Handbook on Impact Evaluation: Quantitative Methods and Practices
Washington, DC: World Bank (2010), xx, 239 pp.
Contains graphs, index
ISBN 978-0-8213-8028-4 (print); 978-0-8213-8029-1 (ebook)
CC BY
"This book reviews quantitative methods and models of impact evaluation, presenting an analysis of the quantitative research underlying recent programme evaluations and case studies prepared for a series of impact evaluation workshops in different countries, sponsored by the World Bank Institute (WBI). The handbook also details challenges and goals in other realms of evaluation, including monitoring and evaluation, operational evaluation, and mixed-methods approaches combining quantitative and qualitative analyses. It is designed to put theory on evaluation methods and practices into practice in a hands-on fashion for practitioners, especially researchers new to the evaluation field and policymakers involved in implementing development programmes worldwide." (Publisher description)
Part I: METHODS AND PRACTICES
1 Introduction, 1
2 Basic Issues of Evaluation, 7
3 Randomization, 33
4 Propensity Score Matching, 53
5 Double Difference, 71
6 Instrumental Variable Estimation, 87
7 Regression Discontinuity and Pipeline Methods, 103
8 Measuring Distributional Program Effects, 115
9 Using Economic Models to Evaluate Policies, 127
10 Conclusions, 139
PART II: STATA EXERCISES
11 Introduction to Stata, 145
12 Randomized Impact Evaluation, 171
13 Propensity Score Matching Technique, 181
14 Double-Difference Method, 189
15 Instrumental Variable Method, 203
16 Regression Discontinuity Design, 211
Answers to Chapter Questions, 217
Appendix: Programs and .do Files for Chapter 12–16 Exercises, 219
1 Introduction, 1
2 Basic Issues of Evaluation, 7
3 Randomization, 33
4 Propensity Score Matching, 53
5 Double Difference, 71
6 Instrumental Variable Estimation, 87
7 Regression Discontinuity and Pipeline Methods, 103
8 Measuring Distributional Program Effects, 115
9 Using Economic Models to Evaluate Policies, 127
10 Conclusions, 139
PART II: STATA EXERCISES
11 Introduction to Stata, 145
12 Randomized Impact Evaluation, 171
13 Propensity Score Matching Technique, 181
14 Double-Difference Method, 189
15 Instrumental Variable Method, 203
16 Regression Discontinuity Design, 211
Answers to Chapter Questions, 217
Appendix: Programs and .do Files for Chapter 12–16 Exercises, 219
