Designing impact evaluations: different perspectives

Robert Chambers, Dean Karlan, Martin Ravallion and Patricia Rogers present their views on the evaluation of three interventions – conditional cash transfer, infrastructure, and anti-corruption programme. This was part of the discussions at the 2009 Cairo Conference on ‘Perspectives on Impact Evaluation’ which aimed to work toward a consensus on impact evaluation design.

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Designing impact evaluations: different perspectives

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Learning from collective-led sanitation enterprises in urban Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Telangana

Use of performance-based contracts for road maintenance projects: a rapid evidence assessment

Evaluation of IDEA project in Bangladesh: a baseline report

A framework for examining women’s economic empowerment in collective enterprises

Understanding caste-based differences in self help groups: Evidence from India’s NRLM program

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Designing impact evaluations: different perspectives

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