Timing and duration of exposure in evaluations of social programs, Vol. 1 of 1

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Timing and duration of exposure in evaluations of social programs

Author:	King , Elizabeth M.; Behrman, Jere R.;	Collection Title:	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4686
Country:	World;	Date Stored:	2008/08/05
Document Date:	2008/08/01	Document Type:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English	Region:	The World Region
Report Number:	WPS4686	SubTopics:	Primary Education; Poverty Monitoring & Analysis; Health Monitoring & Evaluation; Education For All; ICT Policy and Strategies
Volume No:	1 of 1

Summary: Impact evaluations aim to measure the outcomes that can be attributed to a specific policy or intervention. Although there have been excellent reviews of the different methods that an evaluator can choose in order to estimate impact, there has not been sufficient attention given to questions related to timing: How long after a program has begun should one wait before evaluating it? How long should treatment groups be exposed to a program before they can be expected to benefit from it? Are there important time patterns in a program's impact? Many impact evaluations assume that interventions occur at specified launch dates and produce equal and constant changes in conditions among eligible beneficiary groups; but there are many reasons why this generally is not the case. This paper examines the evaluation issues related to timing and discusses the sources of variation in the duration of exposure within programs and their implications for impact estimates. It reviews the evidence from careful evaluations of programs (with a focus on developing countries) on the ways that duration affects impacts.


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