Economic Analysis of World Bank Education Projects and Project Outcomes

Vawda, Ayesha Yaqub ; Moock, Peter ; Gittinger, J. Price ; Patrinos, Harry Anthony

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ADDITION;    BENEFICIARY ASSESSMENT;    BENEFIT ANALYSIS;    CASE STUDY;    CONCESSIONAL TERMS;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-2564
RP-ID  :  WPS2564

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Research reported in this paper teststhe hypothesis that Bank education projects for which theproject appraisal documents are judged "good" havea higher probability of leading to successful outcomes thanprojects for which the appraisals are judged"poor." The research draws on project documentevaluations carried out between 1993 and 1998. Analysisshows a strong relationship between the quality ofcost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis and the qualityof project outcomes. Economic analysis of projects is a toolfor weeding out potentially poor investments and selectingpotentially worthwhile ones. The economic analysis can beused to select among alternative projects or to redesignproject components so that they yield more and producebetter outcomes. Good practice education projects requiregood economic analysis--analysis of demand, of thecounterfactual private sector supply, of the project'sfiscal impact, of lending fungibility--and strong sectorwork before project design.