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Evaluating anti-poverty programs

Author:	Ravallion, Martin;	Collection Title:	Policy, Research working paper ; no. WPS 3625
Country:	World;	Date Stored:	2008/01/24
Document Date:	2005/06/01	Document Type:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English	Region:	The World Region
Report Number:	WPS3625	SubTopics:	Poverty Monitoring & Analysis; Scientific Research & Science Parks; Rural Poverty Reduction; Science Education; Poverty Impact Evaluation
Volume No:	1 of 1

Summary: The author critically reviews the methods available for the ex-post counterfactual analysis of programs that are assigned exclusively to individuals, households, or locations. The discussion covers both experimental and non-experimental methods (including propensity-score matching, discontinuity designs, double and triple differences, and instrumental variables). Two main lessons emerge. First, despite the claims of advocates, no single method dominates; rigorous, policy-relevant evaluations should be open-minded about methodology. Second, future efforts to draw more useful lessons from evaluations will call for more policy-relevant measures and deeper explanations of measured impacts than are possible from the classic ("black box") assessment of mean impact.


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