Are Evaluations Useful? A Review of the Literature on Knowledge and Decision-making

Are Evaluations Useful? A Review of the Literature on “Knowledge and Decision-making”. by Agence Française de Développement The use of evaluations to improve public policy-making is a central issue in a number of ongoing debates in the development aid sector, notably in connection with the drive to increase aid effectiveness and develop impact evaluations. A… Read More Are Evaluations Useful? A Review of the Literature on Knowledge and Decision-making

3. April 2011 Karsten Weitzenegger

Impact Evaluation: The Experiences of Official Agencies | IDS

Aid effectiveness has long been disputed, after decades of inconclusive macroeconomic analysis. Now there is a growing body of evidence from detailed, field level, microeconomic impact evaluations. The articles in this IDS Bulletin show how the design of these studies increasingly address the various sources of bias for which previous projects were criticised. These later… Read More Impact Evaluation: The Experiences of Official Agencies | IDS

24. February 2011 Karsten Weitzenegger