On Tuesday January 24th I had the pleasure of being one of the panelists for the session “experiences in selecting impact evaluation methods for projects” during the International Workshop on Surveys and Impact Evaluation. My co-panelists were Yyannu Cruz Aguayo, Rodolfo Stucchi from IDB, Francisco Gallego from the Catholic University of Chile and Alessandro Maffioli, also … [Read more...] about Careful: The object of the analysis determines the methodology…not the other way round!
Four Impact Evaluations from Latin America: comparing apples with apples
We finished the first week of the International Workshop on Surveys and Impact Evaluation on Friday 20th January with the presentation of four examples of impact evaluations of programs in the region. 1) Productive Sector Rodolfo Stucchi from the IDB presented the results of an impact evaluation of the Chilean Supplier Development Program, aimed at improving and … [Read more...] about Four Impact Evaluations from Latin America: comparing apples with apples
The impact of public credit programs on Brazilian firms
This is a joint blog with Cesar Rodriguez. The need for public intervention to expand access to credit for firms in emerging markets has been debated for long by policy makers and scholars. Even more controversial has been the role that government-owned Banks should play in these economies. We just published a paper in the SPD working paper series, in which we try to … [Read more...] about The impact of public credit programs on Brazilian firms
Institutionalizing evaluation: 5 ideas from Chile
In addition to the evaluation workshop that Fazia was referring to in her blog, a second event was taking place last week Chile. The Chilean Public Policy Society annual forum included a panel to answer the question on whether public policy evaluation is worth the effort put into it. The panel included Ignacio Irarrázabal, who is the director of the Public Policy Center … [Read more...] about Institutionalizing evaluation: 5 ideas from Chile
Total quality: total!
Do you want to set up a survey for an impact evaluation? Imagine you are in front of a four piece jigsaw puzzle that has to fit perfectly (sounds easy): 1) sampling, 2) instruments, 3) data management and 4) Field work. This is how, in the very first session on surveys and sampling of the Taller Internacional de Encuestas y Evaluación de Políticas Públicas, Juan Munoz, a … [Read more...] about Total quality: total!