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Public programs are designed to reach certain goals and
beneficiaries. Methods to understand whether such programs actually
work, as well as the level and nature of impacts on intended
beneficiaries, are main themes of this book. Has the Grameen Bank,
for example, succeeded in lowering consumption poverty among the
rural poor in Bangladesh? Can conditional cash transfer programs in
Mexico and Latin America improve health and schooling outcomes for
poor women and children? Does a new road actually raise welfare in
a remote area in Tanzania, or is it a 'highway to nowhere'? This
book reviews quantitative methods and models of impact evaluation.
It begins by reviewing the basic issues pertaining to an evaluation
of an intervention to reach certain targets and goals. It then
focuses on the experimental design of an impact evaluation,
highlighting its strengths and shortcomings, followed by
discussions on various non-experimental methods. The authors also
cover methods to shed light on the nature and mechanisms by which
different participants are benefiting from the program. For
researchers interested in learning how to use these models with
statistical software, the book also provides STATA exercises in the
context of evaluating major microcredit programs in Bangladesh,
such as the Grameen Bank. The framework presented in this book can
be very useful for strengthening local capacity in impact
evaluation among technicians and policymakers in charge of
formulating, implementing, and evaluating programs to alleviate
poverty and underdevelopment.
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