@ World Bank, Eric Miller, 2002
Policy Window 1: 3ie invites proposals from researchers and evaluators
3ie is seeking international impact evaluation expertise to evaluate development programs – ranging from credit guarantees to HIV/AIDS interventions - in Burundi, China, Fiji, Mexico, Mozambique, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and Uganda. 
Launched in April, 3ie’s innovative Policy Window invited governmental and non-governmental agencies from around the world to submit proposals of interventions that needed to be evaluated. The aim was to fund ‘demand’ driven impact evaluations. The call was open to socio-economic development interventions in low and middle income countries. At the end of this first phase, we received a total of 35 applications from 27 countries, which were reviewed by a panel of high-level policy makers from developing countries. The 3ie Board then shortlisted 9 programs/interventions for financing.
We are now launching the second phase - inviting proposals from researchers and evaluators from around the world to conduct impact evaluations of these programs. This unique window will also have a slightly different screening process, where separate bidding will be conducted for each of the 9 programs/interventions. The research proposals will then be screened by a panel of technical experts, together with a representative of the implementing agency. 
For more information on how to apply and to download instructions, project documents and the application form, click on Policy Window 1.
Experimental approaches: What works?

In a recent issue of the Journal of Economic Perspectives, a number of leading applied researchers made original contributions to the debate on impact evaluation methods.


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Our mission: Increasing development effectiveness through better use of evidence in developing countries


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"Mostly harmless econometrics" by Joshua David Angrist and Jörn-Steffen Pischke is a must read for all quantitative impact evaluators. A light hearted and serious guide on econometrics to measure programme impact.

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ONGOING CALLS: Researchers are now invited to submit proposals to evaluate the development programs identified under
Policy Window 1 (Deadline: September 13). For more information, click here.

Private Infrastructure Development Group wishes to commission a Systematic Review of the links between Development Finance Institution activities, poverty reduction and economic growth in the infrastructure sector (Deadline: Sept 3). To read FAQs, click here.

USAID's Development Innovation Ventures invites proposals for funding promising approaches in all development sectors.

Tanzania Education Authority looking for consultant to conduct impact assessment of funded projects (Deadline: September 7).

Observatory of Social Change invites papers for a conference on "Impact analysis for evidence-based policy-making - Practical experiences from Africa" in Benin on October 11-13 

GDN invites research proposals for its global research project on "Varieties of Governance: Effective Public Service Delivery" (Deadline: August 30).

 
GDN launches its Global Development Awards and Medals Competition. This year's central topic is Development Finance (Deadline: October 25)

JOBS: Inter- American Development Bank looking for Director of the Office of Evaluation and Oversight.

DRC looking for Research Interns for its Evaluation Unit (Deadline: Sept 30).

International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC) looking for Senior Program Officer: Monitoring and Learning (Deadline: August 30).

NEWS: ALINe seminar on 'Evaluating participatory programmes using randomised controlled trials: methods and challenges' on September 8 at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex.

Articles on a critical review of experimental approaches available as free downloads in the Journal of Economic Perspectives

High-quality impact evaluations measure the net change in outcomes that can be attributed to a specific program. Impact studies help inform policy as to what works, what does not, and why.
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