In this paper, we suggest a novel approach to program evaluation that allows identification of the causal effect of a …

Since interventions by the public sector generally commit substantial societal resources, the evaluation of effects and … costs of policy interventions is imperative. This paper outlines why program evaluation should follow well … elements of evaluation research, the choice of the appropriate outcome measure, the assessment of the direct and indirect cost …

applied statistic and econometric evaluation literature. Another term for it is conditional independence assumption. This …

Germany, relatively little is known about their actual impact. To the contrary, past evaluation efforts typically failed to … intervention. This paper argues that Germany lags clearly behind the current evaluation practice of other advanced economies, and … evaluation of policy interventions and possible empirical strategies for their solution. The available scientific evidence on the …

The context of community-based interventions presents formidable problems for any evaluation analysis. Group …