The Mystery of the Vanishing Benefits : An Introduction to Impact Evaluation

Ravallion, Martin

Washington, DC:World Bank

关键词: AGE GROUPS;    ALGEBRA;    ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAM;    BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS;    CALCULATION;   

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学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This article provides an introduction tothe concepts and methods of impact evaluation. The authorprovides an intuitive explanation in the context of aconcrete application. The article takes the form of a shortstory about a fictional character's on-the-job trainingin evaluation. Ms. Speedy analyst is an economist in theMinistry of Finance in the fictional country of Labas. Inthe process of figuring out how to evaluate a human resourceprogram targeted to the poor, Ms. Analyst learns thestrengths and weaknesses of the main methods of ex postimpact evaluation.