Impact Evaluation for International Development : The Essential Guide (Paperback)

1. Evidence-based policy making and the evaluation problem  2. Theory-based impact evaluations  Part B: Impact evaluation designs and techniques  3. Research designs   3.1 Social experiments  3.2 Observational designs  4. Analytical impact evaluation methods  4.1 Instrumental variables techniques  4.2 Propensity score matching  4.3 Regression discontinuity  4.4 Panel data and difference in difference estimations  5. Mixed method approaches  Part C: Practical impact evaluation topics  6. How to design, commission, implement and budget for impact evaluations  7. Thinking outside the box: small n evaluations & complex interventions  8. Sampling & power calculation  9. Data production and management  Part D: Related topics 10. Systematic Reviews ? Meta-analysis  11. Research ethics and replication  12. Research communication  13. Conclusion