Development effectiveness is at the core of many programs and projects. But as Alexandre Meira da Rosa, manager of the Office of Strategic Planning and Development Effectiveness at the IDB, pointed out, achieving intended outcomes does not always occur in a straight line. Development programs have traditionally been conceptualized as sets of products that are delivered to … [Read more...] about Development Effectiveness and the Promise of Results-Based Financing
Theory of change
Evaluating the impact of science, technology and innovation programs: a toolkit
As mentioned in a previous blog by my colleague Pablo Ibarrarán, the Office of Strategic Planning and Development Effectiveness of the IDB is publishing impact evaluation guidelines on selected topics and methods. The last publication of this series – Evaluating the Impact of Science, Technology and Innovation Programs: a Methodological (STIP) Toolkit, co-authored by myself, … [Read more...] about Evaluating the impact of science, technology and innovation programs: a toolkit
On theories of change and missing data: why I want a cat
I haven’t had much time to write a blog entry this week and the one I was writing became too complicated (on cognitive bias and discrimination - started very intuitively but I became mired in very slow thinking). … [Read more...] about On theories of change and missing data: why I want a cat