Impact Evaluation Of Infrastructure Interventions

Author : Henrik Hansen,Ole Winckler Andersen,Howard White
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781135705794

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Impact Evaluation of Infrastructure Interventions by Henrik Hansen,Ole Winckler Andersen,Howard White Pdf

The focus on results in development agencies has led to increased focus on impact evaluation to demonstrate the effectiveness of development programmes. This book illustrates the broad range of methods available for counterfactual analysis of infrastructure programmes such as establishment, rehabilitation and maintenance of roads, water supply and electrical power plants and grids. Understanding the impact of interventions requires understanding of the context in which the intervention takes place and the channels through which it is expected to occur. For infrastructure interventions it is particularly important to identify the links between the input and the outcomes and impacts because the well-being of people, the ultimate impact, does not change directly as a consequence of the intervention. Therefore impact evaluation of infrastructure programmes typically requires mixing both quantitative and qualitative approaches as illustrated in many of the contribution to this edited volume. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Development Effectiveness.

Author : Henrik Hansen,Ole Winckler Andersen,Howard White
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781135705725

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Impact Evaluation of Infrastructure Interventions by Henrik Hansen,Ole Winckler Andersen,Howard White Pdf

The focus on results in development agencies has led to increased focus on impact evaluation to demonstrate the effectiveness of development programmes. This book illustrates the broad range of methods available for counterfactual analysis of infrastructure programmes such as establishment, rehabilitation and maintenance of roads, water supply and electrical power plants and grids. Understanding the impact of interventions requires understanding of the context in which the intervention takes place and the channels through which it is expected to occur. For infrastructure interventions it is particularly important to identify the links between the input and the outcomes and impacts because the well-being of people, the ultimate impact, does not change directly as a consequence of the intervention. Therefore impact evaluation of infrastructure programmes typically requires mixing both quantitative and qualitative approaches as illustrated in many of the contribution to this edited volume. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Development Effectiveness.

Author : David A. Raitzer,Nina Blöndal,Jasmin Sibal
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789292615871

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Impact Evaluation of Transport Interventions by David A. Raitzer,Nina Blöndal,Jasmin Sibal Pdf

This publication aims to support impact evaluation in the transport sector by assessing what has been produced against what might be possible. It reviews 91 impact evaluations of transport interventions in developing countries, summarizes findings on outcomes, identifies evidence gaps, and proposes ways forward. Most of the studies reviewed find significant effects on at least one of the outcomes investigated. However, impact evaluation has given relatively little coverage to major areas of investment, such as urban and sustainable transportation, transport corridors, and efficiency enhancing measures. New methods and increasing openness of geospatial data provide scope to generate more innovative impact studies.

Author : Howard White,David A. Raitzer
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789292610593

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Impact Evaluation of Development Interventions by Howard White,David A. Raitzer Pdf

Impact evaluation is an empirical approach to estimating the causal effects of interventions, in terms of both magnitude and statistical significance. Expanded use of impact evaluation techniques is critical to rigorously derive knowledge from development operations and for development investments and policies to become more evidence-based and effective. To help backstop more use of impact evaluation approaches, this book introduces core concepts, methods, and considerations for planning, designing, managing, and implementing impact evaluation, supplemented by examples. The topics covered range from impact evaluation purposes to basic principles, specific methodologies, and guidance on field implementation. It has materials for a range of audiences, from those who are interested in understanding evidence on "what works" in development, to those who will contribute to expanding the evidence base as applied researchers.

Author : Karol Olejniczak,Stanisław Bienias,Marek Kozak
Publisher : Ministry of Regional Development, Republic of Poland
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9788376103501

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Evaluating the effects of regional interventions. A look beyond current Structural Funds’ practice by Karol Olejniczak,Stanisław Bienias,Marek Kozak Pdf

The aim of this book is to enrich current evaluation of the Structural Funds in the field of regional development by connecting it with the advances in contemporary international practices of evaluation. We strongly believe that evaluation studies are one of the key feedback mechanisms in modern public policy. They help us reflect critically on the value and merit of our programmes, learn and improve the utility of new public interventions.

Author : Judy L. Baker
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780821346976

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Evaluating the Impact of Development Projects on Poverty by Judy L. Baker Pdf

Despite the billions of dollars spent on development assistance each year, there is still very little known about the actual impact of projects on the poor. There is broad evidence on the benefits of economic growth, investments in human capital, and the provision of safety nets for the poor. But for a specific program or project in a given country, is the intervention producing the intended benefits and what was the overall impact on the population? Could the program or project be better designed to achieve the intended outcomes? Are resources being spent efficiently? These are the types of questions that can only be answered through an impact evaluation, an approach which measures the outcomes of a program intervention in isolation of other possible factors. This handbook seeks to provide project managers and policy analysts with the tools needed for evaluating project impact. It is aimed at readers with a general knowledge of statistics. For some of the more in-depth statistical methods discussed, the reader is referred to the technical literature on the topic. Chapter 1 presents an overview of concepts and methods. Chapter 2 discusses key steps and related issues to consider in implementation. Chapter 3 illustrates various analytical techniques through a case study. Chapter 4 includes a discussion of lessons learned from a rich set of "good practice" evaluations of poverty projects which have been reviewed for this handbook.

Author : David A. Raitzer,Nina Blöndal,Jasmin Sibal
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789292615895

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Impact Evaluation of Energy Interventions by David A. Raitzer,Nina Blöndal,Jasmin Sibal Pdf

This report aims to support impact evaluation in the energy sector by assessing what has been produced against what might be possible. It reviews 85 impact evaluations of energy interventions in developing countries, summarizes findings on outcomes, identifies evidence gaps, and proposes ways forward. A majority of studies has so far focused on rural electrification and improved cookstoves, while most investments are in power generation and transmission. After considering the body of evidence available, directions and approaches are proposed for future impact evaluations to best contribute new evidence regarding the sector.

Author : Barbara O. Wynn,Arindam Dutta,Martha I. Nelson
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2006-01-23
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780833048189

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Challenges in Program Evaluation of Health Interventions in Developing Countries by Barbara O. Wynn,Arindam Dutta,Martha I. Nelson Pdf

Health interventions that are effective in developed countries may not be as effective in developing countries given the differing social, economic, cultural, and infrastructure factors that may affect a program's implementation and outcomes. This monograph is intended to promote an understanding of why program evaluation is a critical component of any health intervention and to stimulate discussion on ways to make evaluation of health interventions in developing countries more rigorous.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2011-02-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789290922926

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A Review of Recent Developments in Impact Evaluation by Asian Development Bank Pdf

Impact evaluation aims to answer whether and to what extent a development intervention has delivered its intended effects, thus enabling evidence-based policy making. The desire for more hard evidence of the effectiveness of development interventions has fueled a growing interest in rigorous impact evaluation in the international development community. This report discusses the fundamental challenge of impact evaluation, which is to credibly attribute the impact, if any, to the intervention concerned. It then discusses the merits and limitations of various impact evaluation methods. It also presents a survey of recent applications of impact evaluation, focusing on the typical evaluation problems looked at, methods used, and key findings. The report includes six case studies and outlines practical steps in implementing an impact evaluation.

Author : A. Estache,Q. Wodon,KATHRYN LOMAS
Publisher : Springer
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781137348487

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Infrastructure and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa by A. Estache,Q. Wodon,KATHRYN LOMAS Pdf

Infrastructure and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa analyzes the extent to which, how, and how fast the infrastructure needs of the poor have been met in Sub-Saharan Africa. Estache and Wodon explore the extent to which some key policies have hurt or helped progress in trying to speed the expansions of coverage so clearly needed in the region. They focus on electricity, water, sanitation, and other services at the core of the day-to-day needs of the population, examining the extent to which reforms of the last 15-20 years have managed to reduce the infrastructure gap. They anchor their analysis on the evidence available about the macroeconomic importance of infrastructure for the region, the policies that have been adopted to accelerate coverage, and a detailed assessment of the poverty dimensions of infrastructure.

Author : Afeikhena Jerome
Publisher : UN-HABITAT
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Africa
ISBN : 9789211322934

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Infrastructure for Economic Development and Poverty Reduction in Africa by Afeikhena Jerome Pdf

Evaluates the role of infrastructure in promoting economic growth and poverty reduction in Africa. Examines complementary physical infrastructure: telecommunications, power, transport (roads, railways, ports and airports) and water supply. Explores Africa's infrastructure endowment and financing options.

Author : Colin Turner
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781788970310

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The Infrastructured State by Colin Turner Pdf

At the core of the logic of this book is that states engage in infrastructuring as a means of securing and enhancing their territoriality. By positioning infrastructure as a system, there is a presumption that all infrastructures exhibit some degree of mutual dependence. As such, a National Infrastructure System (NIS) is not simply about conventional conceptions of infrastructure based on those that support economic activity (i.e. energy, transport and information) but also about broader hard and soft structures that both enable and are supported by the aforementioned economic infrastructures. Consequently, this book offers an ambitious holistic view on the form of NIS arguing that the infrastructural mandate requires a conception of the state that encapsulates themes from both the competition and the welfare states in infrastructure provision.

Author : United Nations University International Human Dimensions Programme,United Nations Environment Programme
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107109629

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Inclusive Wealth Report 2014 by United Nations University International Human Dimensions Programme,United Nations Environment Programme Pdf

The second book in an important biennial series that provides a new framework for measuring the inclusive wealth of nations.

Author : Barry L. Johnson
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2006-12-21
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780849384370

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Environmental Policy and Public Health by Barry L. Johnson Pdf

Advances in environmental protection and public health result from democratic processes that debate environmental health concerns and propose legislative and other policy solutions. Delineating the delicate relationship between environmental policy and public health, Environmental Policy and Public Health explores the development of environmental h

Author : Krzysztof Goniewicz,Frederick M. Burkle,Dorota Lasota
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782889666225

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Advances in Road Safety Planning by Krzysztof Goniewicz,Frederick M. Burkle,Dorota Lasota Pdf