Impact Evaluation of Social Programs : A Policy Perspective

Blomquist, John

Impact Evaluation of Social Programs : A Policy Perspective

2003

Blomquist, John

Governments and donor organizations increasingly recognize that rigorous evaluations of public interventions should be part of the social policy decision-making process. Yet there is frequently a gap between the desire for information on the effectiveness of programs and an understanding of the potential and the limitations of evaluation tools. This note reviews the basic elements of good impact evaluations, identifies some of the political economy aspects that influence whether they are conducted, and explores ways to encourage use of evaluation.

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experimental design living standards methodology

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Intervention; Program evaluation; Cost effectiveness; Interventions; Beneficiaries; Sample size; Methodologies; Transparency; Programs; Nonexperimental methods; Quantitative methods; Impact evaluation; Lsms; Qualitative methods; Program impacts; Program selection; Evaluation components; Experimental methods; Program effects; Selection bias; Target groups; Social programs; Evaluation design; Semistructured interviews

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