In the last decade, attention has increasingly been placed on measuring and establishing the causality of the impact that development projects or interventions – either privately or publicly funded - have on an outcome of interest. In many areas such as health, education and social protection there is an emerging consensus on how to estimate the causal impact of … [Read more...] about Impact evaluation, cost effectiveness and cost benefit analysis: back to the future?
Patrick Mcewan
Impact evaluation, cost effectiveness and cost benefit analysis: back to the future?
In the last decade, attention has increasingly been placed on measuring and establishing the causality of the impact that development projects or interventions – either privately or publicly funded - have on an outcome of interest. In many areas such as health, education and social protection there is an emerging consensus on how to estimate the causal impact of interventions. … [Read more...] about Impact evaluation, cost effectiveness and cost benefit analysis: back to the future?
Cost Effectiveness: a new Guide for Health and Education
We have just published a new Guide, Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Education and Health Interventions in Developing Countries written by Patrick McEwan, who teaches at Wellesley College. Cost effectiveness analysis is a straight-forward but hugely under-utilized tool. This paper reviews the framework and methods of cost-effectiveness analysis, emphasizing education and … [Read more...] about Cost Effectiveness: a new Guide for Health and Education