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Rigorous ex-post evaluation finds no evidence that Olympics produces Olympic medals « NYU Development Research Institute

The study found on average zero effect of Olympic participation on Olympic medals. This study found no evidence that the Olympics produces Olympic medals. It is hoped that national sports federations will follow more evidence-based policies in the future regarding the Olympics. via Rigorous ex-post evaluation finds no evidence that Olympics produces Olympic medals «… Read More Rigorous ex-post evaluation finds no evidence that Olympics produces Olympic medals « NYU Development Research Institute

Karsten Weitzenegger

Improving donor support for governance: the case for more rigorous impact evaluation

Rigorous governance evaluation poses three key challenges: • Governance outcomes are difficult to quantify. • Rigorous impact evaluation can capture no more than narrow aspects of complex, ‘system-wide’governance support and short-term impacts. • A lack of incentive, since evaluation results may constrain political choices. Past evaluations provide valuable recommendations to tackle these challenges. In quantifying… Read More Improving donor support for governance: the case for more rigorous impact evaluation

Karsten Weitzenegger