Program Evaluation and Spillover Effects

This paper is a practical guide for researchers and practitioners who want to understand spillover effects in program evaluation. The paper defines spillover effects and discusses why it is important to measure them. It explains how to design a fie...

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Main Authors:	Angelucci, M., Di Maro, Vincenzo
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	BIRTH EMPLOYMENT PARASITES TREATMENT SOCIAL NORMS VARIABILITY ACCOUNTING PRODUCTION LOCAL ECONOMY TIME RESEARCH WORKING PAPERS INCOME CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING TERRORIST HEALTH EDUCATION DATA COLLECTION INFORMATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISEASE TRANSMISSION DRUGS HOUSEHOLD POVERTY CERVICAL CANCER EFFECTS FAMILY MEMBERS INCENTIVES HEALTH LABOR ECONOMICS POLICY DISCUSSIONS BASIC HEALTH BREAST CANCER CRIME NATIONAL LEVEL LABOR MARKET POLICIES EFFECTIVE POLICIES INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN CONTAGION POLICY LEVEL KNOWLEDGE LABOR MARKET TRAINING DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS IMMUNIZATION EXPERIMENTS DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVENESS DISPLACEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION SECONDARY SCHOOL EXTERNALITIES MIGRATION TRANSFERS ADOPTION MARKETS NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS ORGANIZATIONS POLLUTION RESEARCH LABOR LOANS RISK SHARING TV BIRTH DEFECTS TESTING GRANTS FIELD EXPERIMENTS CANCER METHODS PROGRESS HOUSEHOLD LEVEL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM HUMAN CAPITAL WAGES POLICIES WOMAN VALIDITY AGE POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER VALUE HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY MAKERS HYGIENE EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS RESEARCHERS SAMPLES SIZE NUTRITION POPULATIONS ECONOMIC THEORY SURVEYS ECONOMICS POLICY REST SURVEY INSTRUMENTS SPILLOVER SANITARY FACILITIES HUSBANDS INSURANCE THEORY EXERCISE ESTIMATING DISEASE EVALUATION RISK MEAT INFECTION SUPPLY INFECTIONS POLICY IMPLICATIONS ALL POPULATION LABOR SUPPLY STUDENTS INFECTION RATE INFECTION RATES ESTIMATES POLICY RESEARCH WOMEN INTESTINAL PARASITES OUTCOMES IMPORTANT POLICY PRICES DEWORMING EXTENDED FAMILY CONTAMINATION DEVELOPMENT POLICY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/04/24407918/program-evaluation-spillover-effects http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21857

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spelling	okr-10986-218572021-04-23T14:04:05Z Program Evaluation and Spillover Effects Angelucci, M. Di Maro, Vincenzo BIRTH EMPLOYMENT PARASITES TREATMENT SOCIAL NORMS VARIABILITY ACCOUNTING PRODUCTION LOCAL ECONOMY TIME RESEARCH WORKING PAPERS INCOME CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING TERRORIST HEALTH EDUCATION DATA COLLECTION INFORMATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISEASE TRANSMISSION DRUGS HOUSEHOLD POVERTY CERVICAL CANCER EFFECTS FAMILY MEMBERS INCENTIVES HEALTH LABOR ECONOMICS POLICY DISCUSSIONS BASIC HEALTH BREAST CANCER CRIME NATIONAL LEVEL LABOR MARKET POLICIES EFFECTIVE POLICIES INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN CONTAGION POLICY LEVEL KNOWLEDGE LABOR MARKET TRAINING DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS IMMUNIZATION EXPERIMENTS DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVENESS DISPLACEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION SECONDARY SCHOOL EXTERNALITIES MIGRATION TRANSFERS ADOPTION MARKETS NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS ORGANIZATIONS POLLUTION RESEARCH LABOR LOANS RISK SHARING TV BIRTH DEFECTS TESTING GRANTS FIELD EXPERIMENTS CANCER METHODS PROGRESS HOUSEHOLD LEVEL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM HUMAN CAPITAL WAGES POLICIES WOMAN VALIDITY AGE POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER VALUE HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY MAKERS HYGIENE EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS RESEARCHERS SAMPLES SIZE NUTRITION POPULATIONS ECONOMIC THEORY SURVEYS ECONOMICS POLICY REST SURVEY INSTRUMENTS SPILLOVER SANITARY FACILITIES HUSBANDS INSURANCE THEORY EXERCISE ESTIMATING DISEASE EVALUATION RISK MEAT INFECTION SUPPLY INFECTIONS POLICY IMPLICATIONS ALL POPULATION LABOR SUPPLY STUDENTS INFECTION RATE INFECTION RATES ESTIMATES POLICY RESEARCH WOMEN INTESTINAL PARASITES OUTCOMES IMPORTANT POLICY PRICES DEWORMING EXTENDED FAMILY CONTAMINATION DEVELOPMENT POLICY This paper is a practical guide for researchers and practitioners who want to understand spillover effects in program evaluation. The paper defines spillover effects and discusses why it is important to measure them. It explains how to design a field experiment to measure the average effects of the treatment on eligible and ineligible subjects for the program in the presence of spillover effects. In addition, the paper discusses the use of nonexperimental methods for estimating spillover effects when the experimental design is not a viable option. Evaluations that account for spillover effects should be designed such that they explain the cause of these effects and whom they affect. Such an evaluation design is necessary to avoid inappropriate policy recommendations and neglecting important mechanisms through which the program operates. 2015-05-04T20:45:34Z 2015-05-04T20:45:34Z 2015-04 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/04/24407918/program-evaluation-spillover-effects http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21857 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7243 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
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topic	BIRTH EMPLOYMENT PARASITES TREATMENT SOCIAL NORMS VARIABILITY ACCOUNTING PRODUCTION LOCAL ECONOMY TIME RESEARCH WORKING PAPERS INCOME CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING TERRORIST HEALTH EDUCATION DATA COLLECTION INFORMATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISEASE TRANSMISSION DRUGS HOUSEHOLD POVERTY CERVICAL CANCER EFFECTS FAMILY MEMBERS INCENTIVES HEALTH LABOR ECONOMICS POLICY DISCUSSIONS BASIC HEALTH BREAST CANCER CRIME NATIONAL LEVEL LABOR MARKET POLICIES EFFECTIVE POLICIES INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN CONTAGION POLICY LEVEL KNOWLEDGE LABOR MARKET TRAINING DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS IMMUNIZATION EXPERIMENTS DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVENESS DISPLACEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION SECONDARY SCHOOL EXTERNALITIES MIGRATION TRANSFERS ADOPTION MARKETS NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS ORGANIZATIONS POLLUTION RESEARCH LABOR LOANS RISK SHARING TV BIRTH DEFECTS TESTING GRANTS FIELD EXPERIMENTS CANCER METHODS PROGRESS HOUSEHOLD LEVEL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM HUMAN CAPITAL WAGES POLICIES WOMAN VALIDITY AGE POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER VALUE HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY MAKERS HYGIENE EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS RESEARCHERS SAMPLES SIZE NUTRITION POPULATIONS ECONOMIC THEORY SURVEYS ECONOMICS POLICY REST SURVEY INSTRUMENTS SPILLOVER SANITARY FACILITIES HUSBANDS INSURANCE THEORY EXERCISE ESTIMATING DISEASE EVALUATION RISK MEAT INFECTION SUPPLY INFECTIONS POLICY IMPLICATIONS ALL POPULATION LABOR SUPPLY STUDENTS INFECTION RATE INFECTION RATES ESTIMATES POLICY RESEARCH WOMEN INTESTINAL PARASITES OUTCOMES IMPORTANT POLICY PRICES DEWORMING EXTENDED FAMILY CONTAMINATION DEVELOPMENT POLICY
spellingShingle	BIRTH EMPLOYMENT PARASITES TREATMENT SOCIAL NORMS VARIABILITY ACCOUNTING PRODUCTION LOCAL ECONOMY TIME RESEARCH WORKING PAPERS INCOME CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING TERRORIST HEALTH EDUCATION DATA COLLECTION INFORMATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISEASE TRANSMISSION DRUGS HOUSEHOLD POVERTY CERVICAL CANCER EFFECTS FAMILY MEMBERS INCENTIVES HEALTH LABOR ECONOMICS POLICY DISCUSSIONS BASIC HEALTH BREAST CANCER CRIME NATIONAL LEVEL LABOR MARKET POLICIES EFFECTIVE POLICIES INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN CONTAGION POLICY LEVEL KNOWLEDGE LABOR MARKET TRAINING DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS IMMUNIZATION EXPERIMENTS DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVENESS DISPLACEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION SECONDARY SCHOOL EXTERNALITIES MIGRATION TRANSFERS ADOPTION MARKETS NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS ORGANIZATIONS POLLUTION RESEARCH LABOR LOANS RISK SHARING TV BIRTH DEFECTS TESTING GRANTS FIELD EXPERIMENTS CANCER METHODS PROGRESS HOUSEHOLD LEVEL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM HUMAN CAPITAL WAGES POLICIES WOMAN VALIDITY AGE POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER VALUE HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY MAKERS HYGIENE EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS RESEARCHERS SAMPLES SIZE NUTRITION POPULATIONS ECONOMIC THEORY SURVEYS ECONOMICS POLICY REST SURVEY INSTRUMENTS SPILLOVER SANITARY FACILITIES HUSBANDS INSURANCE THEORY EXERCISE ESTIMATING DISEASE EVALUATION RISK MEAT INFECTION SUPPLY INFECTIONS POLICY IMPLICATIONS ALL POPULATION LABOR SUPPLY STUDENTS INFECTION RATE INFECTION RATES ESTIMATES POLICY RESEARCH WOMEN INTESTINAL PARASITES OUTCOMES IMPORTANT POLICY PRICES DEWORMING EXTENDED FAMILY CONTAMINATION DEVELOPMENT POLICY Angelucci, M. Di Maro, Vincenzo Program Evaluation and Spillover Effects
relation	Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7243
description	This paper is a practical guide for researchers and practitioners who want to understand spillover effects in program evaluation. The paper defines spillover effects and discusses why it is important to measure them. It explains how to design a field experiment to measure the average effects of the treatment on eligible and ineligible subjects for the program in the presence of spillover effects. In addition, the paper discusses the use of nonexperimental methods for estimating spillover effects when the experimental design is not a viable option. Evaluations that account for spillover effects should be designed such that they explain the cause of these effects and whom they affect. Such an evaluation design is necessary to avoid inappropriate policy recommendations and neglecting important mechanisms through which the program operates.
format	Working Paper
author	Angelucci, M. Di Maro, Vincenzo
author_facet	Angelucci, M. Di Maro, Vincenzo
author_sort	Angelucci, M.
title	Program Evaluation and Spillover Effects
title_short	Program Evaluation and Spillover Effects
title_full	Program Evaluation and Spillover Effects
title_fullStr	Program Evaluation and Spillover Effects
title_full_unstemmed	Program Evaluation and Spillover Effects
title_sort	program evaluation and spillover effects
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2015
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/04/24407918/program-evaluation-spillover-effects http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21857
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