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Predicting World Bank Project Outcome Ratings
Geli, Patricia - 2017
A number of recent studies have empirically documented links between characteristics of World Bank projects and their … ultimate outcomes as evaluated by the World Bank's Independent Evaluation Group. This paper explores the in-sample and out … project. Such models perform better than self-assessments of project performance provided by World Bank staff during the …
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Predicting Project Outcomes : A Simple Methodology for Predictions Based on Project Ratings
Blanc, Marc - 2017
persistent problem in the World Bank and a particular problem in the World Bank's East Asia and Pacific region since 2012 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012968203
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Prioritizing Infrastructure Investment : A Framework for Government Decision Making
Marcelo, Darwin - 2017
Governments must decide how to allocate limited resources for infrastructure development, particularly since financing gaps have been projected for the coming decades. Social cost-benefit analysis provides sound project appraisal and, when systematically applied, a basis for prioritization. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012969287
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Impact Evaluation Helps Deliver Development Projects
Legovini, Arianna - 2017
approved by the World Bank between 2005 and 2011. The analysis finds that the delivery of projects with impact evaluation is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012972305
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Economic Valuation of Development Projects : A Case Study of a Non-Motorized Transport Project in India
Wang, Hua - 2017
One of the major difficulties in doing cost-benefit analysis of a development project is to estimate the total economic value of project benefits, which are usually multi-dimensional and include goods and services that are not traded in the market. Challenges also arise in aggregating the values...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012976372
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What Explains Aid Project Success in Post-Conflict Situations?
Chauvet, Lisa - 2017
information on the characteristics of World Bank projects including an independent rating of their success, supervision and … success of World Bank projects increases as peace lasts. Supervision appears to be a crucial determinant of the success of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012976376
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Does Participation Improve Project Performance : Establishing Causality with Subjective Data
Ravallion, Martin - 2017
Development practitioners are coming to a consensus that participation by the intended beneficiaries improves project performance. But is there convincing evidence that this is true? Skeptics have three objections: 1) quot;Participation is not objective -- project rankings are subjective; 2) this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012746916
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Organizing Knowledge to Compete : Impacts of Capacity Building Programs on Firm Organization
Cruz, Marcio - 2017
A growing literature aiming at explaining differences across firms in productivity and access to global export markets has focused on the internal organization of firms. This paper contributes to this literature by evaluating the impact of a program that focuses on enhancing competitiveness of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012969510
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Measuring Intangible Assets in an Emerging Market Economy : An Application to Brazil
Dutz, Mark A. - 2017
This paper measures intangible investment in Brazil. It estimates that during 2000-2008, annual business spending on intangible assets or knowledge-based capital in Brazil averaged about 4 percent of gross domestic product. While this is significantly lower than comparable rates for the United...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012975110
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Financial Globalization in Emerging Economies : Much Ado About Nothing?
Levy-Yeyati, Eduardo Levy - 2014
relevant for emerging markets as they integrate financially with the rest of the world. This paper argues that, because of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013068213