The Ins and Outs of Impact Evaluation and PSIA

PREM Week 2007
Poverty Reduction Group
April 17-19, 2007

This three-day course on theory, methods, and practical examples for impact evaluation and PSIA is designed for those who would like a better understanding of options for analyzing the effects of projects, programs and policies.

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

• The Results Agenda – Improving the Way We Do Business, by E. Gail Richardson (268kb PPT)
• An Introduction to Impact Evaluation, by Markus Goldstein (276kb PPT)
• Impact Evaluation and the Project Cycle (166kb PDF)
• Conducting Quality Impact Evaluations Under Budget, Time and Data Constraints (366kb PDF)
• The Mystery of the Vanishing Benefits: Ms. Speedy Analyst's Introduction to Evaluation,  by Martin Ravallion (124kb PDF)
• Evaluating Anti-Poverty Programs: Concepts and Methods, by Martin Ravallion (525kb PPT)

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

• Applying Impact Evaluation Tools, by Markus Goldstein
• Use of Impact Evaluation for Operational Research, by Arianna Legovini (237kb PPT)
• Developing Country Capacity for Impact Evaluation, by Arianna Legovini (335kb PPT)
• Impact Evaluation Experience From the Field, by Sebastian Martinez (153kb PPT)
  • Key Challenges to Implementing Solid Impact Evaluations, by Pedro Olinto (18kb PPT)
  • Impact Evaluation in Mexico, by Harry Patrinos (35kb PPT)
• The Case of PROGRESA
  • The Impact Evaluation of the PROGRESA/Oportunidades Program of Mexico, by Emmanuel Skoufias (485kb PPT)
  • An Evaluation of the Performance of Regression Discontinuity Design on PROGRESA, by Emmanuel Skoufias (247kb PPT)

Thursday, April 19, 2007

• The Operational Relevance of Poverty and Social Impact Analysis, by Erika A. Jorgenson (346kb PPT)
• The Logic of Social Impact Analysis, by B. Essama-Nssah (229kb PPT)
• Gender and its Relevance to Macroeconomic Policy: A Survey, by Janet G. Stotsky
  • Paper (388kb PDF)
  • Presentation (56kb PPT)
• A Poverty-Focused Evaluation of Commodity Tax Options, by B. Essama-Nssah
  • Paper (232kb PDF)
  • Presentation (227kb PPT)
• The Magnitude and Distribution of Fuel Subsidies: Evidence from Bolivia, Ghana, Jordan, Mali and Sri Lanka, by David Coady
  • Paper (997kb PDF)
  • Presentation(598kb PPT)
• Simulating the Poverty Impact of Macroeconomic Shocks and Policies, by B. Essama-Nssah (330kb PDF)
• Evaluating the Social Impact of Economy-Wide Policies, by B. Essama-Nssah (277kb PPT)

Related Links

• PREM Week 2006 materials: The Ins and Outs of Impact Evaluation
• HD Week 2006 materials: Measuring Results and Evaluating Impact

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