IMPACTS PROJECT OBJECTIVES PROXY RESOURCE ALLOCATION SAMPLE SIZE SCHOLARSHIPS SELECTION BIAS SOCIAL FUNDS SOURCE OF INFORMATION STAKEHOLDER STAKEHOLDERS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL QUALITY TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPORT TREATMENT GROUPS TRUST FUNDS The use of impact evaluations (IEs) to assess the causal impacts of development projects has expanded rapidly. Along with major innovations in statistical methods and econometrics, the recent impetus in IE has its roots in the debate about whether development programs achieve their objectives of reducing poverty and increasing economic growth. The renewed focus on results and the increasing calls for sound evidence on effectiveness have led to expectations that IE may help build the knowledge base of what does and does not work in development and where resources may be best allocated. Between 2004 and 2008, the number of Bank Group supported evaluations increased sevenfold. This increase is partly attributable to major IE initiatives at the World Bank, including the Development Impact Evaluation Initiative (DIME), the Africa Impact Evaluation Initiative, the Spanish Trust Fund for Impact Evaluation (SIEF), and efforts by the International Finance Corporation's (IFC) Advisory Services Results Measurement Unit (RMU). This sizable investment in IEs, together with the high expectations for them, contrasts with how little is known about whether the evaluations: (i) evaluate the primary objectives of Bank Group supported projects and help fill strategic, analytic, and policy knowledge gaps; (ii) are of high quality; and (iii) have influenced operational work (project design, implementation, and assessment), resource allocation, institutional strategy, policy making, or evaluation culture and capacity. In this report, the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) assesses the extent to which experimental and quasi-experimental IEs supported by the World Bank Group have contributed to its development practices along several dimensions. The study aims to evaluate the relevance of both experimental and quasi-experimental IEs supported by the Bank Group in the past decade; their technical quality; their use and influence on the Bank Group's business lines and strategies and on client countries policies; and their contribution to building evaluation capacity. The objectives of the evaluation are similar to those of other recent IEG evaluations of analytical and advisory assistance (AAA) at the World Bank: the 2010 poverty and social impact analysis evaluation, the 2008 evaluation of economic and sector work and non-lending technical assistance, and other evaluations of particular AAA reports within country assistance reviews (IEG 2003, 2008, 2010). 2013-04-09T17:37:51Z 2013-04-09T17:37:51Z 2012-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/17406423/world-bank-group-impact-evaluations-relevance-effectiveness 978-0-8213-9717-6 10.1596/978-0-8213-9717-6 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13100 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication |