When Does Rigorous Impact Evaluation Make a Difference? The Case of the Millennium Villages

When Does Rigorous Impact Evaluation Make a Difference? The Case of the Millennium Villages

When is the rigorous impact evaluation of development projects a luxury, and when a necessity? This Paper studies one high-profile case: the Millennium Villages Project (MVP), an experimental and intensive package intervention to spark sustained lo...

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Main Authors: Clemens, Michael A., Demombynes, Gabriel
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY
BASELINE SURVEYS
BULLETIN
CENSUSES
CHILD HEALTH
CHILD MORTALITY
CHILD MORTALITY RATE
CHILD MORTALITY RATES
CHILD SURVIVAL
CHRONIC MALNUTRITION
CLINICS
COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY HEALTH
CORRELATIONS
CORRUPTION
COUNTERFACTUAL
DATA COLLECTION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS
DEVELOPMENT PLANS
DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
DRINKING WATER
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC POLICIES
EPIDEMIC
EVALUATION METHODS
EVALUATION RESULTS
EXPERIMENTS
FIELD EXPERIMENTS
GENDER
GENDER EQUALITY
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
GLOBAL POVERTY
HEALTH INTERVENTIONS
HIV
HOSPITAL
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMPACT EVALUATION
IMPORTANT POLICY
INCOME
INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS
INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT
INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
INTERVENTION
INTERVENTIONS
IRD
LEARNING
LIVE BIRTHS
LIVELIHOOD
LIVING CONDITIONS
LIVING STANDARDS
LOCAL ECONOMY
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE
MALARIA
MATERNAL MORTALITY
MEASLES
MEASLES IMMUNIZATION
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
MODERNIZATION
MONITORING TEAMS
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATIONAL PLANS
NATIONAL POLICY
NATIONAL POPULATION
NATURAL RESOURCE
NEWBORNS
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS
NURSE
NUTRITION
ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION
PER CAPITA INCOME
PILOT PROJECTS
PLAN OF ACTION
POLICY PROCESS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POPULATION DATA
POPULATION ESTIMATES
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRACTITIONERS
PREGNANT WOMEN
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PROGRAM EFFECTS
PROGRAMS
PROGRESS
PROJECT EVALUATION
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC SERVICE
PURCHASING POWER
PURCHASING POWER PARITY
QUANTITATIVE INDICATORS
REGIONAL POPULATION
REMITTANCE
RESEARCH DESIGN
RESEARCH WORKING PAPERS
RESEARCHERS
RESETTLEMENT
RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS
RURAL AREA
RURAL AREAS
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL POVERTY
SAMPLE SIZE
SANITATION
SANITATION FACILITIES
SCARCE RESOURCES
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SCIENCES
SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEMS
SKILLED BIRTH ATTENDANCE
SKILLED PERSONNEL
SPILLOVER
SURVEY DATA
SURVIVAL RATE
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORTATION
VALIDITY
VILLAGES
Online Access:http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20101115114009
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3959

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3959

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